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VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05 - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Bundesliga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 2

Bundesliga - Gameweek 2

Sunday, 31 Aug 2025 • 15:30

VfL Wolfsburg

1 : 1

FSV Mainz 05

Goals

Aaron Zehnter
1 : 0
9'
9'Aaron Zehnter
1 : 0
89'
1 : 1
Nadiem Amiri
1 : 1
Nadiem Amiri89'

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg

PosPlayer
GK
Kamil Grabara
DEF
Moritz Jenz
DEF
Kilian Fischer
DEF
Konstantinos Koulierakis
DEF
Aaron Zehnter
MID
Maximilian Arnold
MID
Andreas Skov Olsen
MID
Lovro Majer
MID
Vinicius Souza
FWD
Patrick Wimmer
FWD
Dzenan Pejcinovic

Substitutes

46'Václav Černýfor Andreas Skov Olsen
70'Mattias Svanberg
for Lovro Majer
70'Mohammed Amourafor Dzenan Pejcinovic
90'Joakim Mæhlefor Aaron Zehnter
90'Jonas Windfor Vinicius Souza

FSV Mainz 05

PosPlayer
GK
Robin Zentner
DEF
Stefan Bell
DEF
Danny da Costa
DEF
Phillipp Mwene
DEF
Anthony Caci
MID
Dominik Kohr
MID
Nadiem Amiri
MID
Arnaud Nordin
MID
Jae-Sung Lee
MID
Kaishu Sano
UNK
Nelson Weiper

Substitutes

46'Andreas Hanche-Olsen
for Stefan Bell
69'Armindo Sieb
for Nelson Weiper
69'Nikolas Veratschnigfor Phillipp Mwene
82'Ben Bobzienfor Arnaud Nordin
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6VfL Wolfsburg211042+24
W
D
13FSV Mainz 05201112-11
L
D

Last Games

VfL Wolfsburg

@FC Heidenheim
3 - 1
@Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 - 0
vs1899 Hoffenheim
2 - 2
@Borussia Dortmund
0 - 4
vsSC Freiburg
0 - 1

FSV Mainz 05

vs1. FC Köln
0 - 1
vsBayer 04 Leverkusen
2 - 2
@VfL Bochum
4 - 1
vsEintracht Frankfurt
1 - 1
@FC Bayern München
0 - 3

Head-to-Head

24 Jan 2026
FSV Mainz 053 - 1VfL Wolfsburg
24 Jan 2026FSV Mainz 05
3 - 1
VfL Wolfsburg
31 Aug 2025
VfL Wolfsburg1 - 1FSV Mainz 05
31 Aug 2025VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 1
FSV Mainz 05
19 Apr 2025
FSV Mainz 052 - 2VfL Wolfsburg
19 Apr 2025FSV Mainz 05
2 - 2
VfL Wolfsburg
08 Dec 2024
VfL Wolfsburg4 - 3FSV Mainz 05
08 Dec 2024VfL Wolfsburg
4 - 3
FSV Mainz 05
18 May 2024
VfL Wolfsburg1 - 3FSV Mainz 05
18 May 2024VfL Wolfsburg
1 - 3
FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga

Gameweek 2

29 Aug • 20:30
Hamburger SV
St. Pauli
0 - 2
30 Aug • 15:30
1899 Hoffenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - 3
30 Aug • 15:30
RB Leipzig
FC Heidenheim
2 - 0
30 Aug • 15:30
VfB Stuttgart
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 - 0
30 Aug • 15:30
Werder Bremen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 - 3
30 Aug • 18:30
FC Augsburg
FC Bayern München
2 - 3
31 Aug • 15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
FSV Mainz 05
1 - 1
31 Aug • 17:30
Borussia Dortmund
Union Berlin
3 - 0
31 Aug • 19:30
1. FC Köln
SC Freiburg
4 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.