German Bundesliga

Mainz vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Mainz
  • 68': Phillip Tietz
  • 73': Stefan Bell
  • 83': Nadiem Amiri (P)
FT
3 - 1
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 3': Mohamed Amoura

About

Mainz are hosting VfL Wolfsburg at MEWA ARENA, Mainz, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saël Kumbedi.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 5': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
  • 6': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 6': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Stefan Posch is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 8': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dzenan Pejcinovic following a fast break.
  • 13': Foul by Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 13': Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 20': Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jae-Sung draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty saved. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 22': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kamil Grabara.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 27': Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Stefan Bell with a headed pass.
  • 33': Foul by Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 33': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 38': Foul by Denis Vavro (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 38': Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 44': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Yannick Gerhardt.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 51': Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 52': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Saël Kumbedi.
  • 54': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 54': Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Patrick Wimmer.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel.
  • 59': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 59': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 60': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Patrick Wimmer.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Phillipp Mwene replaces Danny da Costa.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nadiem Amiri replaces Paul Nebel.
  • 65': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
  • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Adam Daghim replaces Mohammed Amoura.
  • 67': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Adam Daghim.
  • 68': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 70': Phillip Tietz (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 72': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 72': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 73': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benedict Hollerbach following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  • 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lovro Majer replaces Vinicius Souza.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phillip Tietz with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Aaron Zehnter.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 81': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 83': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kento Shiogai replaces Christian Eriksen.
  • 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
  • 86': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 86': Saël Kumbedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Adam Daghim (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney replaces Benedict Hollerbach.
  • 90': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silas Katompa Mvumpa replaces Phillip Tietz.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+2': Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+4': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+5': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+5': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. William Bøving replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
  • 90'+7': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Denis Vavro.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 15
5 Saves 1
41.2 Possession 58.8
7 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
216 Accurate Passes 333
319 Passes 425
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 11
13 Crosses 49
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 58
22 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
17 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 9
56 Effective Clearances 29
56 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MEWA ARENA
Location: Mainz, Germany
Attendance: 30,000

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 26 +68 67
2 Borussia Dortmund 26 +29 58
3 TSG Hoffenheim 26 +20 50
4 VfB Stuttgart 26 +17 50
Full Table

Line-Ups

M05 Mainz (3-5-2)

No. Name
33 Daniel Batz (GK)
16 Stefan Bell
31 Dominik Kohr Yellow Card
4 Stefan Posch Yellow Card
7 Lee Jae-Sung
8 Paul Nebel
6 Kaishu Sano
30 Silvan Widmer
21 Danny da Costa
20 Phillip Tietz
17 Benedict Hollerbach
Mainz Substitutes:
Lasse Rieß, Silas Katompa-Mvumpa, Lennard Maloney, Kacper Potulski, Nadiem Amiri, Nelson Weiper, William Bøving, Sota Kawasaki, Phillipp Mwene.

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kamil Grabara (GK)
15 Moritz Jenz
3 Denis Vavro
25 Aaron Zehnter
26 Saël Kumbedi
24 Christian Eriksen
5 Vinicius Souza Yellow Card
31 Yannick Gerhardt
17 Dzenan Pejcinovic
9 Mohamed Amoura
39 Patrick Wimmer Yellow Card
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Mattias Svanberg, Jan Bürger, Mathys Angély, Kilian Fischer, Jesper Lindstrom, Adam Daghim, Lovro Majer, Marius Müller, Kento Shiogai.

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