On Sat Dec 4th, in week 14, Mainz 05 will host Wolfsburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Mainz 05 sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Stuttgart. Hiroki Ito scored the first goal for Stuttgart in the 21st minute, then Alexander Hack got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 39th minute on a feed from Jean-Paul Boëtius. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Wolfsburg is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Wout Weghorst struck first for Wolfsburg in the 2nd minute, but Emre Can got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 35th minute But luckily in the 55th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Donyell Malen. Wolfsburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Wolfsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Lukas Nmecha. The German attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Jonathan Burkardt. The German attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jeremiah St. Juste and Stefan Bell, while Renato Steffen, Koen Casteels, Xaver Schlager, William and Bartosz Bialek are unavailable to play for Wolfsburg.