German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Mainz, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 9': Aaron Zehnter
  • Red Card 90'+10': Mattias Svanberg
FT
1 - 1
Mainz
  • 89': Nadiem Amiri (P)

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 8': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Aaron Zehnter (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 11': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 11': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Handball by Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nelson Weiper.
  • 15': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 15': Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 20': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
  • 24': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 24': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
  • 25': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Aaron Zehnter.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Zehnter.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Aaron Zehnter (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 31': Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 40': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 40': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Skov Olsen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 42': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
  • 45': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Andreas Hanche-Olsen replaces Stefan Bell.
  • 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 46': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 46': Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Václav Cerny.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 49': Dzenan Pejcinovic (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 49': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 50': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 51': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 55': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 59': Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 60': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer following a fast break.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 69': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb replaces Nelson Weiper.
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Phillipp Mwene.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mohammed Amoura replaces Dzenan Pejcinovic.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Mattias Svanberg replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armindo Sieb.
  • 70': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 71': Foul by Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 71': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 74': Foul by Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 74': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 75': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Danny da Costa.
  • 75': Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
  • 76': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
  • 77': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Patrick Wimmer.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 80': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.
  • 81': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ben Bobzien replaces Arnaud Nordin.
  • 82': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 82': Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kamil Grabara (VfL Wolfsburg). Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis (VfL Wolfsburg) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 86': Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 89': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+2': Vinicius Souza (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a through ball.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Mohammed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+5': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+6': Václav Cerny (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joakim Mæhle replaces Aaron Zehnter.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Vinicius Souza.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+8': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+9': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+10': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+10': Second yellow card to Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+11': Foul by Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 90'+11': Moritz Jenz (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Armindo Sieb (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
60.5 Possession 39.5
17 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 224
458 Passes 310
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 1
43 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 64
29 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 12
22 Effective Clearances 54
22 Clearances 54

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 21,893

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 2 +7 6
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 +5 6
3 FC Cologne 2 +4 6
4 Borussia Dortmund 2 +3 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Kamil Grabara (GK)
4 Konstantinos Koulierakis
15 Moritz Jenz
25 Aaron Zehnter
2 Kilian Fischer
10 Lovro Majer
5 Vinicius Souza
27 Maximilian Arnold
17 Dzenan Pejcinovic
39 Patrick Wimmer Yellow Card
7 Andreas Skov Olsen
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Václav Cerný, Yannick Gerhardt, Mohamed Amoura, Jonas Wind, Bence Dárdai, David Odogu, Joakim Maehle, Marius Müller, Mattias Svanberg.

M05 Mainz (3-4-3-d)

No. Name
27 Robin Zentner (GK) Yellow Card
16 Stefan Bell
31 Dominik Kohr
21 Danny da Costa Yellow Card
6 Kaishu Sano
10 Nadiem Amiri
2 Phillipp Mwene
19 Anthony Caci Yellow Card
44 Nelson Weiper
7 Lee Jae-Sung
9 Arnaud Nordin
Mainz Substitutes:
Ben Bobzien, Maxim Leitsch, Armindo Sieb, Sota Kawasaki, Lasse Rieß, Silvan Widmer, Nikolas Veratschnig, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Lennard Maloney.

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