VfL Wolfsburg vs FSV Mainz 05

VfL Wolfsburg have lost only one of their last seven Bundesliga matches against 1. FSV Mainz 05 (W4 D2): 1-3 at home in May 2024. Overall, the Wolves' record against Mainz in the Bundesliga is 16 wins and only 9 defeats in 38 matches (D13).

VfL Wolfsburg kicked off this Bundesliga season with a 3-1 win at 1. FC Heidenheim. VfL last scored that many goals on a first Bundesliga matchday in 2011 (3-0 against 1. FC Köln). In the entire second half of the 2024/25 season, the Wolves never scored more than two goals in 17 matches. Now, the Lower Saxony side could start a Bundesliga season with two wins for the first time since 2023/24.

FSV Mainz 05 lost 0-1 to 1. FC Köln at the start of this Bundesliga season – Mainz's first home defeat in over 10 months (0-1 against RB Leipzig in October 2024). Mainz last lost their first two Bundesliga games of a season in 2020/21 (in fact, they lost the first six).

FSV Mainz 05 have won only one of their last 10 Bundesliga matches across all seasons (4-1 at VfL Bochum on Matchday 33 of the previous season, D4 L5). Since mid-March, no Bundesliga club (excluding promoted and relegated teams) has earned fewer points than the Rhineland-Palatinate side (8).

VfL Wolfsburg are winless in eight Bundesliga home games (D5 L3) since a 5-1 victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach on January 14th. No other Bundesliga club is currently on a longer wait for a home victory, and for VfL, this means they have equaled their club record for the worst winless streak at home in the top flight. In total, Wolfsburg picked up just 16 points in 17 Bundesliga home games in 2024/25 – their lowest total in a BL season.