Mainz vs VfL Wolfsburg Preview

Mainz earned a surprise 2-0 win at Hertha Berlin last time and that was a much needed boost after they succumbed to a 4-2 loss to Hoffenheim in the game prior.

They were also on a run of three consecutive Bundesliga losses before that win and their manager Sandro Schwarz still holds the worst top flight record of any other top flight manager.

Abdou Diallo is back for this game after missing the last one through suspension.

The France Under 21 international will hope to help them keep their first two consecutive clean sheets this season in this game.

Mainz have conceded 11 goals in their last 4 matches.

Wolfsburg have become more hardworking under former Mainz boss, Martin Schmidt.

This was shown by how they led Bayern Munich for 63 minutes in their last league game, however, they threw away that lead no thanks to a goal a piece from Sandro Wagner and Robert Lewandoski.

That 2-1 loss saw them fall back to within distance of the relegation zone.

Wolfsburg have failed to win over their host since 2014 and that means they could be into further relegation trouble at the end of this game.

They have kept three clean sheets from their last five away games, although they have won only two of their last eleven league games.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Mainz

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	TSG Hoffenheim		4-2		Mainz	10 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	Eintracht Frankfurt		3-0		Mainz	7 Feb, 2018	German DFB Pokal
L	Mainz		0-2		Bayern Munich	3 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	Bayer Leverkusen		2-0		Mainz	28 Jan, 2018	German Bundesliga
W	Mainz		3-2		VfB Stuttgart	20 Jan, 2018	German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Werder Bremen		3-1		VfL Wolfsburg	11 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	Schalke 04		1-0		VfL Wolfsburg	7 Feb, 2018	German DFB Pokal
D	VfL Wolfsburg		1-1		VfB Stuttgart	3 Feb, 2018	German Bundesliga
W	Hannover 96		0-1		VfL Wolfsburg	28 Jan, 2018	German Bundesliga
L	VfL Wolfsburg		1-3		Eintracht Frankfurt	20 Jan, 2018	German Bundesliga

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
VfL Wolfsburg		1-1		Mainz	30 Sep, 2017	German Bundesliga
Mainz		1-1		VfL Wolfsburg	4 Mar, 2017	German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg		0-0		Mainz	2 Oct, 2016	German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg		1-1		Mainz	9 Apr, 2016	German Bundesliga
Mainz		2-0		VfL Wolfsburg	7 Nov, 2015	German Bundesliga

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