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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January 22, 2021
Borussia Mönchengladbach
20:30
Borussia Dortmund
January 23, 2021
SC Freiburg
15:30
Stuttgart
1. FSV Mainz 05
15:30
RB Leipzig
Augsburg 1907
15:30
Union Berlin
Arminia Bielefeld
15:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
15:30
Wolfsburg
Hertha BSC
18:30
Werder Bremen
January 24, 2021
Schalke 04
15:30
Bayern Munich
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
18:00
1. FC Köln
January 29, 2021
Stuttgart
20:30
1. FSV Mainz 05
January 30, 2021
Union Berlin
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Werder Bremen
15:30
Schalke 04
Bayern Munich
15:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt
15:30
Hertha BSC
Borussia Dortmund
15:30
Augsburg 1907
RB Leipzig
18:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
January 31, 2021
1. FC Köln
15:30
Arminia Bielefeld
Wolfsburg
18:00
SC Freiburg
February 5, 2021
Hertha BSC
20:30
Bayern Munich
German Bundesliga Table
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Bayern Munich
17
12
3
2
49
25
+24
39
2
RB Leipzig
17
10
5
2
29
14
+15
35
3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
17
9
5
3
32
17
+15
32
4
Borussia Dortmund
17
9
2
6
33
22
+11
29
5
Wolfsburg
17
7
8
2
26
19
+7
29
6
Union Berlin
17
7
7
3
32
21
+11
28
7
Borussia Mönchengladbach
17
7
7
3
31
26
+5
28
8
Eintracht Frankfurt
17
6
9
2
30
26
+4
27
9
SC Freiburg
17
6
6
5
31
28
+3
24
10
Stuttgart
17
5
7
5
32
27
+5
22
11
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
17
5
4
8
25
30
-5
19
12
Augsburg 1907
17
5
4
8
17
26
-9
19
13
Werder Bremen
17
4
6
7
19
25
-6
18
14
Hertha BSC
17
4
5
8
23
28
-5
17
15
Arminia Bielefeld
17
5
2
10
13
24
-11
17
16
1. FC Köln
17
3
6
8
15
28
-13
15
17
1. FSV Mainz 05
17
1
4
12
15
36
-21
7
18
Schalke 04
17
1
4
12
14
44
-30
7
German Bundesliga Results
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