Wolfsburg vs Mainz Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Wolfsburg and Mainz each come into this game on the back of having won their last three in the Bundesliga.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 8th December 2024: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
Wolfsburg Preview: Scoring goals for fun
Confidence within the Wolfsburg camp must be soaring right now on the back of four consecutive victories in all competitions and with home advantage here, they’ll fancy themselves to make it five against Mainz. Three of those wins were in the Bundesliga with the other coming in the DFB-Pokal round of 16.
Most impressive about these recent results have been Wolfsburg’s relentless appetite for goals. They’ve accumulated 12 goals over the course of those four victories, including eight from their last two.
Mainz Preview: Top six now within reach
Despite Wolfsburg’s excellent form, they are yet to overtake Mainz in the table, the latter sitting proudly in seventh-place. This is because Mainz themselves cannot stop winning right now, picking up nine Bundesliga points from the last nine available to them and they are now just two points from the top four heading into this latest round of fixtures.
Like Wolfsburg, scoring goals has been the key strength and pillar of Mainz’s recent winning run. They’ve found the net at least twice in each of those last three victories, racking up eight goals overall.
Wolfsburg Team News: Several remain out
Wolfsburg’s injury list remains high with plenty of players still missing for the hosts, including the likes of Paredes, Rogerio, Majer and Vranckx.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Grabara; Fischer, Vavro, Koulierakis, Maehle; Dardai, Arnold; Baku, Wimmer, Tomas; Amoura
Unavailable: Bialek (Injured), Bornauw (Injured), Klinger (Injured), Majer (Injured), Paredes (Injured), Rogerio (Injured), Vranckx (Injured)
Questionable:
Mainz Team News: Only one confirmed absentee
Bayern Munich loanee Gabriel Vidovic won’t be part of the trip to Wolfsburg, with an ankle injury ruling out the Croatian. Forward Nelson Weiper is doubtful.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Zentner; da Costa, Bell, Kohr; Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene; Nebel, Burkardt, Lee
Unavailable: Vidovic (Injured)
Questionable: Weiper (Injured)
Wolfsburg vs Mainz Prediction
When taking into account the relentless recent goalscoring nature of these two clubs, it would be a no surprise if plenty of attacking action wasn’t on the cards here at both ends of the pitch. Offence should get the better of defence on each side and regardless of the final outcome, a shrewd move would be to back over 2.5 goals being scored across 90 minutes.
Wolfsburg vs Mainz Tip: Over 2.5 goals
