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FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg – Lineups & Match Details

FSV Mainz 05 beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1. Goals: M. Amoura (3'), P. Tietz (68'), S. Bell (73'), N. Amiri (83' pen.). FSV Mainz 05 had 59% possession against VfL Wolfsburg's 41%. Shots on target: 9-2.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 19

Saturday, 24 January 2026

FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg

Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany

Lineups

FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 053-5-2
D. Batz33D. BatzG
S. Posch4S. PoschD
S. Bell16S. BellD
D. Kohr31D. KohrD
D. da Costa21D. da CostaM
P. Nebel8P. NebelM
K. Sano6K. SanoM
Lee Jae-Sung7Lee Jae-SungM
S. Widmer30S. WidmerM
B. Hollerbach17B. HollerbachF
P. Tietz20P. TietzF

Substitutes

1L. RiessG
48K. PotulskiD
2P. MweneD
26SilasF
24S. KawasakiM
15L. MaloneyM
10N. AmiriM
44N. WeiperF
14W. BovingF
VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg4-2-3-1
K. Grabara1K. GrabaraG
S. Kumbedi26S. KumbediD
D. Vavro3D. VavroD
M. Jenz15M. JenzD
A. Zehnter25A. ZehnterD
Y. Gerhardt31Y. GerhardtM
Vini Souza5Vini SouzaM
P. Wimmer39P. WimmerM
C. Eriksen24C. EriksenM
M. Amoura9M. AmouraM
D. Pejcinovic17D. PejcinovicF

Substitutes

29M. MullerG
2K. FischerD
22M. AngelyD
41J. Burger
10L. MajerM
19J. LindstromM
32M. SvanbergM
7K. ShiogaiF
11A. DaghimF

Match Events

3'G

M. Amoura

Assist: S. Kumbedi

33'Y

S. Posch

60'Y

P. Wimmer

65'S

D. da Costa

Substitution 1

65'S

P. Nebel

Substitution 2

66'S

M. Amoura

Substitution 1

68'G

P. Tietz

Assist: N. Amiri

70'Y

Vinicius Souza

73'G

S. Bell

Assist: B. Hollerbach

75'S

Vinicius Souza

Substitution 2

75'S

P. Wimmer

Substitution 3

83'P

N. Amiri

84'S

Y. Gerhardt

Substitution 4

84'S

C. Eriksen

Substitution 5

86'Y

D. Kohr

90'+2Y

S. Bell

90'S

P. Tietz

Substitution 3

90'S

B. Hollerbach

Substitution 4

90'+6S

Lee Jae-Sung

Substitution 5

Statistics

FSV Mainz 05
59%41%
VfL Wolfsburg
3.82Expected Goals (xG)0.73
20Total Shots7
9Shots on Target2
15Corners1
8Fouls11
2Offsides0
78Pass Accuracy (%)68
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FSV Mainz 05 host VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at MEWA ARENA. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. FSV Mainz 05 go into the match 10th in the table; VfL Wolfsburg sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FSV Mainz 05 have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. VfL Wolfsburg have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: FSV Mainz 05 1-1 VfL Wolfsburg; 19 Apr 2025: FSV Mainz 05 2-2 VfL Wolfsburg; 8 Dec 2024: FSV Mainz 05 3-4 VfL Wolfsburg. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FSV Mainz 05 beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1. FSV Mainz 05 scored through P. Tietz 68', S. Bell 73', N. Amiri 83' (pen.). VfL Wolfsburg replied with M. Amoura 3'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 83 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FSV Mainz 05 held 59% of the ball against 41% for VfL Wolfsburg. Shots on target finished 9-2. Expected goals read 3.82 for FSV Mainz 05, 0.73 for VfL Wolfsburg.

Verdict

The win nudges FSV Mainz 05 forward and leaves VfL Wolfsburg with work to do. FSV Mainz 05 sat 10th and VfL Wolfsburg 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.