Wolfsburg vs Mainz

22 May 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Bastian Dankert

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Maximilian Philipp 47’
Joao Victor 66’

Jean-Paul Boëtius 44’
Robin Quaison 54’
Stefan Bell 77’

Match summary

Mainz took a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg. Mainz led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jean-Paul Boëtius put Mainz ahead in the 44th minute, set up by Robin Quaison. In the second half, Maximilian Philipp equalised in the 47th minute, set up by Paulo Otávio, Robin Quaison put Mainz back in front in the 54th minute, Joao Victor equalised in the 66th minute, set up by Wout Weghorst, and Stefan Bell won it with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Edimilson Fernandes.

There was little between the sides on chances: Wolfsburg created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Mainz 1.58 from 16.

Match stats

16 Shots 14

5 Shots on Target 8

7 Corners 7

3 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

1.31 xG 1.57

1.31 Non-penalty xG 1.57

7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Wolfsburg Mainz

Kick-off

44’

Jean-Paul Boëtius
Assist: Robin Quaison

0-1

Half-time0-1

Maximilian Philipp
Assist: Paulo Otávio

1-1

47’

54’

Robin Quaison

1-2

Joao Victor
Assist: Wout Weghorst

2-2

66’

77’

Stefan Bell
Assist: Edimilson Fernandes

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolfsburg

Xaver Schlager
Maximilian Arnold
Maximilian Philipp

Mainz

Stefan Bell
Leandro Barreiro Martins
Jean-Paul Boëtius

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Wolfsburg 1.31 xGMainz 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Mainz attacking Wolfsburg attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Pavao Pervan	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Mbabu	DEF	58			1	0.03	0.60	2
Maxence Lacroix	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
John Brooks	DEF	58			0	0.00	0.00	0
Paulo Otávio	DEF	84		1	0	0.00	0.09	1
Maximilian Arnold	MID	90			2	0.04	0.00	0
Xaver Schlager	MID	84			4	0.27	0.00	0
Bote Baku	MID	90			2	0.07	0.03	2
Maximilian Philipp	MID	90	1		2	0.14	0.16	2
Josip Brekalo	MID	70			0	0.00	0.11	2
Wout Weghorst	FWD	90		1	2	0.62	0.02	1
Joao Victor	Sub	32	1		1	0.02	0.03	1
Tim Siersleben	Sub	32			1	0.07	0.00	0
Daniel Ginczek	Sub	20			0	0.00	0.16	2
Jérôme Roussillon	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0
Yannick Gerhardt	Sub	6			1	0.05	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Finn Dahmen	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Moussa Niakhate	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stefan Bell	DEF	90	1		1	0.06	0.00	0
Jeremiah St. Juste	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.00	0
Dominik Kohr	MID	90			1	0.06	0.11	1
Danny da Costa	MID	82			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jean-Paul Boëtius	MID	82	1		3	0.55	0.21	2
Leandro Barreiro Martins	MID	31			0	0.00	0.00	0
Daniel Brosinski	MID	72			0	0.00	0.23	3
Karim Onisiwo	FWD	90			4	0.36	0.13	2
Robin Quaison	FWD	72	1	1	4	0.31	0.40	1
Danny Latza	Sub	59			0	0.00	0.06	1
Ádám Szalai	Sub	18			0	0.00	0.09	1
Edimilson Fernandes	Sub	18		1	2	0.19	0.06	1
Philipp Mwene	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.03	1
Levin Öztunali	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 53% Avg odds 1.82

Draw 24% Avg odds 4.02

Mainz win 23% Avg odds 4.06

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg L W L W D

Mainz W W D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Mainz 0-2 Wolfsburg, 19 Jan 21 Next meeting: Mainz 3-0 Wolfsburg, 04 Dec 21 All Wolfsburg vs Mainz meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.