Wolfsburg vs Mainz

23 February 2020 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Benjamin Cortus

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Josip Brekalo 21’
  • Renato Steffen 45’, 68’
  • Yannick Gerhardt 49’

Match summary

Wolfsburg won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Mainz. Wolfsburg led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josip Brekalo put Wolfsburg ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Wout Weghorst and Renato Steffen made it 2-0 with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Yannick Gerhardt made it 3-0 in the 49th minute, set up by Daniel Ginczek and Steffen made it 4-0 in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 2.86 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Mainz's 0.91 from 17.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Mainz
16 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.86 xG 0.91
2.86 Non-penalty xG 0.91
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Wolfsburg Mainz
Kick-off
Josip Brekalo
Assist: Wout Weghorst1-0 (Wolfsburg)
21’
Renato Steffen2-0 (Wolfsburg)
45’
Half-time2-0
Yannick Gerhardt
Assist: Daniel Ginczek3-0 (Wolfsburg)
49’
Renato Steffen4-0 (Wolfsburg)
68’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Ronael Pierre Gabriel
  • Leandro Barreiro Martins

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.91 21’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 1-0 21’ 45’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 2-0 45’ 49’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), 3-0 49’ 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 4-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.86 0.91 21’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Brekalo 21’ 45’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 2-0 Steffen 45’ 49’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), 3-0 Gerhardt 49’ 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), 4-0 Steffen 68’
Wolfsburg 2.86 xGMainz 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
45’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 49’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 64’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 65’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 4’ Danny Latza (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Danny Latza (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Ronael Pierre Gabriel (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 90’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 49’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 64’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 87’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 59’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Danny Latza (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Danny Latza (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Paulo Otávio (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Jeffrey Bruma (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Ronael Pierre Gabriel (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 49’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
Kevin Mbabu DEF900 0.000.111
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF901 0.010.000
Paulo Otávio DEF901 0.030.091
Renato Steffen MID7324 1.200.031
Xaver Schlager MID902 0.050.000
Yannick Gerhardt MID9012 0.830.011
Josip Brekalo MID8313 0.480.194
Wout Weghorst FWD9013 0.220.052
Daniel Ginczek FWD7511 0.051.324
Joao Victor Sub170 0.000.000
Admir Mehmedi Sub150 0.000.000
Mamoudou Karamoko Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Mainz win 24% Avg odds 4.05

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

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg LLWDW
Mainz LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 0-1 Wolfsburg, 28 Sep 19 Next meeting: Mainz 0-2 Wolfsburg, 19 Jan 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.