Wolfsburg vs Mainz

16 February 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Benjamin Cortus

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Maximilian Arnold 4’
  • Wout Weghorst 69’ (pen)
  • Robin Knoche 76’

Match summary

Wolfsburg won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Mainz. Wolfsburg led 1-0 at half-time.

Maximilian Arnold put Wolfsburg ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Josip Brekalo, Wout Weghorst made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, and Robin Knoche made it 3-0 in the 76th minute, set up by Yannick Gerhardt.

The chances backed that up: Wolfsburg created 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Mainz's 0.72 from 12.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Mainz
16 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.14 xG 0.72
1.38 Non-penalty xG 0.72
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolfsburg Mainz
Kick-off
Maximilian Arnold
Assist: Josip Brekalo1-0 (Wolfsburg)
4’
Half-time1-0
Wout Weghorst
Penalty2-0 (Wolfsburg)
69’
Robin Knoche
Assist: Yannick Gerhardt3-0 (Wolfsburg)
76’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Wolfsburg
  • Josip Brekalo
Mainz
  • Stefan Bell

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.19 0.72 4’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 1-0 4’ 69’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-0 69’ 76’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), 3-0 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.19 0.72 4’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Arnold 4’ 69’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), 2-0 Weghorst 69’ 76’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), 3-0 Knoche 76’
Wolfsburg 2.19 xGMainz 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
69’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.54 xG, goal 21’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 90+2’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 17’ Stefan Bell (Mainz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Gerrit Holtmann (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 49’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 15’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 76’ Robin Knoche (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.54 xG, goal 21’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 90+2’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+4’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 17’ Stefan Bell (Mainz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Gerrit Holtmann (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Felix Klaus (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 8’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Jérôme Roussillon (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 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
William DEF903 0.310.000
Robin Knoche DEF9011 0.540.000
John Brooks DEF900 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF901 0.020.112
Maximilian Arnold MID9014 0.100.061
Yannick Gerhardt MID9011 0.080.663
Josuha Guilavogui MID861 0.080.000
Renato Steffen FWD720 0.000.000
Wout Weghorst FWD9012 0.830.021
Josip Brekalo FWD7912 0.050.073
Admir Mehmedi Sub180 0.000.272
Felix Klaus Sub112 0.180.000
Elvis Rexhbecaj Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 55% Bet365 odds 1.72
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Mainz win 21% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolfsburg WLLWD
Mainz DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 0-0 Wolfsburg, 26 Sep 18 Next meeting: Mainz 0-1 Wolfsburg, 28 Sep 19  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.