
VfL Wolfsburg vs Mainz, 2022-23 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaAbout
VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Mainz
at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on
. The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt missed. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a cross.
- 5': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a through ball.
- 7': Hand ball by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 10': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Anthony Caci.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Onisiwo with a through ball.
- 12': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 12': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind tries a through ball, but Ridle Baku is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 18': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Andreas Hanche-Olsen tries a through ball, but Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 23': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dominik Kohr.
- 27': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 27': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 28': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
- 33': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
- 35': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 36': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 36': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Hanche-Olsen with a headed pass.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 37': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 37': Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer tries a through ball, but Ludovic Ajorque is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 42': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jonas Wind.
- 45': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Andreas Hanche-Olsen tries a through ball, but Silvan Widmer is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 45'+2': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
- 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
- 45': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aarón Martín replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
- 45': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anton Stach replaces Leandro Barreiro.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicolas Cozza replaces Maxence Lacroix.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 49': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 51': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 53': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 54': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Aarón Martín (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 58': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Aarón Martín (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 59': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 61': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer tries a through ball, but Lee Jae-Sung is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 61': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
- 62': Attempt missed. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a headed pass.
- 62': Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Silvan Widmer.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Danny da Costa replaces Silvan Widmer because of an injury.
- 65': Foul by Aarón Martín (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 65': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Aarón Martín (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Wimmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt saved. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a through ball.
- 79': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Anthony Caci.
- 82': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
- 83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 83': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Jonas Wind.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
- 86': Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 86': Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha tries a through ball, but Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 90': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
- 90'+3': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kilian Fischer replaces Jakub Kaminski.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aymen Barkok.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
- 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 6 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
49.1 | Possession | 50.9 |
10 | SHOTS | 10 |
2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
360 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
464 | Passes | 491 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
16 | Crosses | 9 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
49 | Long Balls | 63 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
19 | Tackles | 19 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
16 | Interceptions | 11 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
14 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 23,817
Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 23,817
Bundesliga Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 29 | +54 | 69 |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | +29 | 63 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | +16 | 51 |
4 | RB Leipzig | 29 | +10 | 48 |
Line-Ups
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
29 | Josuha Guilavogui |
4 | Maxence Lacroix |
3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
27 | Maximilian Arnold |
22 | Felix Nmecha |
16 | Jakub Kaminski |
20 | Ridle Baku |
23 | Jonas Wind |
39 | Patrick Wimmer |
32 | Mattias Svanberg |
Mainz (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
27 | Robin Zentner (GK) |
16 | Stefan Bell ![]() |
20 | Edimilson Fernandes |
25 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen |
31 | Dominik Kohr ![]() |
8 | Leandro Barreiro |
19 | Anthony Caci |
30 | Silvan Widmer |
17 | Ludovic Ajorque |
7 | Lee Jae-Sung |
9 | Karim Onisiwo |
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