VfL Wolfsburg vs Mainz, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg

18': Kevin Paredes

FT
1 - 3

Mainz

24': Brajan Gruda
71': Sepp van den Berg
85': Jonathan Burkhardt

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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.
3': Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
4': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
4': Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Paredes.
6': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
6': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind is caught offside.
8': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
9': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
9': Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer is caught offside.
11': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05).
11': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
12': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
18': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
21': Foul by Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05).
21': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Delay in match because of an injury Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Attempt saved. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
24': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri following a fast break.
26': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
26': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
29': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
29': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
33': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
33': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
33': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
34': Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri following a set piece situation.
36': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
38': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
39': Foul by Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg).
39': Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05).
39': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
42': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
42': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
44': Attempt saved. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45': Kevin Paredes (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt blocked. Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+1': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
45'+2': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Kevin Paredes.
46': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
49': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
50': Foul by Kilian Fischer (VfL Wolfsburg).
50': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Hand ball by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
51': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
51': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
54': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
59': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
59': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
66': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kilian Fischer.
70': Foul by Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg).
70': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Attempt saved. Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
71': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 2. Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
73': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ludovic Ajorque replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
73': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anthony Caci replaces Silvan Widmer.
75': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
75': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Václav Cerny replaces Jonas Wind.
76': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Behrens replaces Ridle Baku.
76': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76': Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bennit Bröger replaces Patrick Wimmer because of an injury.
80': Attempt missed. Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a set piece situation.
83': Attempt missed. Cédric Zesiger (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
85': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brajan Gruda following a fast break.
87': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Brajan Gruda.
87': Foul by Bennit Bröger (VfL Wolfsburg).
87': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Bennit Bröger (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
89': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kilian Fischer.
90'+4': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Jonathan Burkardt.
90'+5': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Nadiem Amiri.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+6': Bennit Bröger (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+7': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3.
0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3.

Statistics

M05		WOB
15	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	3
35.6	Possession	64.4
12	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
172	Accurate Passes	372
269	Passes	483
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.3
76	Long Balls	75
32	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
0	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	13
16	Tackles	21
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	4
24	Effective Clearances	14
24	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 26,627

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	10	+26	26
2	RB Leipzig	10	+10	21
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	10	+10	20
4	Bayer Leverkusen	10	+5	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Koen Casteels (GK)
3	Sebastiaan Bornauw
5	Cédric Zesiger
4	Maxence Lacroix
27	Maximilian Arnold
19	Lovro Majer
16	Jakub Kaminski
2	Kilian Fischer
23	Jonas Wind
40	Kevin Paredes
20	Ridle Baku

VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:

Václav Cerný, Niklas Klinger, Kevin Behrens, Bennit Bröger, Moritz Jenz, Pavao Pervan, Patrick Wimmer, Anders Börset.

Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Robin Zentner (GK)
3	Sepp van den Berg
25	Andreas Hanche-Olsen
31	Dominik Kohr
18	Nadiem Amiri
8	Leandro Barreiro
2	Phillipp Mwene
30	Silvan Widmer
29	Jonathan Burkhardt
7	Lee Jae-Sung
43	Brajan Gruda

Mainz Substitutes:

Edimilson Fernandes, Daniel Batz, Nelson Weiper, Anthony Caci, Josuha Guilavogui, Tom Krauss, Marco Richter, Ludovic Ajorque, Danny da Costa.

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