FSV Mainz 05 beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1

Match report

FSV Mainz 05 beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 in Bundesliga matchday 19 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Mewa Arena. P. Tietz (68'), S. Bell (73') and N. Amiri (83' pen) scored for FSV Mainz 05, while M. Amoura (3') found the net for VfL Wolfsburg. It was 0-1 at half-time.

FSV Mainz 05 had 59% of the ball and 20 shots (9 on target) against VfL Wolfsburg’s 7 (2 on target). Nadiem Amiri (FSV Mainz 05) was the top-rated player with 8.0.

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Form, table and head-to-head

FSV Mainz 05

6th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

VfL Wolfsburg

Not in a league table we track.

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7
7	SV Elversberg	4	+1	7

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Full FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg head-to-head

Match events

3'goalM. AmouraAssist: S. Kumbedi
33'yellow cardStefan PoschYellow Card
60'yellow cardPatrick WimmerYellow Card
65'substitutionD. da CostaOff: P. Mwene
65'substitutionP. NebelOff: N. Amiri
66'substitutionM. AmouraOff: A. Daghim
68'goalP. TietzAssist: N. Amiri
70'yellow cardVinícius SouzaYellow Card
73'goalS. BellAssist: B. Hollerbach
75'substitutionVini SouzaOff: L. Majer
75'substitutionP. WimmerOff: J. Lindstrom
81'VAR decisionStefan BellPenalty confirmed
83'penaltyN. AmiriPenalty
84'substitutionY. GerhardtOff: M. Svanberg
84'substitutionC. EriksenOff: K. Shiogai
86'yellow cardDominik KohrYellow Card
90'substitutionP. TietzOff: Silas
90'substitutionB. HollerbachOff: L. Maloney
90+2'yellow cardStefan BellYellow Card
90+6'substitutionLee Jae-SungOff: W. Boving

Lineups

FSV Mainz 05

Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer

Starting XI

Substitutes

VfL Wolfsburg

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Dieter Hecking

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

59%Possession41%
3.82Expected goals (xG)0.73
20Total shots7
9Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
6Blocked shots2
16Shots inside the box4
4Shots outside the box3
15Corners1
2Offsides0
8Fouls11
3Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves5
425Passes319
333Accurate passes216
78%Pass accuracy68%
1.94Goals prevented1.94

Player statistics

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Daniel BatzG	90	6.7				28 · 68%
4Stefan PoschD	90	7.3				68 · 84%	1	5	11/14
16Stefan BellD	90	6.9	1		5 (2)	39 · 72%	1		8/13
31Dominik KohrD	90	7.2				57 · 88%		1	4/8
6Kaishu SanoM	90	6.7				39 · 90%			2/4
7Jae-sung LeeM	89	7.2				25 · 84%		2	5/7
8Paul NebelM	65	6.6				31 · 74%	4	4	7/12
21Danny da CostaM	65	6.3				34 · 76%		1	4/9
30Silvan WidmerM	90	7.0				31 · 68%	1	2	5/9
17Benedict HollerbachF	89	6.9		1	4 (2)	27 · 81%	1	1	5/23
20Phillip TietzF	89	6.0	1		4 (4)	16 · 31%	1		6/17
1Lasse RiessG	–	–
2Phillipp MweneD	25	6.6				14 · 86%			0/3
48Kacper PotulskiD	–	–
10Nadiem AmiriMTop rated	25	8.0	1	1	1 (1)	7 · 100%	2		2/3
15Lennard MaloneyM	8	6.2				5 · 80%			0/4
24Sota KawasakiM	–	–
14William BøvingF	1	–				1 · 100%		1	1/1
26SilasF	8	6.5				3 · 67%			1/5
44Nelson WeiperF	–	–

VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Kamil GrabaraG	90	7.9				19 · 58%
3Denis VavroD	90	7.2				37 · 81%		2	8/12
15Moritz JenzD	90	6.6				34 · 68%		4	11/13
25Aaron ZehnterD	90	5.6				40 · 58%		1	2/6
26Saël KumbediD	90	7.3		1		37 · 73%	1	3	4/6
5Vinícius SouzaM	75	6.9				20 · 60%		2	11/13
9Mohamed AmouraM	66	6.9	1		2 (1)	15 · 60%		3	6/17
24Christian EriksenM	84	6.9			1 (0)	25 · 80%		1	2/4
31Yannick GerhardtM	84	6.5				24 · 71%		1	5/12
39Patrick WimmerM	75	6.3				20 · 45%			7/19
17Dženan PejčinovićF	90	6.3			1 (0)	19 · 79%	1		5/10
29Marius MüllerG	–	–
2Kilian FischerD	–	–
22Mathys AngelyD	–	–
41Jan BürgerD	–	–
10Lovro MajerM	15	6.5				13 · 77%	1		2/6
19Jesper LindstrømM	15	6.2			1 (1)	2 · 100%			1/4
32Mattias SvanbergM	14	6.6				8 · 38%		1	3/4
7Kento ShiogaiF	14	6.6				1 · 100%		1	2/3
11Adam DaghimF	24	6.6				5 · 80%		2	2/3