Wolfsburg vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips and Predictions

Despite their season-long inconsistencies in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg surprised many with their 2-0 victory at home to Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Champions League last Wednesday. Wolfsburg are mid-table and six points behind the last Europa League spot, so with 6 games left in 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, there is still some home of qualifying for European football again next season (other than by winning the Champions League).

Mainz 05 come into this match off the back of an impressive 4-2 win over FC Augsburg last Saturday. which ended a streak of three matches without a victory in the Bundesliga and leaves them just one point behind fourth-placed Borussia M’gladbach. Mainz have a reasonably “easy” end to the season, with most of their remaining fixtures being against teams in the bottom half of the table, and they too are eyeing up a qualification place for the Europa League. They are having one of their best seasons in years and even if they don’t manage to qualify for Europe, they’ll certainly be content with what they have achieved.

Wolfsburg may be winless in three consecutive Bundeliga matches (D1 L2), but their home form has been solid throughout the season. Wolfsburg have lost only once at home in 2016 so far (W4 D2 L1) and that was against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg displayed their home form and quality, surprising many, in their midweek clash against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Mainz 05 are certainly a solid team and their away form this season has made them a handful for the hosting sides – just look back a few weeks to their shock win away to Bayern Munich. However, with a few of Wolfsburg’s top players returning or having already returned from spells out, such as central defender Naldo and top scorer Bas Dost, combined with their home form and momentum from the huge win against Real Madrid in the Champions League during the week, expect Wolfsburg to clinch this match. Combining the analysis above with the statistics below, a final result of Wolfsburg to win 2-1 at 15/2 seems tidy value for this match.

Looking for Accumulator tips? See what our experts are tipping today and follow the smart money.