Mainz vs Wolfsburg Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 24 Jan 2026

Bundesliga Betting Preview: Mainz vs Wolfsburg

Mainz host Wolfsburg at MEWA Arena, with kick-off set for 10:30 on Saturday 24 January.

There’s an attractive -137 available for Over 2.5 on the Total Goals market and that looks too good an opportunity to pass up. Bet on Mainz and Wolfsburg to find the net at least three times between them.

Mainz 05 were beaten last game and this was on their travels at RheinEnergieSTADION. FC Koln claimed a 2-1 win. The 05ers ended up with just 38% possession and had six shots on target, with Stefan Bell bagging the goal.

Wolfsburg drew 1-1 in their previous game. This was at home against Heidenheim at Volkswagen Arena. The Lower Saxony side had four shots on goal and boasted 69% possession, with Moritz Jenz finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Wolfsburg are unbeaten in the past three matches against Mainz, with the last encounter ending in a 1-1 draw at Volkswagen Arena. The past 10 H2H matches have included four Wolfsburg victories, three draws and three Mainz wins.

Bundesliga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
15	Mainz 05	25	5	9	11	29	41	-12	29:41	24
17	Wolfsburg	25	5	5	15	34	55	-21	34:55	20

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1 win, 4 losses and 5 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 3.0 shots on goal and 8.7 attempts. Mainz have had 40.7% possession, 354.2 passes and 4.1 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.5 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 15.0 attempts, while being awarded 4.4 corners.

Top scorers are Silvan Widmer and Nadiem Amiri on 2 goals, while Stefan Bell has racked up 1. Jae-Sung Lee has the most assists with 2, while goalie Daniel Batz has recorded one clean sheet.

Wolfsburg have 3 victories, 5 defeats and 2 draws, averaging 5.1 shots on goal, 10.8 attempts and 1.8 goals. Daniel Bauer's team average 47.5% possession, 449.3 passes, 3.8 corners taken and 6.9 corners against them, while 2.5 goals have been conceded from 14.0 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal.

Dzenan Pejcinovic has scored 5, followed by Mohamed Amoura on 4 and Patrick Wimmer with 3. Sael Kumbedi has been the top assist maker with 4 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Mainz confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Daniel Batz (GK), Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Danny da Costa, Paul Nebel, Kaishu Sano, Jae-Sung Lee, Silvan Widmer, Benedict Hollerbach, Phillip Tietz.

Wolfsburg confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Kamil Grabara (GK), Sael Kumbedi, Denis Vavro, Moritz Jenz, Aaron Zehnter, Vini Souza, Yannick Gerhardt, Patrick Wimmer, Christian Eriksen, Mohamed Amoura, Dzenan Pejcinovic.

Mainz vs Wolfsburg Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Mainz vs Wolfsburg betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

There’s a reasonable prospect that three goals or more will be scored during this Bundesliga encounter. On this basis, we’ll side with Over 2.5 Goals and the price of -137 stands out on the coupon.

We’re always the first to know about team news, with our football tipsters also studying the latest Bundesliga form to enhance their view. You will also find a mixture of stats which provide some valuable predictions ahead of the action.

Key Mainz vs Wolfsburg league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Mainz games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 11 of the last 20 Mainz games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 3 Mainz games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Wolfsburg games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Wolfsburg games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Wolfsburg games on the road.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 games between these teams.

The betting odds at the top bookies suggest our pick carries a 57.8% chance of winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Mainz 2 - 1 Wolfsburg

There could be merit in backing Mainz to win 2-1. Odds of +750 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Patrick Wimmer Over 0.5 Shots On Target +112

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) has had an average of 0.8 shots on goal in his past five Bundesliga games. We’ve decided to back him on the Overs for Shots on Target, with this line looking attractive at odds of +112.

Latest Patrick Wimmer Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+350

First

+900

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+115

Under 0.5

-204

Shots

Over 1.5

-120

Under 1.5

-

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Mohamed Amoura to Score +200

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) has netted four goals in his past eight Bundesliga games. Considering the numbers, we think that odds of +200 offer plenty of appeal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Mohamed Amoura Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+210

First

+550

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-182

Under 0.5

+105

Shots

Over 2.5

-133

Under 2.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Wolfsburg Under 3.5 Corners +106

Wolfsburg have had under 3.5 corners in five straight away matches, while Mainz have had an average of 3.20 corners against them in their previous 5 home games. If you agree with our verdict that the Wolfsburg Team Corners line is too big, go for odds of +106 that they go under.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Mainz

Total

8.50 4.10 4.40

Home

9.30 5.80 3.50

Away

9.30 4.20 5.10

Wolfsburg

Total

10.70 3.80 6.90

Home

11.10 4.80 6.30

Away

11.80 3.60 8.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-143

Under 9.5

-100

Mainz Corners

Over 5.5

-123

Under 5.5

-115

Wolfsburg Corners

Over 3.5

-156

Under 3.5

+108

Most Corners

1

-192

X

+700

2

+190

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Mainz vs Wolfsburg Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

You can secure betting odds of +132 when it comes to Mainz 05 claiming a Bundesliga win and the bookmakers have Wolfsburg on offer at +205. For those wishing to back the draw, it’s available at +230.

For those wanting some insurance backing Mainz, taking the -0.25 Asian Handicap option means a half stake return if it’s a draw. There’s -100 that they manage to beat Wolfsburg on this market.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market is far from clear over whether Overs or Unders happens. Both Teams to Score is one of the top markets and the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -156.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Bundesliga match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Full-Time Result

1

+132

X

+230

2

+205

Half-Time Result

1

+185

X

+123

2

+245

Double Chance

1X

-270

12

-313

X2

-172

Draw No Bet

1

-156

2

+110

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

-100

2 Hcp +0.25

-123

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-111

Over 2.5

-116

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-156

No

+118

There’s the chance to back Mohamed Amoura at +550 to be the First Goalscorer. He’s the favourite and available at similar odds to find the net last instead.

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg)

First

+210

Anytime

+550

Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz)

First

+220

Anytime

+575

Phillip Tietz (Mainz)

First

+220

Anytime

+575

Nelson Weiper (Mainz)

First

+260

Anytime

+650

Nadiem Amiri (Mainz)

First

+260

Anytime

+700

Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg)

First

+270

Anytime

+750

Armindo Sieb (Mainz)

First

+280

Anytime

+700

Paul Nebel (Mainz)

First

+290

Anytime

+700

Jae-sung Lee (Mainz)

First

+300

Anytime

+800

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Mainz)

First

+340

Anytime

+850

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg)

First

+350

Anytime

+900

Arnaud Nordin (Mainz)

First

+350

Anytime

+900

William Bøving (Mainz)

First

+350

Anytime

+900

Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg)

First

+360

Anytime

+1000

Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg)

First

+420

Anytime

+1150

Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Joakim Mæhle (Wolfsburg)

First

+480

Anytime

+1300

Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg)

First

+540

Anytime

+1500

Silvan Widmer (Mainz)

First

+550

Anytime

+1400

Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg)

First

+550

Anytime

+1500

Dominik Kohr (Mainz)

First

+600

Anytime

+1600

Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz)

First

+700

Anytime

+1800

Danny Da Costa (Mainz)

First

+700

Anytime

+1900

Jenson Seelt (Wolfsburg)

First

+700

Anytime

+1900

Nikolas Veratschnig (Mainz)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Maxim Leitsch (Mainz)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Philipp Mwene (Mainz)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Stefan Bell (Mainz)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-182

Under 0.5

+105

Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-147

Under 0.5

-118

Phillip Tietz (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-133

Under 0.5

-128

Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-133

Under 0.5

-132

Nelson Weiper (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-154

Armindo Sieb (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-105

Under 0.5

-167

Nadiem Amiri (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+102

Under 0.5

-182

Paul Nebel (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+102

Under 0.5

-179

Jae-sung Lee (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+108

Under 0.5

-189

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+115

Under 0.5

-204

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-217

Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+120

Under 0.5

-213

Arnaud Nordin (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+130

Under 0.5

-233

William Bøving (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+130

Under 0.5

-233

Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+140

Under 0.5

-263

Joakim Mæhle (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-333

Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+170

Under 0.5

-333

Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+185

Under 0.5

-357

Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+205

Under 0.5

-417

Silvan Widmer (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+220

Under 0.5

-476

Dominik Kohr (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+240

Under 0.5

-556

Danny Da Costa (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-667

Jenson Seelt (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-714

Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+300

Under 0.5

-769

Nikolas Veratschnig (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-909

Stefan Bell (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-909

Maxim Leitsch (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+350

Under 0.5

-1000

Philipp Mwene (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+370

Under 0.5

-1429

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg)

Over 2.5

-133

Under 2.5

-

Phillip Tietz (Mainz)

Over 2.5

-106

Under 2.5

-

Nelson Weiper (Mainz)

Over 2.5

+128

Under 2.5

-

Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg)

Over 2.5

+130

Under 2.5

-

Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz)

Over 2.5

-122

Under 2.5

-

Arnaud Nordin (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-119

Under 1.5

-

Silvan Widmer (Mainz)

Over 1.5

+160

Under 1.5

-

Christian Eriksen (Wolfsburg)

Over 1.5

+155

Under 1.5

-

Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg)

Over 1.5

-105

Under 1.5

-

William Bøving (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-

Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg)

Over 1.5

+135

Under 1.5

-

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg)

Over 1.5

-120

Under 1.5

-

Jae-sung Lee (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

-

Paul Nebel (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

-

Armindo Sieb (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

-

Nadiem Amiri (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-192

Under 1.5

-

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Mainz)

Over 1.5

-137

Under 1.5

-

Nikolas Veratschnig (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-109

Under 0.5

-

Philipp Mwene (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+104

Under 0.5

-

Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-109

Under 0.5

-

Maxim Leitsch (Mainz)

Over 0.5

+106

Under 0.5

-

Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-200

Under 0.5

-

Jenson Seelt (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-110

Under 0.5

-

Danny Da Costa (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-135

Under 0.5

-

Dominik Kohr (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-179

Under 0.5

-

Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-263

Under 0.5

-

Joakim Mæhle (Wolfsburg)

Over 0.5

-270

Under 0.5

-

Stefan Bell (Mainz)

Over 0.5

-103

Under 0.5

-

Mainz have swerved defeat at MEWA Arena in the previous three matches. The 05ers have four wins, three draws and three losses in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Wolfsburg have clocked up five losses, four wins and one draw in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 2.10.

The last MEWA Arena meeting saw Mainz and Wolfsburg draw 2-2. Wolfsburg have secured three wins, Mainz boast a win and there have been two draws in the past 6 H2H meetings at MEWA Arena.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Mainz Home Stats		4-3-3	2.30	1.20	1.10	3	7	5	5
Wolfsburg Away Stats		4-1-5	3.30	1.20	2.10	6	4	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Mainz vs Wolfsburg Lineups & Team News

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