Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Mewa Arena will host Saturday’s football game between Mainz and Wolfsburg. Die Nullfunfer aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Stuttgart, with the team eyeing their first league win since October 31, 2021. Mainz are eager to remain in the top half of the table, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Wolves. Defensive duo Anderson Lucoqui – Jerry St. Juste remains in the recovery room, as well as midfielder Dominik Kohr.
Wolfsburg, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund. Since both sides are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the Mewa Arena clash, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Koen Casteels has been tested positive for coronavirus, while all Renato Steffen, Xaver Schlager, William, and Bartosz Bialek are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jean-Philippe Mateta):
A talented French youngster Jean-Philippe Mateta worked his way up through football’s less glamorous landscapes plying his trade at local amateur sides and third-tier outfits before Ligue 1 giants Lyon took notice of his 11 goals in 22 matches and brought him to the big league.
Having failed to make it into the first team in a debut season with Les Gones, Mateta was shipped out to Le Havre, leading the club to promotion play-offs. Bundesliga side Mainz took notice of his ability and came calling in the summer of 2018 after he bagged 17 goals in 35 league matches. An imposing physical presence at his 192cm, Mateta is a mobile forward and a decent dribbler who can finish with both of his feet.
Having worked his way up from the very bottom, Jean-Philippe Mateta is a committed individual determined to make a name for himself. His impressive goalscoring record got rewarded in the form of France U19 call-up in 2017.
Highlighted Team (Wolfsburg):
Wolfsburg are a German football club founded in the aftermath of the World War II (1945). Die Wolfe (The Wolves) wear green and white shirts and they play their home games at Volkswagen Arena. The capacity of the stadium is 30,000 and it was opened on 13 December, 2002.
It is well known that German car manufacturer Volkswagen are the club’s main sponsors. Wolfsburg won the Bundesliga trophy in 2009 and the likes of Edin Dzeko, Grafite and Zvjezdan Misimovic were part of the club’s golden generation.
You should bear in mind that Grafite and Dzeko scored 54 goals between each other in the 2008/2009 Bundesliga campaign and that the team clinched the trophy thanks to a 5-1 win over Werder Bremen on 23 May, 2009. Die Wolfe won the German Cup trophy in 2015, with the team beating star-studded Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the title game. Wolfsburg are a team that has no bitter rivals in German football.