VfL Wolfsburg 2-3 FSV Mainz 05: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 22 May 2021

Result

VfL Wolfsburg 2-3 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Saturday 22 May 2021, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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VfL Wolfsburg 2-3 FSV Mainz 05: match report

VfL Wolfsburg lost to FSV Mainz 05 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 22 May 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Jean-Paul Boëtius opened the scoring in the 44th minute. VfL Wolfsburg's goals came from Maximilian Philipp (47') and Victor Sá (66'). FSV Mainz 05 scored through Jean-Paul Boëtius (44'), Robin Quaison (54') and Stefan Bell (77').

Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards; FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 4th on 61 points from 33 and FSV Mainz 05 13th on 36 points from 33. VfL Wolfsburg went on to finish that season 4th with 61 points, and FSV Mainz 05 12th with 39.

VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FSV Mainz 05 in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Robin Quaison of FSV Mainz 05 (8.4), ahead of Kevin Mbabu (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 6 draws and 0 for FSV Mainz 05.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Leandro BarreiroFSV Mainz 05
  • 40'Yellow card · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05
  • 44'Goal · Jean-Paul BoëtiusFSV Mainz 05 · 0-1
  • 47'Goal · Maximilian PhilippVfL Wolfsburg · 1-1
  • 51'Yellow card · M. ArnoldVfL Wolfsburg
  • 54'Goal · Robin QuaisonFSV Mainz 05 · 1-2
  • 56'Yellow card · Xaver SchlagerVfL Wolfsburg
  • 61'Yellow card · Jean-Paul BoëtiusFSV Mainz 05
  • 66'Goal · Victor SáVfL Wolfsburg · 2-2
  • 75'Yellow card · Maximilian PhilippVfL Wolfsburg
  • 77'Goal · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05 · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfL Wolfsburg 4, draws 6, FSV Mainz 05 0.

Team news

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VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pavao Pervan, Kevin Mbabu, Maxence Lacroix, John Brooks, Paulo Otávio, Xaver Schlager, Maximilian Arnold, Ridle Baku, Maximilian Philipp, Josip Brekalo, Wout Weghorst

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (3-1-4-2)

Finn Dahmen, Jeremiah St. Juste, Stefan Bell, Moussa Niakhaté, Dominik Kohr, Danny da Costa, Leandro Barreiro, Jean-Paul Boëtius, Daniel Brosinski, Robin Quaison, Karim Onisiwo