Betting tips for Mainz vs Wolfsburg - 23.02.2018

The 24th day of the Bundesliga 17-18 opens at the Opel Arena in Mainz, where Sandro Schwarz's team hosts Wolfsburg, with only 1 point separating them.

Mainz 05 suffered until the last day of last season to save themselves from relegation. Sandro Schwarz is responsible for the team does not pass the same troubles this season, although so far this season has not given reasons to be very optimistic, adding 23 points in 23 days, occupying the 16th position. Last December, the team dismissed the first round adding two losses and two draws in the 4 games played that month. After the resumption of the competition in 2018, things did not improve, falling in Hannover (3-2), winning at home to Stuttgart (3-2), losing in Leverkusen (2-0), at home against Bayern Munich (0-2) and in their visit to Hoffenheim (4-2), before giving a surprise winning in Berlin the last day by 0-2, which leaves them with 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats until this match. Japanese forward Yoshinori Muto is the team's top scorer with 6 goals in 19 games, followed by striker Emil Berggreen (4 goals in 11 matches) and Swedish midfielder Robin Quaison (4 goals in 15 games).

Sandro Schwarz can count on all his staff for this match, including Abdou Diallo, sanctioned last week, Dutch Nigel de Jong, Suat Serdar and Alexandru Maxim, recovered from their injuries.

BundesligaThe Wolfsburg fired their coach Martin Schmidt this week, putting himself in the hands of the experienced Bruno Labbadia, who debuted in this match.

The Wolves occupy the 14th position in the table, with 24 points in 23 games, and want to avoid the troubles of the last course. In this 2018, the Volkswagen team has only one victory (at home against Hannover), 2 draws (0-0 at Dortmund, 1-1 at home against Stuttgart) and three defeats (1-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt) 3-1 in Bremen and 1-2 at home to Bayern Munich last weekend). Three are the players who bring together most of the 26 goals the team has scored this season in the Bundesliga: German midfielder Daniel Didavi (6 goals in 21 games); the Belgian forward on loan from Liverpool Divock Origi (5 goals in 20 games) and Turkish midfielder Yunus Malli (5 goals in 22 matches). Eight are the casualties of the Wolves for this game: the Spanish Ignacio Camacho, the Polish Jakub Blaszczykowski, John Brooks, Felix Uduokhai, Marcel Tisserand, Yannick Gerhardt and Sebastian Jung are low by injury, while Sebastian Arnold is sanctioned. In addition, the veteran Paul Verhaegh and Victor Osimhen are doubts.

Mainz vs Wolfsburg   Prediction: X/1 5.50

Mainz vs Wolfsburg   Betting tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.80

Mainz vs Wolfsburg   Score recommendations: 2-1 10.00