Wolfsburg 5 – Mainz 0: The 05ers humbled at the Volkswagen Arena

Wolfsburg beat Mainz with a thumping 5-0 victory on Friday at the Volkswagen Arena. Wolfsburg were looking to get back their winning ways, following a previous defeat to Borussia Dortmund whilst Mainz secured a point against Stuttgart in their previous match. As the table looks today, Wolfsburg are currently 11th with 37 points from 31 matches, while Mainz sit in 9th, with 39 points from 31.

Wolfsburg didn’t take long to get on the score-sheet, with Jonas Wind opening the rout, 8 minutes in. The Wolves looked to have the game under control when they scored again and increased their lead, thanks to a goal from Max Kruse at the 24 minute mark to establish a 2-0. The momentum was now with Wolfsburg, who then scored again through a effort from Max Kruse in the 35th minute to establish a 3-0. Wolfsburg looked to have the game under control when they scored again and increased their lead, thanks to a 2nd effort from Jonas Wind, 42 minutes in to establish a 4-0. They then scored again, increasing their advantage thanks to a hat trick effort from Max Kruse just before half-time, which saw the first half end 5-0. With both teams struggling to produce anything meaningful in the second half though, the game ended 5-0.

For Wolfsburg, Felix Nmecha, Bartosz Bialek, Kevin Mbabu, Maximilian Philipp and Kevin Paredes, came on for Xaver Schlager, Lukas Nmecha, Ridle Baku, Jonas Wind and Max Kruse. Mainz replaced Dominik Kohr, Matondo-Merveille Papela, Aaron Martin, Alexander Hack and Karim Onisiwo with Jean-Paul Boetius, Anton Stach, Anderson Lucoqui, Marcus Ingvartsen and Jonathan Michael Burkardt.

Wolfsburg will next travel to Stuttgart, while Mainz will face Bayern Munich at home.