The
2nd round of the German Bundesliga brings on Saturday the fixture between
VfL Wolfsburg and
1. FSV Mainz 05. Wolfsburg has lost their opener at Bayern München with 1:2, while FSV Mainz started with a 2:0 at home over VfB Stuttgart.
The opener fixture of the Bundesliga 2010/11 brought VfL Wolfsburg a 1:2 defeat at Bayern München. The performance of the new Wolfsburg team was especially in the second half very strong. Goalgetter Edin Dzeko has scored the goal for Wolfsburg. Coach McClaren will have to pass on new player Arne Friedrich. The 31-year-old central defender was operated on Thursday after suffering a slipped disc. How long the former Hertha BSC defender will be out for remains to be seen.
The previous season 2009/10 was the best for FSV Mainz in history. Tuchel´s side finished the season on rank 9. Especially in the home matches they were very strong. This year FSV Mainz started with a 2:0 at home over VfB Stuttgart through goals from new entrants Sami Allagui and Morten Rasmussen. With Lewis Holtby and Christian Fuchs two other new Mainz players were in the starting eleven. Fuchs played a very strong match as left defender and was called in the “Kicker Elf des Tages”.
VfL Wolfsburg – 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga: Matchday 2
Date: 28 August, 2010 - 15:30 CET
Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
Referee: tba
VfL Wolfsburg: Keeper: Benaglio
Defenders: Pekarik, Kjaer, Barzagli, Schäfer
Midfielders: Josué, Misimovic, Cicero, Ziani
Forwards: Mandzukic, Dzeko
Coach: Steve McClaren
Injured: Friedrich, Hasebe
Booked:
1. FSV Mainz 05: Keeper: Wetklo
Defenders: Zabavnik, Svensson, Noveski, Fuchs
Midfielders: Karhan, Soto, Holtby, Polanski, Ivanschitz
Forwards: Allagui
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Injured: Müller, Gopko
Booked:
The weather forecast brings rain for the matchday, also the temperatures decrease. A wet field would be an advantage for Mainz.
Last meeting: 27.03.2010, FSV Mainz – VfL Wolfsburg 0:2
Wins VfL Wolfsburg: 9
Wins 1. FSV Mainz: 4
Draws: 5
Wolfsburg has lost no head-to-head versus Mainz since 2006. I guess that Wolfsburg continues this series and celebrate their first season win. My tip:
Win VfL Wolfsburg.
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