FC Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.
- FC Schalke 04 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- VfB Stuttgart 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Schroder
- Referee Norbert Grudzinski
- Referee Timo Gerach
- Referee Alexander Sather
- Referee Thomas Stein
6 games this season
🟨 4.8/game
⚽ 9.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | SV Werder Bremen | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | SV 07 Elversberg | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | SC Paderborn 07 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 6 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | VfB Stuttgart | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 May | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 May | FC Augsburg | H | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Apr | Borussia Dortmund | A | 4–2 | W |
| 20 Apr | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 2–5 | L |
| 12 Apr | 1. FC Nürnberg | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May | FC Schalke 04 | A | 0–0 | D |
| 11 May | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | Hertha BSC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Apr | Borussia Mönchengladbach | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | FC Augsburg | A | 0–6 | L |
| 13 Apr | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Schalke 04 | VfB Stuttgart | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #8 |
| 6 | Points | 12 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 1 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 0 / 5 |
| 5 | Scored | 15 |
| 11 | Conceded | 15 |
| -6 | GD | +0 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 11% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
FC Schalke 04 this season
22%
Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
VfB Stuttgart this season
FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
VfB Stuttgart
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
VfB Stuttgart
| Ermedin Demirovic | 5 G | |
| Josha Vagnoman | 2 G | 1 A |
| Maximilian Mittelstadt | 2 G | 1 A |
| Bilal El Khannouss | 2 G | |
| Grischa Promel | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. vfb stuttgart kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering fc schalke 04 that had 417 games and scored 321 goals.
- 15' Gonzalo Castro, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' Benjamin Stambouli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for vfb stuttgart so far.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' vfb stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nico Willig might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' A change in the VfB Stuttgart ranks — Christian Gentner exits the field as Gonzalo Castro enters on 46.
- 51' Alexander Esswein needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 63' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Breel Embolo is replaced by Robbi Matondo on 63 minute.
- 65' Gonzalo Castro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
- 69' VfB Stuttgart ring the changes. Mario Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Gonzalez to step up.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. fc schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' vfb stuttgart seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 80' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Yevhen Konoplyanka comes on to replace Suat Serdar.
- 85' DR Congo international Chadrac Akolo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 89' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Daniel Caligiuri has done his job and it is now time for Sascha Riether to step up.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
FC Schalke 04 Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
-
36
Breel Embolo ↓ Rabbi Matondo 63'
- 35
- 24
- 17
- 19
- 18
- 2
- 8
- 41
- 44
Bench
- 25
- 34
-
21
Sascha Riether ↑ 89'
-
11
Yevhen Konoplianka ↑ 80'
- 23
-
14
Rabbi Matondo ↑ 63'
- 32
Coach
Huub Stevens
VfB Stuttgart Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
-
27
Mario Gomez ↓ Nicolas Gonzalez 69'
- 21
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 28
- 20
- 3
-
10
Daniel Didavi ↓ Chadrac Akolo 46'
- 24
Bench
-
8
Gonzalo Castro ↑ 46'
- 13
- 11
-
19
Chadrac Akolo ↑ 46'
-
22
Nicolas Gonzalez ↑ 69'
- 29
- 18
Coach
Nico Willig
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marius Bulter | 2 |
| Nicolas Gonzalez | 2 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 |
| Simon Terodde | 1 |
| Salif Sane | 1 |
| Chris Fuhrich | 1 |
| Steven Skrzybski | 1 |
| Dominick Drexler | 1 |
FC Schalke 04 Form
VfB Stuttgart Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07
FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91
VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for:
FC Schalke 04 or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
FC Schalke 04 or Draw
72%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
59%
FC Schalke 04 or VfB Stuttgart
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04
| Handicap | FC Schalke 04 covers | Push | VfB Stuttgart covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 22% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 18% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.