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FC Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
FC Schalke 04
2 – 1
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 17:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Kral 42' Y
Alex Kral 43' Y
Y 70' Borna Sosa
Y 90' Atakan Karazor
Leo Greiml 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Referee Sven Jablonski
  • Referee Christian Dietz
  • Referee Holger Henschel
16 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
FC Schalke 04 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals VfB Stuttgart
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-25 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfB Stuttgart 2022-09-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 FC Schalke 04 2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-10-30 FC Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart 2019-05-18 FC Schalke 04 0–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb VfB Stuttgart H 2–1 W
19 Feb 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–0 D
10 Feb VfL Wolfsburg H 0–0 D
04 Feb Borussia Monchengladbach A 0–0 D
29 Jan 1. FC Koln H 0–0 D
24 Jan RB Leipzig H 1–6 L
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 1–2 L
18 Feb 1. FC Koln H 3–0 W
11 Feb SC Freiburg A 1–2 L
05 Feb SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
31 Jan SC Paderborn 07 A 2–1 W
27 Jan RB Leipzig A 1–2 L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Tiago Tomas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Dominick Drexler puts FC Schalke 04 on the lead.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' FC Schalke 04 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josha Vagnoman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' GOAL! Marius Bulter scores on 40. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar
  • 41' Goal! Marius Bulter scores his 35 goal in 272 matches.
  • 42' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Alex Kral gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' FC Schalke 04 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' Tanguy Coulibaly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gil Dias on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Time for substitution for VfB Stuttgart. Waldemar Anton is replaced by Josha Vagnoman.
  • 62' It’s high time Bruno Labbadia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' What a strike from Borna Sosa! The score is 3-1.
  • 67' Eder Balanta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Krauss on 67 minute.
  • 70' Borna Sosa is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 72' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 72 minute. Marius Bulter leaves to be changed by Kenan Karaman.
  • 73' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Rodrigo Zalazar is replaced by Danny Latza on 73 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for VfB Stuttgart to replace Genki Haraguchi by Tiago Tomas on 78 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in VfB Stuttgart team. Chris Fuhrich is replaced by Luca Pfeiffer on 79 minute.
  • 84' Chris Fuhrich needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 89' The travelling VfB Stuttgart supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Dominick Drexler departs to be replaced by Leo Greiml.
  • 90' VfB Stuttgart receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, FC Schalke 04 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Reis

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wataru Endo 2
Marius Bulter 2
Nicolas Gonzalez 2
Sead Kolasinac 1
Daniel Didavi 1
Philipp Klement 1
Sasa Kalajdzic 1
Simon Terodde 1

Head to Head

2023-02-25 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfB Stuttgart 2022-09-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 FC Schalke 04 2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-10-30 FC Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart 2019-05-18 FC Schalke 04 0–0 VfB Stuttgart

FC Schalke 04 Form

2023-02-25 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-02-19 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2023-02-10 FC Schalke 04 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg D 2023-02-04 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2023-01-29 FC Schalke 04 0–0 1. FC Koln D 2023-01-24 FC Schalke 04 1–6 RB Leipzig L

VfB Stuttgart Form

2023-02-25 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-02-18 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 1. FC Koln W 2023-02-11 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-02-05 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2023-01-31 SC Paderborn 07 1–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-01-27 RB Leipzig 2–1 VfB Stuttgart L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or VfB Stuttgart 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0441% Draw28% VfB Stuttgart31%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
69%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
59%
FC Schalke 04 or VfB Stuttgart
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0426% Draw48% VfB Stuttgart26%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.