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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Koln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Monchengladbach 9 4

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

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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
22% Clean Sheets
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart get this one started.
  • 5' Wataru Endo, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Dominick Drexler has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' FC Schalke 04 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VfB Stuttgart's shape.
  • 25' 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 Hiroki Ito suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' FC Schalke 04 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.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marius Bulter makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 41' Marius Bulter adds to his 0 season tally! FC Schalke 04 lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Kral.
  • 43' Alex Kral is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 46' Time for substitution for VfB Stuttgart. Gil Dias is replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Josha Vagnoman. He replaces Waldemar Anton on 57 minute.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. VfB Stuttgart seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' The Croatia defender Borna Sosa breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 3-1!
  • 67' Eder Balanta is replacing Tom Krauss for the FC Schalke 04 side.
  • 70' VfB Stuttgart receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 72' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 72 minute. Marius Bulter leaves to be changed by Kenan Karaman.
  • 73' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Danny Latza comes on to replace Rodrigo Zalazar.
  • 78' Fresh legs for VfB Stuttgart! Tiago Tomas comes on to replace Genki Haraguchi.
  • 79' Luca Pfeiffer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Fuhrich on 79 minute.
  • 84' VfB Stuttgart is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' The whistle greets Dominick Drexler as he departs to be replaced by Leo Greiml.
  • 90' Atakan Karazor picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Schalke 04 2-1 VfB Stuttgart.

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
Marius Bulter 2
Nicolas Gonzalez 2
Wataru Endo 2
Salif Sane 1
Chris Fuhrich 1
Steven Skrzybski 1
Dominick Drexler 1
Ahmed Kutucu 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
0 / 4
0.94 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or VfB Stuttgart 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0434% Draw29% VfB Stuttgart37%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
63%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
66%
FC Schalke 04 or VfB Stuttgart
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0419% Draw51% VfB Stuttgart30%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 23% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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