FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.
- FC Schalke 04 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Schroder
- Referee Martin Thomsen
- Referee Thomas Stein
- Referee Christian Leicher
- Referee Benjamin Brand
- Referee Christian Fischer
13 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 21 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–3 L 12 Nov FC Bayern Munchen H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 0–0 D 05 Feb FC Bayern Munchen H 2–4 L 31 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L 28 Jan SV Werder Bremen A 1–2 L 24 Jan Hertha BSC A 5–0 W 21 Jan SC Freiburg H 6–0 W Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
VfL Wolfsburg this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
VfL Wolfsburg0-151/–16-301/231-453/246-602/361-75–/376+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Schalke 04 kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' It’s high time Thomas Reis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' It looks surprising VfL Wolfsburg does not make any changes. Felix Kalu Nmecha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 29' The referee shows VfL Wolfsburg player a Yellow card on 29.
- 34' 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.
- 39' VfL Wolfsburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Krauss made 503 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Marius Bulter is replacing Tim Skarke for the FC Schalke 04 side.
- 48' Yannick Gerhardt was booked on 48.
- 49' Yannick Gerhardt was booked on 49.
- 50' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 50' FC Schalke 04 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alex Kral on 50.
- 53' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Sebastiaan Bornauw is replaced by Maxence Lacroix.
- 54' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Paredes is hanging Patrick Wimmer on the field on 54 minute.
- 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' Mehmet Aydin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cedric Brunner on 63 minute.
- 68' Cedric Brunner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 73' The whistle greets Soichiro Kozuki as he departs to be replaced by Dominick Drexler.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick Wimmer, as he is very good at scoring at Veltins-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Josuha Guilavogui. He replaces Maximilian Arnold on 87 minute.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mattias Svanberg.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
FC Schalke 04 Lineups
Starting XI
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26
Michael Frey ↓ Simon Terodde 87'
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27
Cedric Brunner ↓ Mehmet Aydin 63'
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Tim Skarke ↓ Marius Bulter 46'
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- 6
- 30
- 10
- 25
- 38
Bench
- 2
- 13
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9
Simon Terodde ↑ 87'
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24
Dominick Drexler ↑ 73'
- 19
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Marius Bulter ↑ 46'
- 33
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Mehmet Aydin ↑ 63'
- 41
Coach Thomas ReisVfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
- 31
- 20
- 6
- 32
- 3
- 23
- 16
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Patrick Wimmer ↓ Kevin Paredes 53'
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Bench
- 10
- 8
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Maxence Lacroix ↑ 53'
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Josuha Guilavogui ↑ 87'
- 12
- 7
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Felix Kalu Nmecha ↑ 53'
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Kevin Paredes ↑ 53'
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Coach Niko Kovać -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wout Weghorst 5 Kevin Mbabu 3 Daniel Caligiuri 2 Daniel Ginczek 2 John Brooks 1 Josip Brekalo 1 Nabil Bentaleb 1 Maximilian Philipp 1 Head to Head
FC Schalke 04 Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.83 FC Schalke 04 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 VfL Wolfsburg xGI would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
FC Schalke 04 or Draw 57%Draw or VfL Wolfsburg 74%FC Schalke 04 or VfL Wolfsburg 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.6%0 – 2 9.8%1 – 2 8.3%1 – 0 8.2%2 – 1 5.1%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 3.8%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 2 3.6%2 – 3 1.7%Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04
Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 15% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 24% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet 27% ✗VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.