VfB Stuttgart vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

VfB Stuttgart

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Full Time

FC Schalke 04

Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 14:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Alessandro Schopf

Y 50' Daniel Caligiuri

Christian Gentner 55' Y

Y 62' Weston McKennie

Santiago Ascacibar 89' Y

Ron-Robert Zieler 89' Y

Y 89' Nabil Bentaleb

Y 89' Bastian Oczipka

Overview

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

VfB Stuttgart 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
FC Schalke 04 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Felix Brych
Referee Mark Borsch
Referee Frank Willenborg
Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

VfB Stuttgart 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Schalke 04

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-22 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	FC Schalke 04	H	1–3	L
18 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	Hertha BSC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	0–3	L
01 Dec	FC Augsburg	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–2	L

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	3–1	W
19 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–2	L
15 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
01 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		FC Schalke 04
#15	Position	#11
3	Points	5
4	Played	4
1 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
6	Scored	3
9	Conceded	4
-3	GD	-1
0.75	PPG	1.25
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

50% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

VfB Stuttgart are 15th (3 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 11th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Schalke 04

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

Josha Vagnoman	2 G	1 A
Ermedin Demirovic	1 G
Grischa Promel	1 G
Bilal El Khannouss	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' 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.
10' Steven Skrzybski does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Schalke 04 surge ahead!
15' Bastian Oczipka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Germany international Ron-Robert Zieler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Arena. FC Schalke 04 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
40' Emiliano Insua has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' The referee shows FC Schalke 04 player a Yellow card on 41.
46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Daniel Caligiuri gets a Yellow card.
55' Christian Gentner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
58' Chadrac Akolo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Didavi on 58 minute.
59' A change in the FC Schalke 04 ranks — Suat Serdar exits the field as Weston McKennie enters on 59.
62' Weston McKennie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' FC Schalke 04 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
68' VfB Stuttgart make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Gonzalo Castro on 68 minutes.
70' Salif Sane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
73' The crowd applauds Yevhen Konoplyanka as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Kutucu steps in for FC Schalke 04.
76' A goal from the Argentina international Nicolas Gonzalez! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-2!
78' Ahmed Kutucu adds to his 0 season tally! FC Schalke 04 lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
79' The crowd applauds Andreas Beck as he leaves the pitch. Tasos Donis steps in for VfB Stuttgart.
84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
87' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Daniel Caligiuri has done his job and it is now time for Haji Wright to step up.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Ascacibar on 89.
Full Time. FC Schalke 04 beats VfB Stuttgart

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Weinzierl

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

26
Salif Sane
5
Matija Nastasic
1
Ralf Fahrmann C
24
Bastian Oczipka
28
Alessandro Schopf
17
Benjamin Stambouli
10
Nabil Bentaleb
11
Yevhen Konoplianka ↓ Ahmed Kutucu 73'
18
Daniel Caligiuri ↓ Haji Wright 87'
8
Suat Serdar ↓ Weston McKennie 59'
22
Steven Skrzybski

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marius Bulter	2
Nicolas Gonzalez	2
Wataru Endo	2
Chris Fuhrich	1
Steven Skrzybski	1
Dominick Drexler	1
Ahmed Kutucu	1
Borna Sosa	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 FC Schalke 04 xG

I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart27% Draw28% FC Schalke 0445%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

55%

Draw or FC Schalke 04

73%

VfB Stuttgart or FC Schalke 04

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfB Stuttgart18% Draw47% FC Schalke 0435%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

10.7%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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

VfB Stuttgart vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

FC Schalke 04 Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Clean Sheet