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VfB Stuttgart vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
VfB Stuttgart
5 – 1
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 14:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 29' Timo Becker
Gonzalo Castro 59' Y
Wataru Endo 66' Y
Y 77' Malick Thiaw
Y 88' Nabil Bentaleb

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
  • Referee Guido Winkmann

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

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VfB Stuttgart 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-12-22 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb FC Schalke 04 H 5–1 W
20 Feb 1. FC Köln A 1–0 W
13 Feb Hertha BSC H 1–1 D
06 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–5 L
03 Feb Borussia Mönchengladbach H 1–2 L
29 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–0 W
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb VfB Stuttgart A 1–5 L
20 Feb Borussia Dortmund H 0–4 L
13 Feb 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–0 D
06 Feb RB Leipzig H 0–3 L
03 Feb VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
30 Jan SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart FC Schalke 04
#8 Position #17
12 Points 6
9 Played 9
4 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 5
15 Scored 5
15 Conceded 11
+0 GD -6
1.33 PPG 0.67
44% Win % 11%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

VfB Stuttgart are 8th (12 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ 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' We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfB Stuttgart side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wataru Endo makes it 1-0.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pellegrino Matarazzo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' GOAL! Wataru Endo scores on 26. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Timo Becker argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' A goal from the Austria international Sasa Kalajdzic! He fires home on 34 to make it 3-0!
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Sead Kolasinac makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 56 minute. Omar Mascarell leaves to be changed by Nabil Bentaleb.
  • 57' The whistle greets William as he departs to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf.
  • 59' Gonzalo Castro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Another substitution for VfB Stuttgart to replace Philipp Forster by Daniel Didavi on 62 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Philipp Klement. He replaces Gonzalo Castro on 63 minute.
  • 66' Wataru Endo was booked on 66.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' Time for substitution for FC Schalke 04. Matthew Hoppe is replaced by Benito Raman.
  • 76' Another substitution for VfB Stuttgart to replace Marc-Oliver Kempf by Pascal Stenzel on 76 minute.
  • 77' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VfB Stuttgart and FC Schalke 04 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Benjamin Stambouli is withdrawn and Bastian Oczipka gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Fresh legs for VfB Stuttgart! Hamadi Al Ghaddioui comes on to replace Sasa Kalajdzic.
  • 88' GOAL! Philipp Klement fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nabil Bentaleb.
  • FC Schalke 04 will have plenty to reflect on. VfB Stuttgart were simply the better side today.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marius Bulter 2
Nicolas Gonzalez 2
Wataru Endo 2
Sasa Kalajdzic 1
Simon Terodde 1
Salif Sane 1
Chris Fuhrich 1
Steven Skrzybski 1

Head to Head

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

VfB Stuttgart Form

2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-02-20 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2021-02-13 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hertha BSC D 2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart L 2021-02-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach L 2021-01-29 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-02-20 FC Schalke 04 0–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-02-13 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D 2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2021-02-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-01-30 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: VfB Stuttgart to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfB Stuttgart60% Draw24% FC Schalke 0416%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
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 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
40%
VfB Stuttgart or FC Schalke 04
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart42% Draw46% FC Schalke 0412%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 25% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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