VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.
- VfL Wolfsburg 34 games · 29 pts (2025/26)
- FC Schalke 04 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Patrick Ittrich
- Referee Marcel Unger
- Referee Guido Winkmann
- Referee Christian Fischer
Standings
# 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 20 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 0–0 D 14 Aug FC Bayern Munchen A 0–2 L 06 Aug SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D 30 Jul FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 1–0 W 14 May FC Bayern Munchen H 2–2 D 07 May 1. FC Koln A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Aug VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D 13 Aug Borussia Monchengladbach H 2–2 D 07 Aug 1. FC Koln A 1–3 L 31 Jul Bremer SV A 5–0 W 26 Oct TSV 1860 Munchen A 0–1 L 08 Aug FC 08 Villingen A 4–1 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' KICK OFF: VfL Wolfsburg gets underway.
- 4' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 9' VfL Wolfsburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
- 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Latza, as he is very good at scoring at Volkswagen Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 19' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' 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.
- 25' Malick Thiaw is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
- 26' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
- 27' VfL Wolfsburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' It looks surprising VfL Wolfsburg does not make any changes. Florian Flick has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Sebastiaan Bornauw departs to be replaced by Ridle Baku.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 59' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush is replaced by Maximilian Philipp.
- 64' 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 Marius Bulter suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' Marius Bulter is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 66' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Marius Bulter gets a Yellow card.
- 66' What a strike from Josuha Guilavogui! The score is 1-0.
- 71' The whistle greets Rodrigo Zalazar as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Larsson.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' The VfL Wolfsburg manager makes a substitution. Jakub Kaminski departs to be replaced by Kevin Paredes.
- 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Mehmet Aydin. He replaces Tom Krauss on 87 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
VfL Wolfsburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 4
- 1
- 27
- 29
- 6
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32
Mattias Svanberg ↓ Max Kruse 59'
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3
Sebastiaan Bornauw ↓ Ridle Baku 46'
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16
Jakub Kaminski ↓ Kevin Paredes 77'
- 33
- 5
Bench
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9
Max Kruse ↑ 59'
- 14
- 12
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17
Maximilian Philipp ↑ 59'
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20
Ridle Baku ↑ 46'
- 22
- 38
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40
Kevin Paredes ↑ 77'
- 21
Coach Niko KovaćFC Schalke 04 Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 4
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8
Danny Latza ↓ Florian Flick 46'
- 13
- 9
- 27
- 11
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6
Tom Krauss ↓ Mehmet Aydin 87'
- 30
- 10
- 33
Bench
- 20
- 1
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40
Sebastian Polter ↑ 71'
- 35
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17
Florian Flick ↑ 46'
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7
Jordan Larsson ↑ 71'
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42
Kerim Calhanoglu ↑ 87'
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23
Mehmet Aydin ↑ 87'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wout Weghorst 5 Kevin Mbabu 3 Daniel Ginczek 2 Daniel Caligiuri 2 Joao Victor 1 John Brooks 1 Xaver Schlager 1 Daniel Ginczek 1 Head to Head
VfL Wolfsburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.46 VfL Wolfsburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 FC Schalke 04 xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
VfL Wolfsburg or Draw 76%Draw or FC Schalke 04 52%VfL Wolfsburg or FC Schalke 04 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%1 – 0 11.2%0 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.8%2 – 0 8.7%0 – 1 7.4%1 – 2 6.1%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 4.3%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 4.1%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg
Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 23% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet 37% ✗FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet 24% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.