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VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
VfL Wolfsburg
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
William 15' Y
Y 28' Salif Sane
Josuha Guilavogui 41' Y
Y 47' Weston McKennie
R 65' Matija Nastasic
Y 68' Guido Burgstaller
Wout Weghorst 70' Y
Yannick Gerhardt 79' Y
John Brooks 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Patrick Ittrich
  • Referee Norbert Grudzinski
  • Referee Sascha Thielert
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes
  • Referee Wolfgang Stark

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

5
3
1
VfL Wolfsburg 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
18 Aug SV 07 Elversberg A 1–0 W
19 May FC Hansa Rostock H 1–3 L
12 May FC Erzgebirge Aue H 1–4 L
05 May Karlsruher SC A 3–1 W
28 Apr FC Hansa Rostock H 4–1 W
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L
17 Aug 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 A 2–0 W
05 May Hebburn Town FC A 2–2 D
28 Apr RSC Anderlecht H 1–0 W
21 Apr Romania A 1–1 D
17 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 3–3 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Schalke 04 get us underway at .
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Wolfsburg and FC Schalke 04 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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 Nabil Bentaleb suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. William is booked for VfL Wolfsburg — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' 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' 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.
  • 28' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' VfL Wolfsburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by John Brooks on 33.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfL Wolfsburg that had 484 games and scored 509 goals.
  • 41' Josuha Guilavogui picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Time for substitution for VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui is replaced by Yannick Gerhardt.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Weston McKennie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' FC Schalke 04 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Amine Harit trudges off to be replaced by Breel Embolo on 58 minutes.
  • 63' VfL Wolfsburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matija Nastasic on 65.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Guido Burgstaller. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' Wout Weghorst has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 73' Cedric Teuchert gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Guido Burgstaller and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Another change for VfL Wolfsburg made on 75 minute. Wout Weghorst leaves to be changed by Daniel Ginczek.
  • 79' Yannick Gerhardt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Suat Serdar is replaced by Nabil Bentaleb on 83 minute.
  • 85' What an equalizer from Nabil Bentaleb!
  • 85' The referee calls foul for John Brooks. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' A tactical swap from VfL Wolfsburg — Admir Mehmedi on, Josip Brekalo off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Daniel Ginczek has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 FC Schalke 04.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Labbadia

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wout Weghorst 5
Kevin Mbabu 3
Daniel Caligiuri 2
Daniel Ginczek 2
Ridle Baku 1
Elvis Rexhbecaj 1
Josuha Guilavogui 1
Ozan Kabak 1

Head to Head

2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2018-08-18 SV 07 Elversberg 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-05-19 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 FC Hansa Rostock L 2018-05-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–4 FC Erzgebirge Aue L 2018-05-05 Karlsruher SC 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2018-04-28 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 FC Hansa Rostock W

FC Schalke 04 Form

2018-08-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2018-08-17 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 0–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2018-05-05 Hebburn Town FC 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-04-28 FC Schalke 04 1–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2018-04-21 Romania 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2018-04-17 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–3 FC Schalke 04 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: VfL Wolfsburg or FC Schalke 04 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg45% Draw26% FC Schalke 0429%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
55%
VfL Wolfsburg or FC Schalke 04
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg31% Draw45% FC Schalke 0424%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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