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VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
VfL Wolfsburg
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 14:30 UTC Volkswagen Arena HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Y 55' William

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at Volkswagen Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Philipp Huwe
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
  • Referee Christof Gunsch
  • Referee Soren Storks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
1
VfL Wolfsburg 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 2021-02-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-06-20 FC Schalke 04 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

VfL Wolfsburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar FC Schalke 04 H 5–0 W
06 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–2 L
03 Mar RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
27 Feb Hertha BSC H 2–0 W
19 Feb Arminia Bielefeld A 3–0 W
14 Feb Borussia Mönchengladbach H 0–0 D
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar VfL Wolfsburg A 0–5 L
05 Mar 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 0–0 D
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

Season Stats

VfL Wolfsburg FC Schalke 04
#1 Position #4
29 Points 0
34 Played 0
7 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
45 Scored 0
69 Conceded 0
-24 GD +0
0.85 PPG –
21% Win % –

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

VfL Wolfsburg are 1st (29 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against VfL Wolfsburg and FC Schalke 04 has kicked off!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sead Kolasinac made 414 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The 32-year-old Alessandro Schopf has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Amine Harit is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VfL Wolfsburg so far.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Wolfsburg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfL Wolfsburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shkodran Mustafi makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' William is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfL Wolfsburg tonight.
  • 46' Kevin Mbabu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' The Netherlands forward Wout Weghorst breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 1-1!
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for William.
  • 58' GOAL! Ridle Baku scores on 58. Assisted by Wout Weghorst
  • 63' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Alessandro Schopf is withdrawn and Benjamin Stambouli gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Goal! Josip Brekalo scores his 29 goal in 471 matches.
  • 69' 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 Admir Mehmedi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' The whistle greets Benito Raman as he departs to be replaced by Bastian Oczipka.
  • 77' Maximilian Arnold, a Germany , has 62 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Maximilian Philipp — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' VfL Wolfsburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Ginczek is hanging Josip Brekalo on the field on 80 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for VfL Wolfsburg to replace Wout Weghorst by Bartosz Bialek on 84 minute.
  • 85' Mikail Maden is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amine Harit at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Josuha Guilavogui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 471 appearances.
  • The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

VfL Wolfsburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dimitrios Grammozis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 2021-02-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg 2020-06-20 FC Schalke 04 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg 2019-12-18 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 FC Schalke 04

VfL Wolfsburg Form

2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-03-06 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-03-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-02-27 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-02-19 Arminia Bielefeld 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-02-14 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach D

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-03-05 FC Schalke 04 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 VfL Wolfsburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Wolfsburg68% Draw23% FC Schalke 049%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

VfL Wolfsburg or Draw
92%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
32%
VfL Wolfsburg or FC Schalke 04
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Wolfsburg45% Draw51% FC Schalke 044%
Actual: VfL Wolfsburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
23.4%
2 – 0
18.5%
0 – 0
16.9%
3 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
4 – 1
1.4%
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — VfL Wolfsburg

Handicap VfL Wolfsburg covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 22% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 30% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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