Delightful dogfight as daring VfB Stuttgart duel with determined Schalke 04

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mercedes-Benz-Arena (60449 seats)

VfB Stuttgart get ready to host Schalke 04 for another exciting Bundesliga fixture here at Mercedes-Benz-Arena.

Insights:
  • Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Bundesliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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VfB Stuttgart form and stats

VfB Stuttgart have collected 1 point from their Bundesliga home games so far after 0-1-1.

Stress levels are on the rise for Stuttgart's attacking players as they have now played 193 minutes without scoring in a league game. Silas was their last goal scorer.

VfB Stuttgart shared the glory with FC Köln in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Mavropanos was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.05 out of 10. The defender Mavropanos won 6 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Freiburg that was lost 0-1.

Early season league goal statistics from VfB Stuttgart's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

The manager Büskens was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground VELTINS-Arena. Schalke 04 suffered a 1-6 loss to Union Berlin (placed 2nd). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Union Berlin was particularly ugly (1-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Ouwejan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 6.85. Ouwejan hit three key passes and won 0 of 1 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus VfL Wolfsburg that ended 0-0.

Schalke 04 have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Stuttgart won one, Schalke 04 were winners in six and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
3 goals
VfB StuttgartW. Endo
W. Endo
1 goals
VfB StuttgartN. Ahamada
N. Ahamada
1 goals

VfB Stuttgart missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfB Stuttgart Schalke 04
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
3 1 0 Scored S 1 1 4
4 2 0 Conceded C 3 3 11
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.2 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.5 3.8
4.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 10.5 7.5
2.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.2 12.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.5 11
5.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 3.2
14% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 25% 31%
 
10.2 14.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 26 22.5 18
3.8 5.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 7 7.5
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart Last season Schalke 04
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
7 6   Won W   10 20
12 4   Drew D   3 5
15 7   Lost L   4 9
41 28   Scored S   32 72
59 32   Conceded C   17 44
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
85% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 91%
50% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 71%
38% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 32%
24% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 26%
65% 76%   BTTS BTTS   59% 68%
12% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 29%
32% 24%   Failed to Score F T   6% 3%
 
4.4 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.1
5.1 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 4.9
1.9 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.4 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   15.4 16.9
4.5 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 6.2
27% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
14.6 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   14.1 12.8
4.9 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 4 3 1 0 16 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 13 1 14 10
2 Union Berlin 4 3 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 8 10
3 Freiburg 4 3 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 9
4 Hoffenheim 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 9
5 Borussia Dortmund 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 9
6 Borussia M'gladbach 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 8
7 Mainz 05 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 -1 7
8 FC Köln 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 6
9 RB Leipzig 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 5
10 Werder Bremen 4 1 2 1 10 10 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 0 5
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 2 1 7 11 2 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 -4 5
12 VfB Stuttgart 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 3
13 Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 -2 3
14 Augsburg 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 -5 3
15 VfL Wolfsburg 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
16 Schalke 04 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 2
17 Hertha BSC 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 VfL Bochum 1848 4 0 0 4 3 13 2 0 0 2 1 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 -10 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 24 5 5 97 37 17 13 2 2 48 15 17 11 3 3 49 22 60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 17 13 0 4 52 28 17 9 3 5 33 24 33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 17 10 2 5 39 23 17 9 5 3 41 24 33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 17 11 2 4 43 17 17 6 5 6 29 20 35 58
5 Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 17 10 5 2 25 17 17 6 4 7 25 27 6 57
6 Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 17 8 5 4 32 25 17 7 5 5 26 21 12 55
7 FC Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 17 10 5 2 33 11 17 3 2 12 17 34 5 46
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 17 8 4 5 34 24 17 5 3 9 24 36 -2 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 17 8 4 5 33 27 17 4 5 8 21 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 4 7 6 20 22 17 6 5 6 25 27 -4 42
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 3 9 18 33 -11 42
13 VfL Bochum 1848 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 17 6 4 7 28 32 17 1 8 8 13 27 -18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 9 6 19 37 71 17 6 3 8 24 33 17 3 3 11 13 38 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 5 13 16 27 53 17 2 10 5 15 23 17 3 3 11 12 30 -26 28
18 Greuther Furth 34 3 9 22 28 82 17 3 5 9 15 33 17 0 4 13 13 49 -54 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Schalke 04 34 20 5 9 72 44 17 10 2 5 40 27 17 10 3 4 32 17 28 65
2 Werder Bremen 34 18 9 7 65 43 17 8 6 3 29 17 17 10 3 4 36 26 22 63
3 Hamburger SV 34 16 12 6 67 35 17 9 6 2 36 17 17 7 6 4 31 18 32 60
4 Darmstadt 98 34 18 6 10 71 46 17 10 3 4 42 23 17 8 3 6 29 23 25 60
5 St. Pauli 34 16 9 9 61 46 17 11 4 2 37 17 17 5 5 7 24 29 15 57
6 Heidenheim 34 15 7 12 43 45 17 10 4 3 27 18 17 5 3 9 16 27 -2 52
7 Paderborn 34 13 12 9 56 44 17 4 7 6 26 24 17 9 5 3 30 20 12 51
8 Nurnberg 34 14 9 11 49 49 17 8 3 6 26 23 17 6 6 5 23 26 0 51
9 Holstein Kiel 34 12 9 13 46 54 17 8 3 6 23 23 17 4 6 7 23 31 -8 45
10 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 11 11 12 45 42 17 6 6 5 28 21 17 5 5 7 17 21 3 44
11 Hannover 96 34 11 9 14 35 49 17 6 6 5 16 19 17 5 3 9 19 30 -14 42
12 Karlsruher SC 34 9 14 11 54 55 17 5 9 3 32 26 17 4 5 8 22 29 -1 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 10 11 13 41 52 17 4 5 8 17 25 17 6 6 5 24 27 -11 41
14 Sandhausen 34 10 11 13 42 54 17 4 5 8 19 29 17 6 6 5 23 25 -12 41
15 Jahn Regensburg 34 10 10 14 50 51 17 6 4 7 31 29 17 4 6 7 19 22 -1 40
16 Dynamo Dresden 34 7 11 16 33 46 17 5 5 7 18 18 17 2 6 9 15 28 -13 32
17 Erzgebirge Aue 34 6 8 20 32 72 17 3 3 11 14 34 17 3 5 9 18 38 -40 26
18 Ingolstadt 34 4 9 21 30 65 17 2 5 10 12 29 17 2 4 11 18 36 -35 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 4 3 1 0 16 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 13 1 14 10
2 Union Berlin 4 3 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 8 10
3 Freiburg 4 3 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 4 9
4 Hoffenheim 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 9
5 Borussia Dortmund 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 9
6 Borussia M'gladbach 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 8
7 Mainz 05 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 -1 7
8 FC Köln 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 6
9 RB Leipzig 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 5
10 Werder Bremen 4 1 2 1 10 10 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 0 5
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 2 1 7 11 2 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 -4 5
12 VfB Stuttgart 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 3
13 Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 -2 3
14 Augsburg 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 -5 3
15 VfL Wolfsburg 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 2
16 Schalke 04 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 -7 2
17 Hertha BSC 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 VfL Bochum 1848 4 0 0 4 3 13 2 0 0 2 1 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 -10 0

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