VfL Wolfsburg favourites for feisty fight facing Schalke 04

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA (30000 seats)

VfL Wolfsburg open their doors to Schalke 04 for another entertaining Bundesliga game here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

The first Bundesliga game here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA resulted in a draw. Last season VfL Wolfsburg's home game statistics were 7 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 17 games.

VfL Wolfsburg lost their last game at Bayern München (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. Wolfsburg's goalkeeper Casteels was extremely busy against Bayern München, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Guilavogui got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Guilavogui had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).

In the match before that, VfL Wolfsburg hosted Werder Bremen and drew the game 2-2.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wolfsburg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the VfL Wolfsburg at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Bundesliga ended in defeat. Last season Schalke 04 had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 10, drew 3 and lost 4.

There were no winners in Schalke 04's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Borussia M'gladbach (placed 3rd). Schwolow had red hot gloves after the game against Borussia M'gladbach, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. The attacker Bülter got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Bülter scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Köln's place.

We have checked recent matches where Schalke have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Schalke 04 has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest matches involving these opponents have all finished as VfL Wolfsburg wins. Will history repeat itself?

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
2 goals
VfL WolfsburgL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
1 goals
VfL WolfsburgJ. Guilavogui
J. Guilavogui
1 goals

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfL Wolfsburg Schalke 04
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 0 1 3
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 1.5
6.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 8
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 9
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3
29% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
 
17.5 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 26 20.5
8.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 8
VfL Wolfsburg Last season Schalke 04
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
12 7   Won W   10 20
6 3   Drew D   3 5
16 7   Lost L   4 9
43 25   Scored S   32 72
54 21   Conceded C   17 44
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 91%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 71%
38% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 32%
15% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 26%
41% 41%   BTTS BTTS   59% 68%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 29%
29% 24%   Failed to Score F T   6% 3%
 
4.3 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.1
5.3 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 4.9
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
3 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
12.5 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   15.4 16.9
4.1 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.3 6.2
30% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
12.8 11.9   Shots against (avg) S A   14.1 12.8
4.6 4.4   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 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 6
2 Borussia Dortmund 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
3 Borussia M'gladbach 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
4 Köln 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
5 FC Union Berlin 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 FSV Mainz 05 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Freiburg 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3
8 Hoffenheim 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
9 FC Augsburg 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -3 3
10 Werder Bremen 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 RB Leipzig 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Stuttgart 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Schalke 04 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
14 Hertha BSC 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
15 VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Bochum 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
18 Bayer Leverkusen 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 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 FC 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 Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 FSV 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 Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 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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  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 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 6
2 Borussia Dortmund 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
3 Borussia M'gladbach 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
4 Köln 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
5 FC Union Berlin 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 FSV Mainz 05 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Freiburg 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3
8 Hoffenheim 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
9 FC Augsburg 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -3 3
10 Werder Bremen 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 RB Leipzig 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Stuttgart 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Schalke 04 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
14 Hertha BSC 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
15 VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Bochum 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
18 Bayer Leverkusen 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0

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