The league table in Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Wolfsburg leading Schalke 04 by 35 points. Match preview to follow:
- Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (16) in Bundesliga
Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Wolfsburg form and stats
Wolfsburg, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga, have performed here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA this season with 7 wins from 11 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Wolfsburg tasted defeat here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
No payout for Wolfsburg in their previous match, an away game at Hoffenheim that ended in defeat 1-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting RB Leipzig (0-2).
Wolfsburg are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found two matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost zero.
The Wolfsburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Wolfsburg are not conceding a lot of goals here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
There's been little loot from Schalke 04's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04, who have the fewest scored goals (16) in Bundesliga, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Schalke have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Bayern München game.
There were no winners in Schalke's previous match, a Bundesliga home game that ended 0-0 vs Mainz 05 (placed 16th). Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Stuttgart's place.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Schalke played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected two times.
The attacking power of Schalke when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Schalke can't defend away. 35 goals have been scored by the opposition in 11 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Schalke 04 - Wolfsburg 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wolfsburg victories, two draws and four Schalke 04 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 15 goals |  R. Steffen 5 goals |   M. Hoppe 5 goals |
Wolfsburg missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Wolfsburg | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | 61 |
| 88% | 73% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 79% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 88% |
| 46% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 67% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 64% | 46% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 12% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 55% | 42% |
| 46% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 45% | 54% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 12.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 35% | 40% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 25% |
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest points (4) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (16) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (35) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (61) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-27) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-45) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have yet to win a game away.
- Wolfsburg have not yet lost a game at home.
- Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wolfsburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Wolfsburg have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- Wolfsburg have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 37 | 55 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 53 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 39 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Köln | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -20 | 22 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -23 | 18 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35 | -45 | 10 |