National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wolfsburg or Schalke 04 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Wolfsburg nor Schalke 04 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Wolfsburg form and stats
Action has already taken place for Wolfsburg in DFB Pokal as they have defeated Sandhausen and Union Furstenwalde to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Wolfsburg's DFB Pokal journey ended in the 2nd round.21 points is a decent return from 9 Bundesliga games here at VOLKSWAGEN ARENA for Wolfsburg. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Wolfsburg are confident in defense, having played 306 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Wolfsburg's previous game was a Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Freiburg. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Bundesliga match versus Bayer Leverkusen with a 1-0 scoreline.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Wolfsburg matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and two defeats (from three games).
There will be little rest for Wolfsburg after this match as they are travelling to Augsburg for a Bundesliga game in only three days.
The Wolfsburg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Wolfsburg have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Schalke 04 form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ulm and Schweinfurt in order to reach 3rd Round of DFB Pokal. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Schalke 04 have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 0-3-6 (9 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 20 away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Werder Bremen in their previous outing. The Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, in the Bundesliga, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Bayern München.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Schalke 04 when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Schalke 04 are hosting RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Schalke as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Schalke can't defend away. 30 goals have been scored by the opposition in 9 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. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Wolfsburg, two draws and five wins for Schalke 04. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 13 goals |   M. Hoppe 5 goals |  R. Steffen 3 goals |
Wolfsburg missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Wolfsburg | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 15 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 32 | 60 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 17 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -22 | 10 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -34 | 8 |