VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04

VfL Wolfsburg

0 - 1

FC Schalke 04

🕒 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Volkswagen Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Cortus 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

VfL Wolfsburg 16 · FC Schalke 04 2

Referee Stats

Benjamin Cortus

12 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	42%
Draws	42%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

VfL Wolfsburg outshot their opponent (17-10).
VfL Wolfsburg controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

VfL Wolfsburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 25

Avg: 1.35 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Schalke 04 (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 22

Avg: 1.53 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00

PPG

1.65

1.35

1.53

1.47

1.29

53%

O2.5

47%

76%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

VfL Wolfsburg rank16th

FC Schalke 04 rank2nd

VfL Wolfsburg points33

FC Schalke 04 points63

VfL Wolfsburg: #16 · 33 pts · GD -12

30 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

FC Schalke 04: #2 · 63 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Wolfsburg last 5 home

W L D L L

Points4/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-7

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Schalke 04 last 5 away

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VfL Wolfsburg trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

FC Schalke 04 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

VfL Wolfsburg score at home82%

VfL Wolfsburg clean sheet at home12%

FC Schalke 04 score away88%

FC Schalke 04 clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

VfL Wolfsburg score first0%

VfL Wolfsburg win after scoring first0%

FC Schalke 04 score first0%

FC Schalke 04 win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Wolfsburg 0% · FC Schalke 04 0%

Vs league average

VfL Wolfsburg score at home1.35 vs 1.60

VfL Wolfsburg concede at home1.47 vs 1.19

FC Schalke 04 score away1.53 vs 1.19

FC Schalke 04 concede away1.29 vs 1.60

VfL Wolfsburg score 16% below league average, while FC Schalke 04 score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: VfL Wolfsburg are 23% above league average at home, and FC Schalke 04 are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

VfL Wolfsburg goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

FC Schalke 04 goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

566

444

Passes Accurate

468

348

Passes %

83%

78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	5
Draws	4
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (50.0%)
BTTS	6 (42.9%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (42.9%)
BTTS	2 (28.6%)

VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 Head-to-Head History by Season

2022-2023 Season

10 Feb 2023 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 0 - 0 20 Aug 2022 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 Mar 2021 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 5 - 0 21 Nov 2020 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 0 - 2

2019-2020 Season

20 Jun 2020 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 4 18 Dec 2019 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

20 Jan 2019 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 2 - 1 25 Aug 2018 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 2 - 1

2017-2018 Season

17 Mar 2018 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 0 - 1 28 Oct 2017 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

08 Apr 2017 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 4 - 1 19 Nov 2016 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 0 - 1

2015-2016 Season

06 Feb 2016 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg 3 - 0 28 Aug 2015 VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 3 - 0