GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 overcome VfB Stuttgart to win 2-1. It was Schalke 04 to strike first with a goal of Dominick Drexler at the 10′. Then Marius Bülter scored again for Schalke 04 in the 40′ minute. Eventually, Borna Sosa reduced the distance for VfB Stuttgart (63′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. VfB Stuttgart was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 61,271 spectators. The referee was Deniz Aytekin assisted by Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Robert Schröder. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 12 Total 17
- 6 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 12
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 89 Attack 116
- 33 Dangerous attack 62
- 83 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 66% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VfB Stuttgart had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Schalke 04 found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Schalke 04 shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfB Stuttgart shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (Alex Kral and L. Greiml). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 2 yellow cards (Borna Sosa and Atakan Karazor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Schalke 04 will have 16 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, VfB Stuttgart will stay with 19 points like TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Bochum 1848 to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against FC Augsburg on the 18th of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Schalke 04 (9 draws).
VfB Stuttgart will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of March with a 16-11 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (5 draws).
Schalke 04 – Formation
Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Ralf Fährmann
, Mehmet Aydin , Maya Yoshida , Moritz Jenz , Henning Matriciani , Alex Král , Tom Krauß , Dominick Drexler , Rodrigo Zalazar , Marius Bülter and Michael Frey .The home team had on the bench: Alexander Schwolow, Leo Greiml, Marcin Kamiński, Joey Muller, Danny Latza
, Tobias Mohr, Kenan Karaman , Éder Balanta and Simon Terodde .Substitutions
Schalke 04 made 5 changes: T. Krauß for Éder Balanta (66′), Marius Bülter for Kenan Karaman (72′), Michael Frey for Simon Terodde (72′), Rodrigo Zalazar for Danny Latza (72′) and Dominick Drexler for Leo Greiml (90′).
Best player: Rodrigo Zalazar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Rodrigo Zalazar even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bruno Labbadia played with: Fabian Bredlow
, Waldemar Anton , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Hiroki Ito , Borna Sosa , Wataru Endo , Atakan Karazor , Genki Haraguchi , Gil Dias , Silas Katompa Mvumpa and Chris Führich .These were the players on the bench: Florian Müller, Josha Vagnoman
, Dan-Axel Zagadou , Tanguy Coulibaly , Nikolas Nartey, Tiago Tomás , Juan José Perea, Luca Pfeiffer and Thomas Kastanaras.Substitutions
VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: H. Ito for Dan-Axel Zagadou (46′), Gil Dias for Tanguy Coulibaly (46′), Waldemar Anton for Josha Vagnoman (57′), Genki Haraguchi for Tiago Tomás (78′) and Chris Führich for Luca Pfeiffer (79′).
Best player: Borna Sosa
The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Borna Sosa.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 21 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
- Hertha BSC – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund – 0-1
- FC Köln – VfL Wolfsburg – 0-2
- RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-1