WOLFSBURG. VfL Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. VfL Wolfsburg was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (72%)​.

S. Terodde didn’t score a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Schalke 04 to win the match.​

S. Terodde squandered 1 penalty (45′ + 3′) for ​Schalke 04.

The match was played at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the help of Marcel Unger and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

VfL Wolfsburg

0 - 0

Schalke 04

  • ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
  • 19 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 165 Attack 68
  • 84 Dangerous attack 31
  • 88 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 12 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 8
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

VfL Wolfsburg had a superior ball possession 72% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VfL Wolfsburg was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough VfL Wolfsburg to win the match​.

VfL Wolfsburg shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

VfL Wolfsburg received 1 yellow card (S. Bornauw). On the opposite side, Schalke 04 received 3 yellow cards (D. Latza, M. Thiaw and M. Bulter).

Match Timeline

4'
Danny Latza- Yellow
25'
Sebastiaan Bornauw- Yellow
26'
45'
Simon Terodde - missed penalty
Ridle Baku- sub ->S. Bornauw
46'
46'
59'
59'
65'
66'
67'
71'
71'
Kevin Paredes- sub ->Jakub Kaminski
76'
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this contest, VfL Wolfsburg has 0 points to occupy the 16th place in the table. On the other side, Schalke 04 has 0 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg will play away against FC Union Berlin on the 18th of September with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).

Schalke 04 will play away agasint Borussia Dortmund on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head stats.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.5
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
7.3
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.3
46' 26'
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
7.9
M
Ahmet Cil 29.France
7.4
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
8.1
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.8
59'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.0
76'
M
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.4
59'
F
Lukas Nmecha 10.Germany
6.4
Substitutes
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
M
Bartol Franjic 38.Croatia
M
Josip Brekalo 14.Croatia
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.1
46'
M
Kevin Paredes 40.United States
6.5
76'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
6.9
59'
F
Max Kruse 9.Germany
6.9
59'
F
Bartosz Bialek 21.Poland

VfL Wolfsburg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Koen Casteels (7.5), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.3), Maxence Lacroix (7.3), Micky van de Ven (7.0), Paulo Otávio (7.9), Josuha Guilavogui (7.4), Maximilian Arnold (8.1), Jakub Kamiński (6.0), Mattias Svanberg (6.8), Omar Marmoush (6.4) and Lukas Nmecha (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Maximilian Philipp (6.9), Bartol Franjić, Josip Brekalo, Felix Nmecha, Max Kruse (7.1), Bartosz Białek, Pavao Pervan, Ridle Baku (7.1) and Kevin Paredes (6.5).

VfL Wolfsburg could not rely on the presence of K. Paredes (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 4 changes: S. Bornauw for R. Baku (46′), M. Svanberg for M. Kruse (59′), O. Marmoush for M. Philipp (59′) and J. Kaminski for K. Paredes (76′).

Best player: Maximilian Arnold​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Wolfsburg was Maximilian Arnold.

His rating is (8.1) with 79 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Alexander Schwolow 13.Germany
8.0
D
Maya Yoshida 4.Japan
7.3
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.8
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
7.8
87'
D
Malick Thiaw 33.Germany
6.8
25'
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
6.4
46' 4'
M
Alex Král 30.Czech Republic
8.1
M
Tom Krauß 6.Germany
7.1
87'
F
Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay
6.6
71'
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
6.8
71'
F
Marius Bülter 11.Germany
7.2
65'
Substitutes
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
M
Florent Mollet 20.France
M
F. Flick 17.Germany
7.0
46'
M
Mehmet Aydin 23.Germany
6.4
87'
M
K. Çalhanoğlu 42.Germany
6.4
87'
F
Jordan Larsson 7.Sweden
6.8
71'
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.6
71'

Schalke 04 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Michael Büskens played with: Alexander Schwolow (8.0), Cedric Brunner (6.8), Malick Thiaw (6.8), Maya Yoshida (7.3), Thomas Ouwejan (7.8), Tom Krauß (7.1), Alex Král (8.1), Danny Latza (6.4), Rodrigo Zalazar (6.6), Simon Terodde (6.8) and Marius Bülter (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ralf Fährmann, Florent Mollet, Jordan Larsson (6.8), Marcin Kamiński, Sebastian Polter (6.6), Florian Flick (7.0), Mehmet Aydin (6.4) and Kerim Çalhanoğlu (6.4).

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: D. Latza for F. Flick (46′), S. Terodde for S. Polter (71′), R. Zalazar for J. Larsson (71′), T. Krauss for M. Aydin (87′) and T. Ouwejan for K. Calhanoglu (87′).

Best player: Alex Král​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Alex Král.

His rating is (8.1) with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​