STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart and Schalke 04 draw 1-1. C. Fuhrich scored the first goal (18′) for VfB Stuttgart. S. Terodde made it even (21′). Schalke 04 was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the support of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Schalke 04 had a strong ball possession 57% while VfB Stuttgart was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Schalke 04 to win the match​.

VfB Stuttgart shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards (J. Vagnoman, B. Sosa and K. Mavropanos). Regarding the opposition, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (D. Drexler and M. Bulter).

J. Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (67′).

Standings

After this match, VfB Stuttgart will have 4 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 will have 3 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host FC Union Berlin on the 9th of October with a 1-1 head to head.

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

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller (6.6), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.4), Waldemar Anton (6.8), Hiroki Ito (6.6), Josha Vagnoman (5.9), Chris Führich (7.4), Wataru Endo (6.8), Naouirou Ahamada (6.5), Borna Sosa (7.0), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (6.9) and Lilian Egloff (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Antonis Aidonis, Serhou Guirassy (6.4), Enzo Millot (6.9), Atakan Karazor (6.5), Thomas Kastanaras, Tiago Tomás (6.6), Juan José Perea, Pascal Stenzel (7.4) and Fabian Bredlow.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: B. Sosa for E. Millot (63′), L. Egloff for T. Tomas (63′), C. Fuhrich for P. Stenzel (76′), N. Ahamada for A. Karazor (83′) and Silas for S. Guirassy (83′).

Best player: Konstantinos Mavropanos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Konstantinos Mavropanos.

His rating is (7.4) with 38 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Frank Kramer played with: Alexander Schwolow (6.8), Cedric Brunner (6.3), Sepp van den Berg (6.1), Maya Yoshida (7.2), Thomas Ouwejan (6.8), Florian Flick (6.6), Tom Krauß (7.0), Jordan Larsson (7.2), Dominick Drexler (7.2), Marius Bülter (7.0) and Simon Terodde (6.8).

They had on the bench: Leo Greiml, Ralf Fährmann, Henning Matriciani, Tobias Mohr (7.0), Rodrigo Zalazar (6.1), Danny Latza, Sebastian Polter (6.4), Florent Mollet (6.2) and Alex Král.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 4 changes: T. Ouwejan for T. Mohr (46′), S. Terodde for S. Polter (65′), J. Larsson for R. Zalazar (65′) and D. Drexler for F. Mollet (74′).

Best player: Maya Yoshida​

The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was Maya Yoshida.

His rating is (7.2) with 68 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• VfB Stuttgart – Schalke 04 – 1-1
• VfL Bochum 1848 – Werder Bremen – 0-2
• VfL Wolfsburg – FC Köln – 2-4
• Eintracht Frankfurt – RB Leipzig – 4-0
• FC Union Berlin – FC Bayern München – 1-1
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SC Freiburg – 2-3