VfL Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04 Match Analysis and Prediction

Two sides seeking to record their first wins in the new season of the German top flight will face each other this weekend when VfL Wolfsburg welcomes Schalke 04 to Volkswagen Arena in the third game week of the Bundesliga. Match day schedules for August 20 at 16:30 EAT.

 The hosts currently sits right above the relegation playoffs with just one point and four goals to their name after the two opening matches in the league.  Coming into this game, Wolfsburg won two, drew three and lost one of their last six matches. However they are without a win in their last two matches, but a draw and a loss.

VfL Wolfsburg will be hoping to make amends after 2-0 Bundesliga defeat to Bayern Munich in their most recent outing. In that match, VfL Wolfsburg managed 32% possession, eight shots with two of them on target. Bayern München got 24 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Jamal Musiala (33′) and Thomas Müller (43′).

Schalke 04 on the other hand is two places above Saturday’s host by goal difference as they both have just one point as at now. Coming into this game, the visitors win four, drew one and lost one of their last six matches. However they have also not recorded a win in the league, with a loss followed by a draw in their two opening matches.

Schalke heads into this meeting off the back of 2-2 Bundesliga draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach in their previous game. In that match, Schalke had 32% possession, 12 shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Rodrigo Zalazar (29′) and Marius Bülter (93′). Borussia Mönchengladbach got 14 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Jonas Hofmann (72′) and Marcus Thuram (78′).

VfL Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04 head to head

Since 1997, these two sides have had 51 head to head encounters against each other; Schalke 04 claims 18 wins, Wolfsburg 17 wins while 16 matched played out draws.

• Wolfsburg 5-0 Schalke 13/03/21
• Wolfsburg 1-0 Schalke 03/02/21
• Schalke 0-2 Wolfsburg 21/11/20
• Schalke 1-4 Wolfsburg 20/06/20
• Wolfsburg 1-1 Schalke 18/12/19

Home

• B.Munich 2-0 Wolfsburg
• Wolfsburg 2-2 Bremen
• Jena 0-1 Wolfsburg
• Wolfsburg 4-0 Brentford
• Mechelen 3-4 Wolfsburg

Away

• Schalke 2-2 M´gladbach
• FC Cologne 3-1 Schalke
• Bremen 0-5 Schalke
• Enschede 3-1 Schalke
• Schalke 1-1 Augsburg

VfL Wolfsburg team news

 Niko Kovač will be unable to call upon the services of Gerhardt and Jonas Wind have have been sidelined through injuries.

Schalke 04 team news

Frank Kramer has no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this game

Prediction and odds

• Draw
• Goal under 2.5
• Double Chance 1 or 2