German Bundesliga

FT Friday, August 28, 2015
Schalke 04 WLWWD 0
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VfL Wolfsburg LWWWD 3
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Volkswagen Arena · 30,000 att.

Match Report

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Wolfsburg control Schalke to go top without Kevin De Bruyne, Ivan Perisic

Wolfsburg moved to the top of the Bundesliga, at least for a night, with a commanding 3-0 win over Schalke without two key players.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
43.9
Possession
56.1
12
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
347
Accurate Passes
480
452
Passes
571
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
75
Long Balls
102
30
Accurate Long Balls
62
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
18
15
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
18
8
Clearances
19

Head to Head

S04 leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WOB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Koen CasteelsG
  2. 5Timm KloseCD-L
  3. 25NaldoCD-R
  4. 34Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 15Christian TräschRB
  6. 11Max KruseAM
  7. 22Luiz GustavoLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 12Bas DostF
  10. 7Daniel CaligiuriAM-L
  11. 8VieirinhaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Nicklas BendtnerSUB
  2. 17André SchürrleSUB
  3. 31Robin KnocheSUB
  4. 4Marcel SchäferSUB
  5. 27Maximilian ArnoldSUB
  6. 10Aaron HuntSUB
  7. 20Max GrünSUB

S04 · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ralf FährmannG
  2. 33Roman NeustädterCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 6Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 27Sascha RietherRB
  6. 10Julian DraxlerAM
  7. 15Dennis AogoLM
  8. 5Johannes GeisRM
  9. 25Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF
  10. 19Leroy SanéAM-L
  11. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Marco HögerSUB
  2. 8Leon GoretzkaSUB
  3. 3Júnior CaiçaraSUB
  4. 30Michael GspurningSUB
  5. 24Kaan AyhanSUB
  6. 7Max MeyerSUB
  7. 9Franco Di SantoSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 0. Bas Dost (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Träsch with a cross.
  2. 51' Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Sascha Riether (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Schalke 04 0. Ricardo Rodríguez (VfL Wolfsburg) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 59' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Franco Di Santo replaces Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting.
  6. 61' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, FC Schalke 04 0. Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  7. 71' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Leon Goretzka replaces Leroy Sané.
  8. 73' Dennis Aogo (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Max Meyer replaces Julian Draxler.
  10. 76' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. André Schürrle replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
  11. 79' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Bas Dost.
  12. 87' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold replaces Max Kruse.

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