German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 31': Shkodran Mustafi (OG)
  • 51': Wout Weghorst
  • 58': Ridle Baku
  • 64': Josip Brekalo
  • 79': Maximilian Philipp
FT
5 - 0
Schalke 04

    About

    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Schalke 04 at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 3': Timo Becker (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. John Brooks tries a through ball, but Josip Brekalo is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Kerim Çalhanoglu (FC Schalke 04).
    • 7': Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
    • 14': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross.
    • 14': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui tries a through ball, but Admir Mehmedi is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
    • 20': Offside, FC Schalke 04. Frederik Rönnow tries a through ball, but Benito Raman is caught offside.
    • 22': Hand ball by Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04).
    • 24': Hand ball by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 24': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Mbabu tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Admir Mehmedi.
    • 26': Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Marin Pongracic (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 27': Offside, FC Schalke 04. Amine Harit tries a through ball, but Alessandro Schöpf is caught offside.
    • 30': Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 31': Own Goal by Shkodran Mustafi, FC Schalke 04. VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
    • 34': Foul by Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04).
    • 34': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Josuha Guilavogui.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
    • 45': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (FC Schalke 04).
    • 45': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
    • 46': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 46': Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04).
    • 47': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Yannick Gerhardt.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Admir Mehmedi (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Malick Thiaw (FC Schalke 04).
    • 50': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 51': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Schalke 04 0. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 52': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Josip Brekalo tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
    • 53': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 53': Kerim Çalhanoglu (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by William (FC Schalke 04).
    • 55': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': William (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 58': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, FC Schalke 04 0. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 59': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Admir Mehmedi tries a through ball, but Ridle Baku is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt saved. William (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
    • 61': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
    • 61': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 61': William (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 63': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
    • 64': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 4, FC Schalke 04 0. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 69': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 69': William (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku.
    • 72': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Joao Victor replaces Ridle Baku.
    • 72': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Maximilian Philipp replaces Admir Mehmedi.
    • 72': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Maximilian Arnold.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Bastian Oczipka replaces Benito Raman.
    • 72': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Matthew Hoppe replaces Kerim Çalhanoglu.
    • 73': Foul by Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04).
    • 73': Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joao Victor.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joao Victor.
    • 78': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Frederik Rönnow.
    • 79': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 5, FC Schalke 04 0. Maximilian Philipp (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 80': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Ginczek replaces Josip Brekalo.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
    • 81': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by John Brooks.
    • 82': Foul by Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 82': William (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces Wout Weghorst.
    • 85': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Mikail Maden replaces Amine Harit.
    • 86': Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg).
    • 89': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 5, FC Schalke 04 0.
    • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 5, FC Schalke 04 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 6
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    46.4 Possession 53.6
    5 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    290 Accurate Passes 377
    392 Passes 468
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    17 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    51 Long Balls 76
    25 Accurate Long Balls 49
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 17
    12 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    21 Interceptions 15
    18 Effective Clearances 13
    18 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
    2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
    3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
    4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Koen Casteels (GK)
    25 John Brooks
    34 Marin Pongracic
    20 Ridle Baku
    19 Kevin Mbabu
    14 Admir Mehmedi
    27 Maximilian Arnold
    23 Josuha Guilavogui
    9 Wout Weghorst
    31 Yannick Gerhardt
    7 Josip Brekalo
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Bartosz Bialek, Maximilian Philipp, Tim Siersleben, Pavao Pervan, Jérôme Roussillon, Jeffrey Bruma, Joao Victor, Daniel Ginczek.

    S04 Schalke 04 (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
    30 Shkodran Mustafi
    33 Malick Thiaw
    31 Timo Becker
    8 Suat Serdar
    28 Alessandro Schöpf
    20 Sead Kolasinac
    42 Kerim Çalhanoglu
    13 William Yellow Card
    25 Amine Harit
    9 Benito Raman
    Schalke 04 Substitutes:
    Hamza Mendyl, Matthew Hoppe, Michael Langer, Munir Mercan, Mehmet Can Aydin, Can Bozdogan, Benjamin Stambouli, Mikail Maden, Bastian Oczipka.

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