27
20:57
Smart attack by the hosts: With a long diagonal ball, Skarke looks for Frey from the left half-space on the right side of the box. Otávio is just about right and heads the marble out in front of the lurking striker. The corner brings nothing.
24
20:55
There is still a lack of clear chances on both sides. The only action worth mentioning was the Arnold penalty. Otherwise, both defensive rows are relatively compact.
21
20:53
Skarke gets kicked in duel with Svanberg. For the newcomer from Union Berlin, however, things continue. A few moments ago there was also a duel between Bornauw and Frey in the sixteen of the wolves. The defender had his arm out against Frey and also brought him down. But rightly so, that’s not enough for a 911.
19
20:50
…Zalazar’s cross slips past the far post to Krauss, whose attempt at a corner is blocked. Zalazar executes again, this time high and deep into the back corridor. There Kral sends the ball to the five, where Jenz fails from a short distance at the outstanding Casteels. However, Jenz was also offside.
17
20:48
There is the next standard situation. Král gets a kick on the shin from Gerhardt 27 meters half-right in front of the box…
15
20:46
Zalazar is ready for a free kick on the right wing. The cross is not so bad, but in the end it is clarified after half-right in front of the sixteen of the guests. Kozuki then tries it directly from 18 meters, but only shoots into Casteels’ arms.
12.
20:43
This means that pepper is already in the game at this early stage. Both teams report offensive claims. The Wolfsburg are now more aggressive.
9.
20:40
Penalty missed by Maximilian Arnold, VfL Wolfsburg
No goal! Arnold steps up and aims at the bottom left corner. He loaded the ferryman, but the Wolves captain only hit the post. Great luck for the miners!
8th.
20:39
…and there are Penalty for Wolfsburg! Brand correctly points to the point. That wasn’t very clever of Jenz.
7.
20:38
Jenz probably hits Wimmer inside the penalty area on the left ankle. While it’s going on for the time being, the repetition shows: That smells like a penalty. Referee Brand is sent to the review area…
5.
20:36
In the first few minutes, Schalke are the more active team. VfL is looking at the whole thing first.
2.
20:33
The first conclusion applies to S04: Frey puts a ricochet in Kozuki’s run with his head. The 22-year-old’s shot from 20 meters to the left is not an issue for Casteels.
20:12
Angry tongues could claim that the Wolves are exactly the right opponent for this, after all the last three matches against SV Werder Bremen (1: 2), in the cup at 1. FC Union Berlin (1: 2) and at the weekend against FC Bayern Munich (2:4) all lost. The big but: With the exception of the first half against Bremen, Lower Saxony were even in all games – coach Kovač even thought that his team should have won against Bayern. It should not be forgotten that they remained unbeaten in eleven competitive games before the bankruptcy against Werder. All of that is currently enough for seventh place in the table – with a threesome they would at least temporarily get within two points of sixth-placed Freiburg.
19:59
It can probably be described as a small upward trend, what the Royal Blues brought to the floor in the last two games. Both at home against 1. FC Köln (0-0) and most recently at Borussia Mönchengladbach (0-0) they scored points that not all experts believed they were capable of. Nevertheless, two big problems remain: First, the gap to relegation place 16 is five, and to place 15 even eight points. In addition, no other team scores as few goals as Gelsenkirchen (14). A draw would probably not be enough today.
19:43
VfL also made two changes. Gerhardt and Kamiński replace Lacroix and Felix Nmecha.
19:40
Let’s first look at the line-ups of both teams. Looking back on last Saturday, the miners swapped two positions. Zalazar and Frey start instead of Balanta and Terodde.
19:30
Hello and welcome to the 20th match day of the Bundesliga! In the duel between fear of relegation and European ambitions, FC Schalke 04 has to deal with VfL Wolfsburg today. Kick-off is at 8:30 p.m.