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Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart: Match Preview & Stats

Schalke 04 crest Schalke 04
vs
VfB Stuttgart crest VfB Stuttgart
VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

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Our record

  • Schalke 04: 4 of 5 right
  • VfB Stuttgart: 4 of 8 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 10
Kick-off
Venue
VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Since last match
Schalke 04: 12 days (Bundesliga) · Hoffenheim (2‑1) VfB Stuttgart: 14 days (Bundesliga) · Werder Bremen (1‑0)
Next match
Schalke 04: 6 days (Bundesliga) later VfB Stuttgart: 4 days (Champions League) later · Inter

Last starting XI

Schalke 04 5-3-2

  1. 1 Karius
  2. 43 Ayhan
  3. 25 Katić
  4. 4 Kuruçay
  5. 21 Ljubičić
  6. 8 Gosens
  7. 23 El-Faouzi
  8. 13 Tanaka
  9. 24 Aouchiche
  10. 19 Karaman
  11. 7 Hwang

Coach: Miron Muslić at Hoffenheim, 1-2 · Bundesliga · 8 Nov

VfB Stuttgart 3-4-2-1

  1. 41 Seimen
  2. 14 Jaquez
  3. 24 Chabot
  4. 3 Hendriks
  5. 18 Leweling
  6. 21 Prömel
  7. 47 Spalt
  8. 7 Mittelstädt
  9. 11 El Khannouss
  10. 10 Führich
  11. 26 Undav

Coach: Sebastian Hoeneß vs Werder Bremen, 1-0 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Schalke 04

  • DF Maximilian WöberInjured · Early January 2027
  • DF Robin GosensInjured · Mid December 2026
  • DF Timo BeckerInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Janik BachmannInjured · Mid November 2026
  • MF Ron SchallenbergInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • FW Moussa SyllaInjured · Late November 2026

VfB Stuttgart

  • DF Dan-Axel ZagadouInjured · Mid November 2026
  • DF Josha VagnomanInjured · A few weeks
  • MF Angelo StillerInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Leo SauerInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • – Justin DiehlInjured · Mid November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Schalke 04

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 17.0%
Missing minutes share 18.0%
6 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • DF Robin Gosens 8% attack · 5% mins
  • FW Moussa Sylla 5% attack · 3% mins

VfB Stuttgart

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 11.0%
Missing minutes share 11.0%
5 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • MF Angelo Stiller 7% attack · 5% mins
  • DF Josha Vagnoman 3% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart
Box & Territory Pressure 44 61
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 54 64
Finishing Efficiency 15 51
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 83 32
Underlying Play Power 25 59
Schalke 04 Balanced (results match underlying play)
VfB Stuttgart Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Schalke 04

When scoring first No matches in sample
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 43% 2nd Half: 57%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 29%

VfB Stuttgart

When scoring first 67% won · 89% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 17% points rescued · 17% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 56% 2nd Half: 44%
First 15': 19% Last 15' (76-90'): 15%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Schalke 04

  1. 1. MF Adil Aouchiche 1G · 0A
    Team attack 19.0% Team shots 20.0%
  2. 2. FW Chukwubuike Adamu 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. MF Kenan Karaman 0G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 9.0%

VfB Stuttgart

  1. 1. FW Deniz Undav 1G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW Ermedin Demirović 5G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. MF Chris Führich 1G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 10.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart
Over 1.5 goals 6/10 6/10
Over 2.5 goals 4/10 3/10
Over 3.5 goals 1/10 2/10
Both teams scored 3/10 3/10
Clean sheet 3/10 4/10
Failed to score 7/10 3/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 0.5 / 1.3 1.4 / 1.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Schalke 04

  • L 1-2 at Hoffenheim (A) Bundesliga · 8 Nov
  • L 0-2 vs RB Leipzig (H) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Dynamo Dresden (A) DFB Pokal · 28 Oct
  • D 0-0 at 1. FC Köln (A) Bundesliga · 24 Oct
  • L 0-1 vs Mainz 05 (H) Bundesliga · 17 Oct

VfB Stuttgart

  • W 1-0 vs Werder Bremen (H) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Galatasaray (A) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • W 4-2 at Bayer Leverkusen (A) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Paderborn (A) DFB Pokal · 28 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) Bundesliga · 23 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Schalke 04

VfB Stuttgart

Goals in each 15-minute period, Bundesliga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Schalke 04

Player G A
Adrian Gantenbein 1 1
Chukwubuike Adamu 1 1
Adil Aouchiche 1 0
Maximilian Wöber 1 0
Robin Gosens 1 0

VfB Stuttgart

Player G A
Ermedin Demirović 5 0
Josha Vagnoman 2 1
Maximilian Mittelstädt 2 1
Bilal El Khannouss 2 0
Chris Führich 1 1

Goals and assists in the Bundesliga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart
  • 3.3 Corners won 5.9
  • 6.3 Corners conceded 6.3
  • 1.3 Yellow cards 1.3
  • 1.4 Opponents' yellow cards 2.8

Per match in the Bundesliga this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.8 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Schalke 04VfB Stuttgart
Attack 0 76 0.6 goals per match this season1.7 goals per match this season
Defence 53 82 1.2 conceded per match this season1.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1719Elo #210 Elo rating 1974Elo #35

Head-to-head

9Schalke 04 wins
5draws
6VfB Stuttgart wins

20 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga Schalke 04 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
  • 3 Sep 2022 · Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Schalke 04
  • 27 Feb 2021 · Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 5-1 Schalke 04
  • 30 Oct 2020 · Bundesliga Schalke 04 1-1 VfB Stuttgart
  • 18 May 2019 · Bundesliga Schalke 04 0-0 VfB Stuttgart

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Bayern München 9 630 29:9 +20 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 630 16:7 +9 21
3 Freiburg 9 612 20:10 +10 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 603 27:13 +14 18
5 Bayer Leverkusen 9 513 20:17 +3 16
6 Werder Bremen 9 432 17:15 +2 15
7 Elversberg 9 414 17:18 -1 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 405 15:15 0 12
9 Hoffenheim 9 405 16:17 -1 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 333 15:20 -5 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 405 10:20 -10 12
12 Mainz 05 9 315 18:19 -1 10
13 Paderborn 9 243 8:11 -3 10
14 Augsburg 9 234 20:20 0 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 234 10:14 -4 9
16 Union Berlin 9 144 7:21 -14 7
17 Schalke 04 9 135 5:11 -6 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 117 12:25 -13 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Bundesliga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Rel. play-offRelegated
Schalke 04 6
VfB Stuttgart 12

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