Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04

25 August 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Patrick Ittrich

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • John Brooks 33’
  • Daniel Ginczek 90+4’
  • Nabil Bentaleb 85’ (pen)

Match summary

Wolfsburg beat Schalke 04 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Wolfsburg led 1-0 at half-time.

John Brooks put Wolfsburg ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Maximilian Arnold, Nabil Bentaleb equalised from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, and Daniel Ginczek won it in stoppage time.

Schalke 04 can feel hard done by, creating 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.43 from 10. Schalke 04 had a player sent off.

Match stats

Wolfsburg Schalke 04
11 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.31 xG 1.86
1.31 Non-penalty xG 1.10
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Wolfsburg Schalke 04
Kick-off
John Brooks
Assist: Maximilian Arnold1-0 (Wolfsburg)
33’
Half-time1-0
85’
Nabil Bentaleb
Penalty1-1 (Schalke 04)
Daniel Ginczek2-1 (Wolfsburg)
90+4’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolfsburg
  • William
  • John Brooks
  • Josuha Guilavogui
  • Wout Weghorst
  • Yannick Gerhardt
Schalke 04
  • Matija Nastasic
  • Salif Sané
  • Weston McKennie
  • Guido Burgstaller

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.86 33’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), 1-0 33’ 85’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), 1-1 85’ 90+4’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.86 33’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), 1-0 Brooks 33’ 85’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), 1-1 Bentaleb 85’ 90+4’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), 2-1 Ginczek 90+4’
Wolfsburg 1.43 xGSchalke 04 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Schalke 04 attacking Wolfsburg attacking 
85’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 33’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 90+4’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90+4’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 80’ Naldo (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 79’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Cedric Teuchert (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ William (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Naldo (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 83’ Breel Embolo (Schalke 04), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 33’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 90+4’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 90+4’ Daniel Ginczek (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 80’ Naldo (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 79’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+3’ Cedric Teuchert (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Suat Serdar (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ William (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Naldo (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 25’ William (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Josuha Guilavogui (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Koen Casteels GK900 0.000.000
William DEF902 0.060.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
John Brooks DEF9012 0.540.000
Jérôme Roussillon DEF900 0.000.000
Maximilian Arnold MID9011 0.020.533
Ignacio Camacho MID900 0.000.351
Josuha Guilavogui MID461 0.010.021
Josip Brekalo FWD860 0.000.081
Wout Weghorst FWD751 0.050.000
Renato Steffen FWD901 0.060.000
Yannick Gerhardt Sub441 0.350.000
Daniel Ginczek Sub1511 0.320.000
Admir Mehmedi Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolfsburg win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Schalke 04 win 40% Bet365 odds 2.37

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Schalke 04 2-1 Wolfsburg, 20 Jan 19  All Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04 meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.