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The 27th matchday of the German Bundesliga is approaching and for VfL Wolfsburg it is getting more explosive from week to week. The club is in the relegation battle for the second time in a row – only the better goal difference keeps the club away from the relegation place. Even the order of Bruno Labbadia, who is to save VfL Wolfsburg as a firefighter from relegation, has so far shown no effect. With Schalke 04, a team now comes to the Volkswagen Arena, which is currently swimming on a wave of success. Schalke are under coach Domenico Tedesco – the team is currently in second place in the table. The tabular starting position speaks thus in this duel rather for the guests from Gelsenkirchen.
The results of the last direct duels also speak for Schalke 04. From the last five direct matches, the Royal Blues four times won the field and a game ended in a draw. About a month ago there was a duel in the quarterfinals of the DFB Cup. Here, the men of Domenico Tedesco put through 1: 0 and rose to the semifinals.
Wolfsburg:
For the second time in a row, VfL Wolfsburg is in a relegation battle. Currently, the team holds at 25 points from 26 games and ranked in 15th place in the table. Only because of the better goal ratio of -8 the wolves are ranked above the relegation place. Mainz 05 currently holds 25 points, but has a goal difference of -14. In the final spurt this season it could be extremely exciting for Wolfsburg. With Freiburg, Hamburg and Cologne waiting three duels against opponents who are also in the relegation battle. The results from these games will probably decide on descent and non-descent.
With the implementation of Bruno Labbadia as the new coach of the wolves, the leaders hoped for a turnaround and a carefree end of the season. But the bill did not quite work out. From the three games under Labbadia only a 1-1 draw against the direct competitor Mainz 05 could be fetched. In the last two games there was a 1: 2 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen and a bitter 0: 3 defeat against Hoffenheim. Especially against the last opponent Hoffenheim showed the team a desolate performance and deservedly went out as losers from the square.
This messed-up season is certainly also related to the team’s injury woes. Although some players are already on the way to recovery, but a bet against Schalke could come too soon. At the beginning of the week many players were missing in the team training. Marcel Tisserand, Yannick Gerhardt, Josip Brekalo, Divok Origi, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Ignacio Camacho, John Anthony Brooks, Sebastian Jung, Felix Uduokhai and Admir Mehmedi were all on the injured list. Some of these players only suffer from minor injuries and were able to start training again during the week. Especially the failures of Origi and Mehmedi would be problematic – adequate replacement for the position in the storm would be difficult to find in the squad of wolves.
Schalke:
Schalke 04 is currently on the road to success. The last four games were all won and so stands Royal Blue with 46 points in the grand second place of the table. In the fight for the Champions League places it is very close to the point. Behind Schalke, archrival Borussia Dortmund are waiting with 45 points, followed by Bayer Leverkusen with 44 points. Likewise blend Frankfurt (42) and RB Leipzig (40) for the coveted ranks.
Although the last wins against Mainz 05 (1-0), Hertha BSC (1-0), Bayer Leverkusen (2-0) and Hoffenheim (2-1) were not playful delicacies, but by tactically disciplined and combative achievements sat the Team of Domenico Tedesco finally always through. The players of the Malocherklubs currently bring all the virtues on the place that is Schalke 04 – passionate fight to the last minute and blushing until you drop.
Compared to his colleagues Labbadia Tedesco has less staff worries. Only Thilo Kehrer wore a big bruise on his right eyebrow in the game against Mainz 05 after a duel with Robin Quaison and could therefore fail for the upcoming game. Otherwise, the coach can fall back on his entire squad and send his best formation on the field.
Wolfsburg vs Schalke head to head matches
07.02.18 POK Schalke Wolfsburg 1 : 0
28.10.17 BUN Schalke Wolfsburg 1 : 1
08.04.17 BUN Schalke Wolfsburg 4 : 1
19.11.16 BUN Wolfsburg Schalke 0 : 1
06.02.16 BUN Schalke Wolfsburg 3 : 0