VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 17 March 2018

Result

VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 17 March 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Schalke 04: match report

VfL Wolfsburg were beaten by Schalke 04 0-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 17 March 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Robin Knoche in the 86th minute, credited to Schalke 04.

Discipline: VfL Wolfsburg received no yellow cards; Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game VfL Wolfsburg were 15th on 25 points from 26 and Schalke 04 2nd on 46 points from 26. VfL Wolfsburg went on to finish that season 16th with 33 points, and Schalke 04 2nd with 63.

VfL Wolfsburg lined up in a 4-3-3 and Schalke 04 in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Maximilian Arnold of VfL Wolfsburg (7.8), ahead of R. Fährmann (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 3 draws and 5 for Schalke 04.

Going into the match VfL Wolfsburg's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Schalke 04's W-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 76'Missed penalty · Paul VerhaeghVfL Wolfsburg
  • 84'Yellow card · Pablo InsuaSchalke 04
  • 86'Own goal · Robin KnocheSchalke 04 · 0-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfL Wolfsburg 2, draws 3, Schalke 04 5.

Team news

VfL Wolfsburg line-up (4-3-3)

Koen Casteels, Paul Verhaegh, Jeffrey Bruma, Robin Knoche, William, Riechedly Bazoer, Josuha Guilavogui, Maximilian Arnold, Daniel Didavi, Landry Dimata, Josip Brekalo

Schalke 04 line-up (3-4-1-2)

R. Fährmann, Benjamin Stambouli, Naldo, Matija Nastasić, Daniel Caligiuri, Max Meyer, Nabil Bentaleb, Bastian Oczipka, Leon Goretzka, Guido Burgstaller, Amine Harit