Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2023

Schalke 04 enjoy home advantage, when visitors VfB Stuttgart swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Schalke 04 are number 18 in the table on 13 points after 21 matches. VfB Stuttgart rank as number 14 with 19 points after 21 matches played.

Both teams should be motivated to improve on their situation in the lower parts of the Bundesliga table.

Schalke 04 scored three goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart scored 13 goals, conceded 16 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

The most recent outing between Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.

Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Schalke 04 Form

Having collected three points from three draws in their previous three matches, Schalke 04 are on the lookout for a win again. Against B. M'gladbach it finished 0-0, before they split the points with Wolfsburg in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against Union Berlin. In their last six Bundesliga matches at home, Schalke 04 have one win, while they've drawn two and lost three.

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three matches, VfB Stuttgart lost against Werder Bremen and Freiburg by 0-2 and 2-1, respectively, and beat FC Koln by 3-0. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, VfB Stuttgart failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring five while also conceding 16 times.

We are opting for a draw, as Schalke 04 have settled for a point after 90 minutes in several recent matches. VfB Stuttgart could be satisfied with taking a point back home.

Schalke 04 won four points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored seven and let in ten goals. VfB Stuttgart earned three wins and 11 points from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored 11 and allowed six goals against on their way. Schalke 04 enjoy a record of two wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart so far pulled off four wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Schalke 04, as they prepare to meet VfB Stuttgart, since seven could be missing.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg are all absent from the Schalke 04 squad that faces VfB Stuttgart at VELTINS-Arena.

VfB Stuttgart could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atVELTINS-Arena

Names like Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo and Chris Fuehrich most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

It finished 1-1 when Schalke 04 last played VfB Stuttgart and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4. VfB Stuttgart look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Schalke 04. The home side has a 50% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 5-4-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Results

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten matches between Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart.

Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Soichiro Kozuki will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. VfB Stuttgart hope Sehrou Guirassy can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Schalke 04 won only once in their last 10 outings at VELTINS-Arena, but they drew four and lost five in this run. VfB Stuttgart won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Schalke 04? Over 2.5 happened five times in their last 10 at VELTINS-Arena. It came out eight times in 10 league matches away for VfB Stuttgart.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Schalke 04 managed an average of 1.6 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging 1.2 goals. Schalke 04 saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that VfB Stuttgart played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.