Schalke 04 take on the visitors Wolfsburg at “Veltins-Arena” in the quarter-final clash of the DFB Pokal. The match will be played in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday, February 7th.
On the previous stages of the DFB Pokal Schalke 04 have knocked out BFC Dynamo, Wehen and FC Koln. In this season “Die Knappen” look a little bit inconsistent and it is quite difficult to predict the side’s position at the end of the season. At the moment Schalke 04 settle on the fifth place in the Bundesliga table with 34 points earned after 21 rounds behind. The team shows strong performance in attack, having managed to score 33 goals already while its defense feels not so tough with 27 goals conceded. In the latest fights conducted at “Veltins-Arena” “Die Knappen” have lost to SV Werder Bremen 1:2, deserved 1:1 draw against Hannover and beat FC Koln 1:0.
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In their turn, Wolfsburg have passed over Norderstedt, Hannover and Nurnberg in the previous rounds of the DFB Pokal. As for the Bundesliga, “Die Wolfe” currently occupy the 13th position in the standings with 24 points gained in 21 encounters played. The side’s offense is doing quite alright with 24 scored goals unlike its defense which demonstrates poor effectiveness, having conceded 25 goals already. In the recent away battles Wolfsburg have broken Hannover 1:0 and Nurnberg 2:0 plus got 0:0 draw against Borussia Dortmund.
Wolfsburg have failed to beat Schalke 04 across four latest head-to-heads. It is a hard task to define the favourite of the upcoming clash as Schalke 04 look awesome in face of their fans while “Die Wolfe” feel great on the road, however, the home ground should inspire “Die Knappen”.
Prediction for the match: Schalke 04 to win.
