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Schalke have made a promising start to the new Bundesliga season and currently sit in fifth place, just four points behind joint-leaders Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München. Their three losses all came at the hands of sides in the top six (Hannover, Bayern München and Hoffenheim) and they have won their last two. Last week, they recorded their third home win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Mainz.
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Draw specialists Wolfsburg are the visitors to the Veltins-Arena on Saturday. Martin Schmidt’s side have lost just twice this season, but they sit fifth from bottom in 14th position, thanks to drawing six of their first nine Bundesliga games. They arrive on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Hoffenheim, which was their fifth successive score draw.
Schalke have won the last seven meetings at home with Wolfsburg and our Schalke vs Wolfsburg preview suggests the hosts may well continue that trend and maintain their push for the top four. We also highlight in our Schalke vs Wolfsburg predictions that in the last seven meetings in Gelsenkirchen, there have been three goals or more scored and this is also a pattern worth pursuing.
Schalke vs Wolfsburg Prediction and Betting Advice
Schalke’s recent home form has been spotty. After opening ins against RB Leipzig and Stuttgart, they suffered defeat at the hands of Bayern München and drew with Leverkusen. Last week’s win over Mainz was, therefore, a welcome tonic. Wolfsburg snatched a dramatic late leveller via the head of Uduokhai, having been outplayed for long periods by Hoffenheim. They will consider themselves somewhat fortunate to remain unbeaten in five under Schmidt.
Our Bundesliga football tips suggest that the Royal Blues should be able to create enough chances against a physical Wolfsburg side to edge this contest. History is also on their side. Schalke have won the last three meetings and have also scored at least twice in six consecutive wins over the visitors on their own turf.
We, therefore, believe that one of the best Schalke vs Wolfsburg betting tips is to weigh in with the home side who appear to be improving as the season goes on. The visitors have won just once – a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday two, and cannot be considered until they stop leaking goals. The Wolves have conceded at least once in their last seven games. Sportingbet are out on a limb with their odds for a home win and Schalke have enough firepower to get it done.
There is something about games between Schalke and Wolfsburg that has the fans jumping up and down. Goals have been a regular feature of their clashes and while they have only managed 21 goals between them in 18 games thus far, there is a reason to think there will again be lots of goal-mouth action on Saturday.
No less than 16 of the last 19 meetings have produced three goals or more and Wolfsburg managed to find the net in defeat in three of their last four visits. The visitors’ propensity to concede must be troubling Schmidt, as is their inability to win. At present, they are averaging a goal a game and will again flirt with relegation unless things improve.
The latest football odds suggest this will be a low-scoring clash. However, this has traditionally not been the case and with Schalke conceding at least once in three of their last four home games, perhaps the best value lies with history. One of the most intriguing Schalke vs Wolfsburg bets is to bank on goals. The Over 2.5 Goals market with Betfair is a double-your-money opportunity and they may rue their generosity. Let’s hope so.
