VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 22 December 2018

Result

VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 22 December 2018, 14:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Schalke 04: match report

VfB Stuttgart lost to Schalke 04 1-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 22 December 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Steven Skrzybski opened the scoring in the 10th minute. VfB Stuttgart's goal came from Nicolás González (76'). Schalke 04 scored through Steven Skrzybski (10'), Salif Sané (70') and Ahmed Kutucu (78').

Discipline: VfB Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards; Schalke 04 received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfB Stuttgart were 16th on 14 points from 16 and Schalke 04 14th on 15 points from 16. VfB Stuttgart went on to finish that season 16th with 28 points, and Schalke 04 14th with 33.

VfB Stuttgart lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Schalke 04 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Steven Skrzybski of Schalke 04 (8.6), ahead of Salif Sané (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 VfB Stuttgart wins, 2 draws and 6 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Steven SkrzybskiSchalke 04 · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Alessandro SchöpfSchalke 04
  • 50'Yellow card · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04
  • 55'Yellow card · Christian GentnerVfB Stuttgart
  • 62'Yellow card · Weston McKennieSchalke 04
  • 70'Goal · Salif SanéSchalke 04 · 0-2
  • 76'Goal · Nicolás GonzálezVfB Stuttgart · 1-2
  • 78'Goal · Ahmed KutucuSchalke 04 · 1-3
  • 89'Yellow card · Santiago AscacíbarVfB Stuttgart
  • 89'Yellow card · Nabil BentalebSchalke 04
  • 89'Yellow card · Bastian OczipkaSchalke 04
  • 89'Yellow card · Ron-Robert ZielerVfB Stuttgart

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfB Stuttgart 2, draws 2, Schalke 04 6.

Team news

VfB Stuttgart line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ron-Robert Zieler, Andreas Beck, Timo Baumgartl, Marc Oliver Kempf, Emiliano Insúa, Christian Gentner, Santiago Ascacíbar, Erik Thommy, Daniel Didavi, Nico González, Mario Gómez

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

R. Fährmann, Daniel Caligiuri, Salif Sané, Matija Nastasić, Bastian Oczipka, Benjamin Stambouli, Nabil Bentaleb, Alessandro Schöpf, Suat Serdar, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Steven Skrzybski