Professionals, 17. May 2019
Bundesliga record against Schalke
Overall: 95 games, 42 wins, 15 draws, 38 defeats, 150:124 goal difference
Home: 48 games, 30 wins, 10 draws, 8 defeats, 91:34 goal difference
Away: 47 games, 12 wins, 5 draws, 30 defeats, 59:90 goal difference
Looking back
Schalke emerged 3-1 winners at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in VfB’s final home game of 2018.
Away support
Nico Willig’s side will be backed by approximately 5,700 supporters at Schalke on Saturday, with plenty of away tickets still available to purchase.
Goals guaranteed?
This is traditionally a goal-laden fixture, with only four of the teams’ 95 encounters ending 0-0. The last goalless draw between the two clubs came in 2003/04.
Debut goals vs. Schalke
Two current VfB players opened their Bundesliga accounts against Schalke. Chadrac Akolo scored Stuttgart’s equaliser in an eventual 3-1 defeat to the Royal Blues on Matchday 3 of the 2017/18 campaign, while Nicolas Gonzalez netted his first league goal for the Cannstatt club in December’s 3-1 reverse at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Landmark appearance for Gentner
Since making his professional debut for the club in February 2005, Christian Gentner has represented VfB in the Bundesliga, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup, DFB Cup and League Cup. If selected, the skipper will make his 500th competitive appearance for Stuttgart against Schalke this weekend.
Gentner made 129 appearances in all competitions for VfL Wolfsburg before joining VfB, for whom he has played 370 times.