Schalke 04

Schalke, after a home failure with Leipzig (1:6), drew certain conclusions and stopped making ridiculous mistakes in defense. The team of Thomas Rice began to show very tenacious and powerful football, not allowing opponents to create practically anything at their own goal. This is due to the fact that the Gelsenkirchens have nothing to lose and the last line of the table makes them squeeze the maximum in every game. In the two previous meetings, the “cobalt” managed to hold out on the defensive and did not concede a single goal, however, they did not manage to score either. Two goalless draws against Cologne and Borussia Moenchengladbach have somewhat cheered up the players and give hope for a revival of competition for maintaining a residence permit.

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Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg, after a series of bright victories, lost twice and lost momentum, increasing their lead from the Champions League zone. Wards of Niko Kovac did not look good in Bremen in terms of attack and failed to create the usual many chances, which led to a defeat from Werder Bremen (1:2). In the home confrontation with Bayern, problems arose already in the defense of the Wolves and even before the middle of the first half, they conceded three unanswered goals. After such a blow, it was almost impossible to win back and they lost a lot (2:4), although they looked decent in the second segment. As a result, they have the seventh line of the overall standings and a gap of six points from the top four.

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