Bundesliga · Regular Season - 10
FC Schalke 04 vs VfB Stuttgart
Sat 21 Nov 2026 · 17:30 UTC · Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen
FC Schalke 04 host VfB Stuttgart on Sat 21 Nov 2026 (Bundesliga); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: FC Schalke 04 24%, draw 27%, VfB Stuttgart 50%.
- Average value of the expected XI: FC Schalke 04 €2.4M, VfB Stuttgart €16.3M.
- Style contrast in possession (Bundesliga): FC Schalke 04 rank #15 of 18, VfB Stuttgart #3.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. FC Schalke 04 goals first.
- 1–113%
- 1–29%
- 0–19%
- 0–28%
- 0–07%
- 2–26%
- Other scores48%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
superbru.com1–2expected 0.8 pts
voetbalpoules.nl1–2expected 3.8 pts
Team Elo: FC Schalke 04 1931 · VfB Stuttgart 2157
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
FC Schalke 04 · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.3 (Good) · Elo 1952
VfB Stuttgart · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +5.0 (Elite) · Elo 2208
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
FC Schalke 04
17th in Bundesliga · 6 pts from 9
- 8 NovL1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga1946
- 31 OctLRB Leipzig Bundesliga1957
- 28 OctLDynamo Dresden Germany DFB Pokal1865
- 24 OctD1. FC Köln Bundesliga1990
- 17 OctLFSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga1916
VfB Stuttgart
8th in Bundesliga · 12 pts from 9
- 7 NovWWerder Bremen Bundesliga2110
- 3 NovLGalatasaray UEFA Champions League2204
- 31 OctWBayer Leverkusen Bundesliga2166
- 28 OctWSC Paderborn 07 Germany DFB Pokal2173
- 23 OctLBorussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga2122
Season outlook
From the Bundesliga simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | 6 /9 | 31.9 | 0% | 0% | 54% | 17th |
| VfB Stuttgart | 12 /9 | 51.3 | 0% | 12% | <1% | 6th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: direct · high-pressing
Coach DNA: possession-based
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
FC Schalke 04: balanced profile (how Miron Muslić plays) · VfB Stuttgart: possession-based · creative (how Sebastian Hoeneß plays)