Die Wölfe welcome Schalke

Clearly the best team in the Bundesliga since the start of the start of the Rückrunde, Wolfsburg welcome Schalke 04 to Volkswagen Arena. With consecutive victories over VfL Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV and Karlsruhe SC, die Wölfe are now in a four way tie for second place and deep in the midst of a championship battle.

While much of the media finally recognizes the brilliance of the Bosnia and Herzegovina internationals Zvjezdan Misimović and Edin Džeko and as well he striking partner Grafite the arrival of Peter Pekarík from talent rich MŠK Žilina has set the wheel in motion. Known for its goal scoring capabilities Wolfsburg has solidified its defending and attacking balance through the young Slovakian and over the five match winning streak has only allowed two goals and radically cut down on scoring opportunities.

Wolfsburg, notably Christian Gentner is expecting the recent turbulence at Schalke with the letting go of long-term Königsblauen man Andreas Müller to possibly create a under-siege mentality. While that might be a morsel of using the media for a non-offending comment in a highly inflammatory situation, Schalke is the toughest defending unit in the Bundesliga and are unlikely to risk forward in the attack. Felix Magath is reporting his side as fully fit while die Königsblauen limp into Wolfsburg without the services of Marcelo Bordon and Levan Kenia.