Both teams faced lower-class teams in the second round of the competition: Wolfsburg hosted SV Sandhausen, defeating the second division 4-0 after goals from Wout Weghorst (2), Yannick Gerhardt and Joao Victor. Schalke made a guest appearance at regional division SSV Ulm, where they won 3-1.
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At that time, the Royal Blues were still deeply in crisis in the league, not winning 28 point games in a row. The Schalke team broke the spell at the beginning of January.
The only league duel of the season so far is fondly remembered by VfL: On November 21, Wolfsburg celebrated a 2-0 win at Schalke, Wout Weghorst and Xaver Schlager had scored.
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from the Sportbuzzer editorial team
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