A swift look at the 2. Bundesliga standings point to an upper hand to Schalke 04 when they come to Ingolstadt. Even so; let's play before we pick a winner!
- Ingolstadt have the fewest scored goals (22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ingolstadt form and stats
Ingolstadt's struggle is real here at Audi-Sportpark with only 7 points collected from 12 2. Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-7.
Ingolstadt are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Fortuna Düsseldorf. The gifted forward Ayensa bettered all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Ayensa hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to St. Pauli (1-3).Ingolstadt aren't scoring a lot here at Audi-Sportpark in the league, with only 9 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ingolstadt defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Playing away, Schalke 04, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga, have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
The manager Grammozis was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue VELTINS-Arena. Schalke 04 suffered a 3-4 loss to Hansa Rostock (placed 15th). Terodde, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.31. Terodde scored three goals and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Karlsruher SC.Schalke has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the records show this recent match: Schalke 04 - Ingolstadt 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Ingolstadt one win, two draws and Schalke 04 two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 19 goals |  M. Bülter 7 goals |   F. Bilbija 5 goals |
Ingolstadt missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Ingolstadt | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 49 |
| 48 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 64% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 60% |
| 16% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 32% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 24% |
| 48% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 64% |
| 20% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 42% | 32% |
| 40% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.4 | 4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 16.2 | 16.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 28% | 25% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 33% |
| 15.2 | 12.3 | 17.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.4 | 12.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Ingolstadt have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ingolstadt have the fewest points (7) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Ingolstadt have the fewest scored goals (22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Ingolstadt have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Ingolstadt have the the worst goal difference (-26) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have scored more than double the goals of Ingolstadt.
- Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (5) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Nürnberg | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -26 | 15 |
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