A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bayer Leverkusen fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Schalke 04's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (16) in 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.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Bayer Leverkusen so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Bayer Leverkusen, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
In their previous game, the manager P. Bosz led his Bayer Leverkusen to a defeat in the Bundesliga match away at Hertha BSC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at BayArena. Before that game, the home loss against Arminia Bielefeld with the scoreline 1-2.
Leverkusen lost the game against Hertha BSC in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Lennart Grill was extremely busy against Hertha BSC, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The Leverkusen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Bayer Leverkusen have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
There's been little loot from Schalke 04's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 12 away games in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04, who have the fewest scored goals (16) in Bundesliga, only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. Schalke are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Hoffenheim fixture. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
S. Kolasinac was the last player to score for the away team. Schalke haven't scored a league goal in the last 320 minutes.
Schalke's previous game was their home loss versus Borussia M'gladbach (0-3). Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Wolfsburg's place.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Schalke as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were one away win, zero draws and two defeats. The outsiders lost two of these games by at least two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Schalke as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. The Schalke defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 40 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Schalke 04 - Bayer Leverkusen 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bayer Leverkusen victories, three draws and two Schalke 04 wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 9 goals |  P. Schick 8 goals |  L. Bailey Butler 6 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 43 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 31 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | 69 |
| 92% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 73% | 85% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 58% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 67% | 46% |
| 15% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 33% | 15% |
| 62% | 85% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 23% | 15% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 50% | 58% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 15.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.6 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 34% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 24% |
- Bayer Leverkusen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest points (4) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (16) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (40) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (69) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-32) away in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-53) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 43 | 61 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 57 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 47 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 16 | Köln | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 23 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -25 | 22 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 40 | -53 | 10 |