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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Red Bull Arena (42558 seats)

Bundesliga: Top-drawer against below average, at least according to the table. RB Leipzig - Schalke 04. Home victory or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • RB Leipzig is in the best form (5-0-1) in Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (33) in Bundesliga

RB Leipzig are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Schalke 04 are struggling to avoid relegation.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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RB Leipzig form and stats

RB Leipzig have performed here at Red Bull Arena this season with 12 wins from 16 Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Leipzig are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

RB Leipzig are returning here after visiting FC Bayern München and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Szoboszlai, Nkunku and Laimer scored the goal(s). Midfield player Laimer got a match rating of 8.93 in that game, the max score being 10. Laimer scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, RB Leipzig had a home game versus Werder Bremen which ended with a victory 2-1.

Leipzig are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 1 and lost 2.

RB Leipzig can score goals in their home matches. After 16 league matches they have found the net 34 times.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Schalke 04 have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 2-5-9 (16 played).

Schalke delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 8th) in their previous fixture. The draw against Eintracht Frankfurt came from a losing position. The Schalke 04 manager Reis brought on Polter as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Zalazar got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Zalazar served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against FC Bayern München wasn't a success with a 0-6 loss.

You'll want to know how Schalke 04 managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 7 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 7 home wins.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Schalke rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest fixtures featuring these two teams have all ended as RB Leipzig victories. Are we destined for another one?

RB Leipzig and Schalke 04 have met before this season: Schalke 04 - Leipzig 1-6.

Top Goalscorers

RB LeipzigC. Nkunku
C. Nkunku
14 goals
Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
11 goals
RB LeipzigT. Werner
T. Werner
9 goals

RB Leipzig missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RB Leipzig Schalke 04
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
19 12 5 Won W 0 2 7
6 2 0 Drew D 1 5 10
8 2 0 Lost L 4 9 16
60 34 13 Scored S 0 10 33
39 16 5 Conceded C 15 31 67
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 85%
85% 94% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 79%
67% 75% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 61%
30% 31% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 31% 39%
12% 12% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 18%
55% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 48%
30% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 21%
18% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 56% 45%
 
4.9 4.8 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.4 5
3.5 3.8 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.7 6.1
2 1.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.6 13.2 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 11.7 12.9
5.6 5.6 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 3.2 3.9
32% 38% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 26%
 
9.1 8.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 18 15.2 14.5
3 2.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.6 5.5 5.5
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • RB Leipzig have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Schalke 04 have scored away.
  • RB Leipzig haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • RB Leipzig is in the best form (5-0-1) in Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (33) in Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Bundesliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Bayern München 33 20 8 5 90 37 17 11 5 1 53 17 16 9 3 4 37 20 53 68
2 Borussia Dortmund 32 21 4 7 78 42 16 14 1 1 53 15 16 7 3 6 25 27 36 67
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 6 8 60 39 16 12 2 2 34 16 17 7 4 6 26 23 21 63
4 FC Union Berlin 33 17 8 8 50 38 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 12 59
5 SC Freiburg 33 17 8 8 50 42 17 10 4 3 28 13 16 7 4 5 22 29 8 59
6 Bayer Leverkusen 32 14 7 11 55 44 16 8 2 6 33 21 16 6 5 5 22 23 11 49
7 VfL Wolfsburg 33 13 10 10 56 46 16 6 7 3 33 23 17 7 3 7 23 23 10 49
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 12 11 10 56 51 16 8 5 3 33 17 17 4 6 7 23 34 5 47
9 Mainz 05 32 12 9 11 51 49 16 6 6 4 30 21 16 6 3 7 21 28 2 45
10 FC Köln 33 10 12 11 48 52 16 6 5 5 27 18 17 4 7 6 21 34 -4 42
11 Borussia M'gladbach 32 10 9 13 48 53 16 9 3 4 31 18 16 1 6 9 17 35 -5 39
12 Werder Bremen 33 10 6 17 51 63 17 5 2 10 26 28 16 5 4 7 25 35 -12 36
13 Hoffenheim 33 10 5 18 47 56 17 7 2 8 28 29 16 3 3 10 19 27 -9 35
14 Augsburg 32 9 7 16 42 58 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 3 3 10 26 37 -16 34
15 Bochum 33 9 5 19 37 72 16 7 2 7 25 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -35 32
16 Schalke 04 33 7 10 16 33 67 17 5 5 7 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 31 -34 31
17 Stuttgart 32 6 11 15 40 55 16 5 5 6 22 21 16 1 6 9 18 34 -15 29
18 Hertha BSC 33 6 8 19 40 68 17 5 6 6 24 27 16 1 2 13 16 41 -28 26

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Bayern München 33 20 8 5 90 37 17 11 5 1 53 17 16 9 3 4 37 20 53 68
2 Borussia Dortmund 32 21 4 7 78 42 16 14 1 1 53 15 16 7 3 6 25 27 36 67
3 RB Leipzig 33 19 6 8 60 39 16 12 2 2 34 16 17 7 4 6 26 23 21 63
4 FC Union Berlin 33 17 8 8 50 38 16 10 6 0 29 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 12 59
5 SC Freiburg 33 17 8 8 50 42 17 10 4 3 28 13 16 7 4 5 22 29 8 59
6 Bayer Leverkusen 32 14 7 11 55 44 16 8 2 6 33 21 16 6 5 5 22 23 11 49
7 VfL Wolfsburg 33 13 10 10 56 46 16 6 7 3 33 23 17 7 3 7 23 23 10 49
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 12 11 10 56 51 16 8 5 3 33 17 17 4 6 7 23 34 5 47
9 Mainz 05 32 12 9 11 51 49 16 6 6 4 30 21 16 6 3 7 21 28 2 45
10 FC Köln 33 10 12 11 48 52 16 6 5 5 27 18 17 4 7 6 21 34 -4 42
11 Borussia M'gladbach 32 10 9 13 48 53 16 9 3 4 31 18 16 1 6 9 17 35 -5 39
12 Werder Bremen 33 10 6 17 51 63 17 5 2 10 26 28 16 5 4 7 25 35 -12 36
13 Hoffenheim 33 10 5 18 47 56 17 7 2 8 28 29 16 3 3 10 19 27 -9 35
14 Augsburg 32 9 7 16 42 58 16 6 4 6 16 21 16 3 3 10 26 37 -16 34
15 Bochum 33 9 5 19 37 72 16 7 2 7 25 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -35 32
16 Schalke 04 33 7 10 16 33 67 17 5 5 7 23 36 16 2 5 9 10 31 -34 31
17 Stuttgart 32 6 11 15 40 55 16 5 5 6 22 21 16 1 6 9 18 34 -15 29
18 Hertha BSC 33 6 8 19 40 68 17 5 6 6 24 27 16 1 2 13 16 41 -28 26

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