Bundesliga match preview and numbers: Schalke 04 welcome FC Union Berlin

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: VELTINS-Arena (62271 seats)

This should be yet another exciting encounter at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 is in 13th place and host FC Union Berlin in 2nd position. Learn more about the game here!

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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Schalke 04 form and stats

A Bundesliga draw at home so far for Schalke 04. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.

An away draw last time out for Schalke 04, facing VfL Wolfsburg in a game that ended 0-0. Schalke's goalie Schwolow played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against VfL Wolfsburg with a stunning six saves. Král (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Král hit one key pass and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Before that, Schalke 04 drew at home versus Borussia M'gladbach.

Early season league goal statistics from Schalke 04's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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FC Union Berlin form and stats

One match played away so far in the Bundesliga for FC Union Berlin and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from 17 games.

Becker and Siebatcheu scored in FC Union Berlin's previous match, the home game against RB Leipzig that ended 2-1. Attacker Siebatcheu got a player rating of 8.25 in the game. "Man of the match" Siebatcheu scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, Berlin travelled to FSV Mainz 05 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, FC Union Berlin has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Schalke 04 have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (1-3-0) against FC Union Berlin.

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
2 goals
FC Union BerlinS. Becker
S. Becker
2 goals
FC Union BerlinT. Siebatcheu
T. Siebatcheu
2 goals

Schalke 04 missing players

FC Union Berlin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Schalke 04 FC Union Berlin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 2 Scored S 0 0 5
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 0 2
67% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
2.3 2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3.3
9.3 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 7
2.7 4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 8.3
2.7 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1.7
38% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
20 15 15 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 9.3
7.7 9 9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 2.3
Schalke 04 Last season FC Union Berlin
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
20 10   Won W   6 16
5 2   Drew D   4 9
9 5   Lost L   7 9
72 40   Scored S   25 50
44 27   Conceded C   27 44
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
91% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 76%
71% 82%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 53%
32% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 29%
26% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
68% 76%   BTTS BTTS   65% 59%
29% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 24%
3% 0%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
5.1 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 4.1
4.9 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.4
1.9 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
1 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
16.9 18.3   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 12
6.2 7.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.6
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 32%
 
12.8 11.5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.3 11.8
4 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia M'gladbach 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
2 FC Union Berlin 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
3 FSV Mainz 05 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Bayern München 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 6
5 Freiburg 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 6
6 TSG Hoffenheim 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 6
7 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
8 Werder Bremen 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 5
9 Köln 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
10 FC Augsburg 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 3
11 RB Leipzig 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
12 Stuttgart 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
13 Schalke 04 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
14 VfL Wolfsburg 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
15 Hertha BSC 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Bochum 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 0 0 3 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Schalke 04 34 20 5 9 72 44 17 10 2 5 40 27 17 10 3 4 32 17 28 65
2 Werder Bremen 34 18 9 7 65 43 17 8 6 3 29 17 17 10 3 4 36 26 22 63
3 Hamburger SV 34 16 12 6 67 35 17 9 6 2 36 17 17 7 6 4 31 18 32 60
4 Darmstadt 98 34 18 6 10 71 46 17 10 3 4 42 23 17 8 3 6 29 23 25 60
5 St. Pauli 34 16 9 9 61 46 17 11 4 2 37 17 17 5 5 7 24 29 15 57
6 Heidenheim 34 15 7 12 43 45 17 10 4 3 27 18 17 5 3 9 16 27 -2 52
7 Paderborn 34 13 12 9 56 44 17 4 7 6 26 24 17 9 5 3 30 20 12 51
8 Nurnberg 34 14 9 11 49 49 17 8 3 6 26 23 17 6 6 5 23 26 0 51
9 Holstein Kiel 34 12 9 13 46 54 17 8 3 6 23 23 17 4 6 7 23 31 -8 45
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 11 11 12 45 42 17 6 6 5 28 21 17 5 5 7 17 21 3 44
11 Hannover 96 34 11 9 14 35 49 17 6 6 5 16 19 17 5 3 9 19 30 -14 42
12 Karlsruher SC 34 9 14 11 54 55 17 5 9 3 32 26 17 4 5 8 22 29 -1 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 10 11 13 41 52 17 4 5 8 17 25 17 6 6 5 24 27 -11 41
14 Sandhausen 34 10 11 13 42 54 17 4 5 8 19 29 17 6 6 5 23 25 -12 41
15 Jahn Regensburg 34 10 10 14 50 51 17 6 4 7 31 29 17 4 6 7 19 22 -1 40
16 Dynamo Dresden 34 7 11 16 33 46 17 5 5 7 18 18 17 2 6 9 15 28 -13 32
17 Erzgebirge Aue 34 6 8 20 32 72 17 3 3 11 14 34 17 3 5 9 18 38 -40 26
18 Ingolstadt 34 4 9 21 30 65 17 2 5 10 12 29 17 2 4 11 18 36 -35 21
Last season 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 34 24 5 5 97 37 17 13 2 2 48 15 17 11 3 3 49 22 60 77
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 17 13 0 4 52 28 17 9 3 5 33 24 33 69
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 17 10 2 5 39 23 17 9 5 3 41 24 33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 17 11 2 4 43 17 17 6 5 6 29 20 35 58
5 FC Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 17 10 5 2 25 17 17 6 4 7 25 27 6 57
6 Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 17 8 5 4 32 25 17 7 5 5 26 21 12 55
7 Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 17 9 4 4 27 21 17 5 6 6 25 28 3 52
8 FSV Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 17 10 5 2 33 11 17 3 2 12 17 34 5 46
9 TSG Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 17 8 4 5 34 24 17 5 3 9 24 36 -2 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 17 8 4 5 33 27 17 4 5 8 21 34 -7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 4 7 6 20 22 17 6 5 6 25 27 -4 42
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 17 7 3 7 25 21 17 5 3 9 18 33 -11 42
13 Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 17 8 4 5 21 17 17 4 2 11 17 35 -14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 17 7 4 6 25 26 17 3 4 10 14 30 -17 38
15 Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 17 6 4 7 28 32 17 1 8 8 13 27 -18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 9 6 19 37 71 17 6 3 8 24 33 17 3 3 11 13 38 -34 33
17 Arminia Bielefeld 34 5 13 16 27 53 17 2 10 5 15 23 17 3 3 11 12 30 -26 28
18 Greuther Furth 34 3 9 22 28 82 17 3 5 9 15 33 17 0 4 13 13 49 -54 18

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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 Borussia M'gladbach 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
2 FC Union Berlin 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
3 FSV Mainz 05 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Bayern München 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 6
5 Freiburg 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 6
6 TSG Hoffenheim 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 6
7 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
8 Werder Bremen 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 5
9 Köln 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
10 FC Augsburg 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 -4 3
11 RB Leipzig 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
12 Stuttgart 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
13 Schalke 04 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
14 VfL Wolfsburg 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
15 Hertha BSC 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 1
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 1
17 Bochum 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 0
18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 0 0 3 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0

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