Club members at VELTINS-Arena haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Schalke 04 rotting in the 18th place. The guesting FSV Mainz 05 will believe to shield their higher league place in this game.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Bundesliga
- FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Schalke nor FSV Mainz 05 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Schalke 04 form and stats
With 1 Bundesliga win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Schalke 04 are certainly not brimming with confidence. Problems are piling up for Schalke 04 as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of seven games. This streak could be one for the history books.
Schalke lost their last game at Werder Bremen (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Krauß (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Krauß hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Freiburg with the scoreline 0-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Schalke 04, as the Bundesliga home game vs FC Bayern München is only three days away.
Schalke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Schalke 04 having conceded 17 goals here at VELTINS-Arena so far.
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Mainz's previous game was their home loss versus Wolfsburg (0-3). Midfield player Kohr was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Kohr hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against FC Bayern München wasn't a success with a 2-6 loss.A new game in only four days for FSV Mainz 05, the Bundesliga home match versus Eintracht Frankfurt. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy FSV Mainz 05's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Schalke have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing FSV Mainz 05.Top Goalscorers
  K. Onisiwo 4 goals |  M. Ingvartsen 4 goals |   M. Bülter 3 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
| Schalke 04 | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 30 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 46% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 15.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
| 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 34% |
| 15.4 | 15 | 17.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 14.9 | 12 |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
- All of Schalke 04's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FSV Mainz 05 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FSV Mainz 05 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FSV Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest points (4) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Schalke 04 is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 28 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | TSG Hoffenheim | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Köln | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Bochum | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 6 |
