Open game expected at VELTINS-Arena: Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen preview

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: VELTINS-Arena (62271 seats)

After the first game it's Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen 0-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Bundesliga game of the season?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 200 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Matondo was the last player to find the net.

Schalke faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bayern München (0-8). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Freiburg (0-4).

As you see from the result above, Schalke suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Schalke have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost four.

Last season, Schalke 04's league statistics were 9 wins, 12 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Schalke 04 managed 5-7-5 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 27 conceded.

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Werder Bremen form and stats

Home advantage was not enough for Werder in their previous game, as they lost their Bundesliga-match, hosting Hertha BSC, 1-4. Prior to that result Werder Bremen won their away game at Carl Zeiss Jena in the DFB Pokal. The scoreline was 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Werder playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were five Werder Bremen wins, two draws and one defeat.

Let's have a look at how Werder Bremen performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 69 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 27/33 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Schalke won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Werder Bremen has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

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Total First Half Second Half
Schalke 04 Werder Bremen
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
8 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 16
1 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 6
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Schalke 04 Last season Werder Bremen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
9 5   Won W   6 8
12 7   Drew D   4 7
13 5   Lost L   7 19
38 20   Scored S   27 42
58 27   Conceded C   33 69
88% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 76%
59% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   76% 68%
29% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   59% 47%
18% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 24%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   71% 56%
21% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 12%
38% 29%   Failed to Score F T   12% 35%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   4 4
 
386 210   Total Shots T S   178 415
128 69   Shots on Target S O   61 136
30% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   44% 31%

  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 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2 Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Augsburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Köln 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Stuttgart 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Union Berlin 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
18 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 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 Bayern München 34 26 4 4 100 32 17 13 2 2 53 15 17 13 2 2 47 17 68 82
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 21 6 7 84 41 17 11 3 3 46 17 17 10 3 4 38 24 43 69
3 RB Leipzig 34 18 12 4 81 37 17 7 8 2 38 21 17 11 4 2 43 16 44 66
4 Borussia M'gladbach 34 20 5 9 66 40 17 12 2 3 40 21 17 8 3 6 26 19 26 65
5 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 6 9 61 44 17 9 4 4 32 22 17 10 2 5 29 22 17 63
6 Hoffenheim 34 15 7 12 53 53 17 7 1 9 26 37 17 8 6 3 27 16 0 52
7 Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 48 46 17 4 7 6 19 23 17 9 3 5 29 23 2 49
8 Freiburg 34 13 9 12 48 47 17 9 2 6 23 17 17 4 7 6 25 30 1 48
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 6 15 59 60 17 8 4 5 36 27 17 5 2 10 23 33 -1 45
10 Hertha BSC 34 11 8 15 48 59 17 6 3 8 23 32 17 5 5 7 25 27 -11 41
11 Union Berlin 34 12 5 17 41 58 17 8 3 6 24 20 17 4 2 11 17 38 -17 41
12 Schalke 04 34 9 12 13 38 58 17 5 7 5 20 27 17 4 5 8 18 31 -20 39
13 Mainz 05 34 11 4 19 44 65 17 5 2 10 18 29 17 6 2 9 26 36 -21 37
14 Köln 34 10 6 18 51 69 17 6 4 7 28 27 17 4 2 11 23 42 -18 36
15 Augsburg 34 9 9 16 45 63 17 5 5 7 28 29 17 4 4 9 17 34 -18 36
16 Werder Bremen 34 8 7 19 42 69 17 2 3 12 15 36 17 6 4 7 27 33 -27 31
17 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 6 12 16 36 67 17 4 6 7 18 28 17 2 6 9 18 39 -31 30
18 Paderborn 34 4 8 22 37 74 17 2 2 13 21 46 17 2 6 9 16 28 -37 20

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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 Bayern München 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2 Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Augsburg 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Köln 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Stuttgart 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Union Berlin 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Werder Bremen 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
18 Schalke 04 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0

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