Schalke 04 have some lost ground to recover from their 17th place, and they have a chance versus Werder Bremen. Read more!
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (26) in Bundesliga
- All of Werder Bremen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 at their home stadium (VELTINS-Arena) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
Schalke 04 lost their last game at SC Freiburg (placed 4th) after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Schalke 04 suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Schalke's goalkeeper Schwolow was extremely busy against SC Freiburg, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Before that, Schalke 04 had a home game versus Hertha BSC which ended with a victory 5-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Schalke 04 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Schalke as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Schalke 04 has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Schalke 04 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Schalke 04 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (33 from 15 played).
Werder Bremen form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Werder Bremen have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.
Werder play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Hertha BSC (placed 18th). Yippee; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. As you can tell from the result, the match against Hertha BSC was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Ducksch certainly enjoyed Werder Bremen's last game versus Hertha BSC, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-2 victory. Attacker Ducksch got a player rating of 9.91 in the game. "Man of the match" Ducksch scored three goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-2 loss hosting SC Freiburg before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Werder Bremen in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Werder Bremen, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 14 of this team's 17 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Werder Bremen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. For Werder, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Werder Bremen have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Schalke 04.The newest archived history involving both these participants is the Werder Bremen - Schalke 04 2-1 played earlier this season. Füllkrug likes to meet Schalke and have scored 7 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Füllkrug 16 goals |  M. Ducksch 11 goals |   M. Bülter 9 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Schalke 04 | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 26 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | 47 |
| 56 | 33 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 31 | 56 |
| 83% | 87% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 80% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 55% | 67% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 69% |
| 34% | 47% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 50% | 38% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 29% | 24% |
| 45% | 53% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 71% | 69% |
| 24% | 20% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 14% | 14% |
| 48% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 31% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | 36% |
| 14.7 | 14.5 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 16.1 | 14.2 |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
- All of Werder Bremen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (26) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (33) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 Dortmund | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 46 | 59 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 53 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -16 | 30 |
| 14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Bochum | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 37 | -34 | 27 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 24 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -24 | 22 |
