Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Schalke 04 & Bayern München face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Last season, Schalke 04's DFB Pokal journey ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 at their home stadium (VELTINS-Arena) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. This match is a DFB Pokal match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
A. Kutucu was the last player to score a league goal for Schalke 04 and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Schalke 04 haven't scored in 297 minutes.
Schalke 04 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Köln. Preceding that match was a Bundesliga defeat to RB Leipzig (0-5).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Hoffenheim in only four days. This game is also played here at VELTINS-Arena.
Schalke 04 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Schalke 04's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bayern München form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Bayern München, as they won the DFB Pokal.Bayern München have an excellent away record in the Bundesliga so far with 8-2-2 from 12 games. When we have look at the DFB Pokal statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Bayern München as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. A great winning streak in away games for Bayern München as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Borussia M'gladbach have they travelled home without three points.
It's the second away game in a row for Bayern München, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga last time out. Prior to that result Bayern München won their away game at Chelsea in the Champions League. The scoreline was 3-0.
As mentioned above, Bayern München was the only team on the pitch versus Hoffenheim in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
Bayern München create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 35 goals in 12 travels. 15 goals have been conceded by Bayern München in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Schalke 04 victories, one draw and nine Bayern München wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 25 goals |  S. Gnabry 11 goals |  P. Coutinho Correia 8 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Bayern München missing players
| Schalke 04 | Bayern München | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 44 | 76 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 7.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 301 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 264 | 489 | ||
| 121 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 108 | 208 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 45 | 52 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 48 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 36 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Köln | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | -14 | 27 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 21 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -28 | 17 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -23 | 16 |