Match Report
Schalke 04, 17th on 31 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6th, 50). Recent form flatters Schalke 04's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Schalke 04 ran at 1.03 scored and 2.09 conceded, Bayer 04 Leverkusen at 1.68 and 1.44.
Schalke 04's unbeaten run stood at 8. Bayer 04 Leverkusen came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Schalke 04 against 15/15 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Across 27 recorded meetings, Schalke 04 have 7 wins to Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 13, with 7 draws, at 2.41 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 30% of meetings won.
The match was played at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (capacity 62,271). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.