About Match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Schalke 04 go into the game level on 4 points, 7th against 11th in the table. Schalke 04 rank 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Bayer 04 Leverkusen score 2.67 and conceding 1.67, Schalke 04 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 7 points and up to 3rd, other results permitting.
28 meetings are on record — 14 won by Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 7 by Schalke 04, 7 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won.
BayArena in Leverkusen stages the fixture, a ground that holds 30,210.