Match Report
Schalke 04 U19 went into the game 1st in the table on 21 points; Bayer Leverkusen U19 sat 1st on 23 — a 2-point gap. Bayer Leverkusen U19 had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/0.5 for Schalke 04 U19 and 2.1/1.1 for Bayer Leverkusen U19 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.98.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Bayer Leverkusen U19, having scored in 11 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Schalke 04 U19 held 9 points of 15 and Bayer Leverkusen U19 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Schalke 04 U19 wins, 1 for Bayer Leverkusen U19, 1 draw, at 3.2 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Sportanlage Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg Rasenplatz 7 (Gelsenkirchen) in Gelsenkirchen. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.