Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Schalke 04 1st with 70 points, Eintracht Braunschweig 15th with 37, 33 apart. The last five rounds placed Eintracht Braunschweig 9th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Schalke 04 ran at 1.47 scored and 0.91 conceded, Eintracht Braunschweig at 1.06 and 1.59.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Schalke 04, 1 draw and 2 for Eintracht Braunschweig, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Veltins-Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,271. Schalke 04 led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Schalke 04: Adil Aouchiche (36')
Key stats
Possession: Schalke 04 69% · Eintracht Braunschweig 31% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 3-4