Match Report
5 points for Schalke 04 (11th), 10 for FC Bayern München (2nd): a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Schalke 04 were scoring 0.75 and conceding 1, FC Bayern München 3.5 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
FC Bayern München had won eight straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Schalke 04 had taken 6 of 15 points to FC Bayern München's 15.
The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Schalke 04, 4 draws and 21 for FC Bayern München, at 3.35 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. The recent trend is more open — 5 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.35 all-time.
R. Schröder officiated: 63 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Veltins-Arena, capacity 62,271, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Schalke 04 17% · FC Bayern München 83% · Total shots: 4-15 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 0-11