Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Union Berlin 4th with 62 points, Schalke 04 17th with 31, 31 apart. On the form table Schalke 04 stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FC Union Berlin 1.5 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Schalke 04 1.03 and 2.09, with the league averaging 1.59.
FC Union Berlin were unbeaten in 8. Schalke 04 had drawn three in a row. The last-five ledger: FC Union Berlin 13/15, Schalke 04 3/15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for FC Union Berlin, 3 draws and 1 for Schalke 04, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. 80% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,012. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.