| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12/15 | 14-7 |
| Schalke 04 | 15 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11/15 | 20-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 85 | 3 | 6 | -2 | LWW | 748 | -663 |
| Schalke 04 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 27 | WWWWW | 1 | +5 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-16
18 points separated the sides: Schalke 04 6th on 24, Luzern 85th on 6. Recent form told a different story for Luzern: only 748th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 85th. Per game in the league, Luzern were scoring 2.33 and conceding 3, Schalke 04 3.5 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
Schalke 04 had not lost in 6 games.
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