| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schalke 04 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10/15 | 13-7 |
| Milan | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12/15 | 11-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schalke 04 | 76 | 10 | 17 | 8 | LWDDW | 126 | -50 |
| AC Milan | 134 | 5 | 12 | 1 | WWWWL | 30 | +104 |
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 2012-07-24
17 points for Schalke 04 (76th), 12 for Milan (134th): a 5-point gap. Recent form flatters AC Milan's table spot — 30th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 134th. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Schalke 04 ran at 1.8 scored and 1 conceded, Milan at 1.4 and 1.2.
The match was played at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (capacity 62,271).
