About Match
2 points and 6 places separate them: Schalke 04 11th with 4, RB Leipzig 5th with 6. The last five rounds place Schalke 04 7th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for Schalke 04 and 3/1 for RB Leipzig (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93. If Schalke 04 win, their total rises to 7 and up to 3rd, overtaking RB Leipzig, assuming the rest of the results stand.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Schalke 04 2, draws 2, RB Leipzig 8, at 3.42 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 5 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.42 all-time.
Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen stages the fixture, a ground that holds 62,271.