About Match
5 points for RW Essen U19 (4th), 3 for Schalke 04 U19 (5th): a 2-point gap. Schalke 04 U19 have been under-performing their position — 45th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: RW Essen U19 1.4 scored and 2.6 conceded per game, Schalke 04 U19 0.25 and 0.5, with the league averaging 2.03. Victory would move Schalke 04 U19 to 6 points, overtaking RW Essen U19, with other results unchanged.
Schalke 04 U19 are winless in 8.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by RW Essen U19, 3 by Schalke 04 U19, 1 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.