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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 11 May 2019 · 13:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Tobias Reichel
  • Referee Thomas Stein
  • Referee Christian Dietz

Head-to-Head

6
2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
05 May Eintracht Frankfurt H 6–1 W
26 Apr FC Augsburg A 4–1 W
20 Apr 1. FC Nürnberg H 2–0 W
13 Apr VfB Stuttgart A 1–0 W
06 Apr RB Leipzig H 2–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D
05 May FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
27 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 4–2 W
20 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–5 L
12 Apr 1. FC Nürnberg A 1–1 D
06 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Schalke 04
#5 Position #11
7 Points 5
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 1
10 Scored 3
5 Conceded 4
+5 GD -1
1.75 PPG 1.25
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 11th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 get this one started.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 408 games and scored 316 goals.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Julian Brandt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Jonathan Tah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Schalke 04 so far.
  • 25' Omar Mascarell is a natural defensive midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Schalke 04 tonight.
  • 30' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Wendell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' GOAL! Kai Havertz scores on 31.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Julian Baumgartlinger. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Alario is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 46 minute. Lars Bender leaves to be changed by Mitchell Weiser.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Guido Burgstaller makes it 1-1.
  • 52' Kevin Volland catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' Germany international Alexander Nubel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' Charles Aranguiz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Nubel.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past FC Schalke 04's compact .
  • 76' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Lucas Alario trudges off to be replaced by Paulinho on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 80 minute. Breel Embolo leaves to be changed by Robbi Matondo.
  • 84' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 84 minute. Julian Baumgartlinger leaves to be changed by Dominik Kohr.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' A tactical swap from FC Schalke 04 — Cedric Teuchert on, Guido Burgstaller off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen54% Draw25% FC Schalke 0421%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
46%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Schalke 04
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bayer 04 Leverkusen38% Draw46% FC Schalke 0416%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.