Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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FC Schalke 04

Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 13:30 UTC BayArena HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Edmond Tapsoba 73' Y

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
FC Schalke 04 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Borsch
Referee Norbert Grudzinski
Referee Thorben Siewer
Referee Sven Jablonski
Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-14 FC Schalke 04 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-12-07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2019-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	FC Schalke 04	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Hertha BSC	A	0–3	L
14 Mar	Arminia Bielefeld	H	1–2	L
06 Mar	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	SC Freiburg	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	BSC Young Boys	H	0–2	L

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	1–2	L
20 Mar	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	0–3	L
13 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	A	0–5	L
05 Mar	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	0–0	D
27 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–5	L
20 Feb	Borussia Dortmund	H	0–4	L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Benjamin Stambouli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Karim Bellarabi made 541 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Alario makes no mistake. 1-0!
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' FC Schalke 04 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Can Bozdogan, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' The crowd applauds Kerim Calhanoglu as he leaves the pitch. Can Bozdogan steps in for FC Schalke 04.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
60' Florian Wirtz is replacing Charles Aranguiz for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
65' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Schalke 04's shape.
67' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Lucas Alario by Patrik Schick on 67 minute.
72' Magnificent from Patrik Schick! That is 107 goals in 527 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edmond Tapsoba on 73 minutes.
74' The supporters are chanting for Goncalo Paciencia. He replaces Suat Serdar on 74 minute.
75' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Mehmet-Can Aydin is replaced by Alessandro Schopf on 75 minute.
80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' The Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-1!
82' Nadiem Amiri makes way for Moussa Diaby at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sven Bender
4
Jonathan Tah
20
Charles Aranguiz C ↓ Florian Wirtz 60'
13
Lucas Alario ↓ Patrik Schick 67'
38
Karim Bellarabi ↓ Jeremie Frimpong 82'
18
Wendell
1
Lukas Hradecky
10
Kerem Demirbay ↓ Leon Bailey 67'
11
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Moussa Diaby 82'
25
Exequiel Palacios
12
Edmond Tapsoba

Bench

28
Demarai Gray
19
Moussa Diaby ↑ 82'
9
Leon Bailey ↑ 67'
16
Tin Jedvaj
6
Aleksandar Dragovic
21
Lennart Grill
14
Patrik Schick ↑ 67'
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↑ 82'
27
Florian Wirtz ↑ 60'

Coach Hannes Wolf

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

20
Sead Kolasinac C
21
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
25
Amine Harit
17
Benjamin Stambouli
8
Suat Serdar ↓ Goncalo Paciencia 74'
6
Omar Mascarell
23
Frederik Ronnow
31
Timo Becker
33
Malick Thiaw
42
Kerim Calhanoglu ↓ Can Bozdogan 46'
38
Mehmet-Can Aydin ↓ Alessandro Schopf 75'

Bench

Coach Dimitrios Grammozis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Alario	4
Jeremie Frimpong	4
Paulinho	2
Patrik Schick	2
Juan Miranda	1
Malick Thiaw	1
Julian Baumgartlinger	1
Haji Wright	1

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-03-21 Hertha BSC 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-03-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Arminia Bielefeld L 2021-03-06 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-02-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SC Freiburg L 2021-02-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 BSC Young Boys L

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-03-20 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Borussia Monchengladbach L 2021-03-13 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-03-05 FC Schalke 04 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-02-20 FC Schalke 04 0–4 Borussia Dortmund L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 FC Schalke 04 xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw24% FC Schalke 0420%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

80%

Draw or FC Schalke 04

44%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Schalke 04

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen38% Draw45% FC Schalke 0417%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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