FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

FC Schalke 04

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1. FC Union Berlin

Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 16:00 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'

Steven Skrzybski 71' Y

Y 74' Grischa Promel

Goncalo Paciencia 77' Y

Amine Harit 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Patrick Ittrich
Referee Aarne Aarnink
Referee Sascha Thielert
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 7 games · Avg 2.6 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-18 FC Schalke 04 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2020-06-07 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Schalke 04 2019-11-29 FC Schalke 04 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–1	D
03 Oct	RB Leipzig	A	0–4	L
26 Sep	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–3	L
18 Sep	FC Bayern München	A	0–8	L
27 Jun	SC Freiburg	A	0–4	L
20 Jun	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–4	L

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	FC Schalke 04	A	1–1	D
02 Oct	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	4–0	W
26 Sep	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	FC Augsburg	H	1–3	L
12 Sep	Karlsruher SC	A	1–0	W
27 Jun	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04		1. FC Union Berlin
#17	Position	#16
6	Points	7
9	Played	9
1 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 4
5	Scored	7
11	Conceded	21
-6	GD	-14
0.67	PPG	0.78
11%	Win %	11%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 16th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Schalke 04

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G	1 A
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. FC Schalke 04 get us underway at Veltins-Arena.
5' FC Schalke 04 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maximilian Wober scoring 1 goals.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christopher Lenz made 446 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Sheraldo Becker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Union Berlin so far.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' FC Schalke 04 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' It looks surprising 1. FC Union Berlin does not make any changes. Taiwo Awoniyi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Urs Fischer will be considering his options from the bench.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Urs Fischer might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' A goal from the Germany international Marvin Friedrich! He fires home on 55 to make it 0-1!
57' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Vedad Ibisevic is replaced by Goncalo Paciencia on 57 minute.
61' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Can Bozdogan departs to be replaced by Amine Harit.
66' Vedad Ibisevic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 477 appearances.
67' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Joel Pohjanpalo for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
69' The deadlock is broken! Goncalo Paciencia gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steven Skrzybski.
74' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
77' The referee shows FC Schalke 04 player a Yellow card on 77.
77' The whistle greets Max Kruse as he departs to be replaced by Christian Gentner.
78' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker is replaced by Marcus Ingvartsen.
82' Another change for FC Schalke 04 made on 82 minute. Benito Raman leaves to be changed by Alessandro Schopf.
83' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
88' Christopher Trimmel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
90' A change in the 1. FC Union Berlin ranks — Marius Bulter exits the field as Keita Endo enters on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

11
Vedad Ibisevic ↓ Goncalo Paciencia 57'
26
Salif Sane
5
Matija Nastasic
24
Bastian Oczipka
10
Nabil Bentaleb
6
Omar Mascarell C
22
Steven Skrzybski
23
Frederik Ronnow
9
Benito Raman ↓ Alessandro Schopf 82'
2
Kilian Ludewig
40
Can Bozdogan ↓ Amine Harit 61'

Bench

Coach Manuel Baum

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

10
Max Kruse ↓ Marcus Ingvartsen 77'
27
Sheraldo Becker ↓ Christian Gentner 78'
9
Joel Pohjanpalo ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 67'
1
Andreas Luthe
31
Robin Knoche
25
Christopher Lenz
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel C
21
Grischa Promel
30
Robert Andrich
15
Marius Bulter ↓ Keita Endo 90'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sheraldo Becker	2
Sven Michel	2
Marius Bulter	1
Morten Thorsby	1
Janik Haberer	1
Suat Serdar	1
Benito Raman	1
Maximilian Wober	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.98 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + FC Schalke 04 or 1. FC Union Berlin 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 0434% Draw33% 1. FC Union Berlin33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 1.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

67%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

66%

FC Schalke 04 or 1. FC Union Berlin

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0422% Draw55% 1. FC Union Berlin23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

12.3%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

3.3%

1 – 3

2.2%

3 – 1

2.1%

0 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	20%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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

FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

1. FC Union Berlin Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Clean Sheet