Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Schalke 04 vs Arminia Bielefeld, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
FC Schalke 04
0 – 1
Full Time
Arminia Bielefeld
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 14:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Bastian Oczipka 26' Y
Y 31' Manuel Prietl
Y 55' Amos Pieper
Suat Serdar 57' Y
Hamza Mendyl 60' Y
Y 66' Cedric Brunner
Y 74' Sven Schipplock
Amine Harit 84' Y
Amine Harit 85' Y
Y 86' Ritsu Doan
Benito Raman 90' Y
Salif Sane 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs Arminia Bielefeld — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Rene Rohde

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
FC Schalke 04 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Arminia Bielefeld
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld 2019-10-29 Arminia Bielefeld 2–3 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Arminia Bielefeld H 0–1 L
16 Dec SC Freiburg H 0–2 L
13 Dec FC Augsburg A 2–2 D
06 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
28 Nov Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–4 L
21 Nov VfL Wolfsburg H 0–2 L
Arminia Bielefeld
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 1–0 W
16 Dec FC Augsburg H 0–1 L
12 Dec SC Freiburg A 0–2 L
05 Dec 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–1 W
28 Nov RB Leipzig A 1–2 L
21 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–2 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Schalke 04 and Arminia Bielefeld has kicked off!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' A change in the FC Schalke 04 ranks — Omar Mascarell exits the field as Malick Thiaw enters on 15.
  • 20' FC Schalke 04 have won 311 goals from 406 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Bastian Oczipka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Manuel Prietl. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' Arminia Bielefeld started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Arminia Bielefeld is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fabian Klos makes it 0-1.
  • 55' Amos Pieper is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 55' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Nassim Boujellab has done his job and it is now time for Amine Harit to step up.
  • 57' The referee shows FC Schalke 04 player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hamza Mendyl.
  • 65' It looks surprising Arminia Bielefeld does not make any changes. Cedric Brunner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' It’s a booking for DSC Arminia Bielefeld player. Cedric Brunner gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' Steven Skrzybski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hamza Mendyl at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' Another substitution for DSC Arminia Bielefeld to replace Fabian Klos by Sven Schipplock on 71 minute.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Sven Schipplock. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Arminia Bielefeld fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' A tactical swap from DSC Arminia Bielefeld — Cebio Soukou on, Cedric Brunner off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Amine Harit picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Amine Harit. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ritsu Doan.
  • 88' The DSC Arminia Bielefeld manager makes a substitution. Sergio Cordova departs to be replaced by Nils Seufert.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Benito Raman is booked for FC Schalke 04 — Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Huub Stevens

Arminia Bielefeld Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Neuhaus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabian Klos 3
Benito Raman 2
Alessandro Schopf 1
Cebio Soukou 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld 2019-10-29 Arminia Bielefeld 2–3 FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 Form

2020-12-19 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld L 2020-12-16 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg L 2020-12-13 FC Augsburg 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D 2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-11-28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2020-11-21 FC Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg L

Arminia Bielefeld Form

2020-12-19 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld W 2020-12-16 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 FC Augsburg L 2020-12-12 SC Freiburg 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld L 2020-12-05 Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2020-11-28 RB Leipzig 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld L 2020-11-21 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Arminia Bielefeld xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or Arminia Bielefeld 69% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0433% Draw31% Arminia Bielefeld36%
Actual: Arminia Bielefeld win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
64%
Draw or Arminia Bielefeld
67%
FC Schalke 04 or Arminia Bielefeld
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0423% Draw50% Arminia Bielefeld27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push Arminia Bielefeld covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Arminia Bielefeld keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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