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

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

FC Schalke 04

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Wed 19 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Amine Harit 31' Y

Benjamin Stambouli 53' Y

Suat Serdar 58' Y

Y 63' Karim Bellarabi

Y 66' Julian Baumgartlinger

Y 68' Lukas Hradecky

Weston McKennie 81' Y

Y 90' Mitchell Weiser

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Referee Eduard Beitinger
Referee Florian Heft
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-19 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–2	L
15 Dec	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–2	L
01 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–1	D
28 Nov	FC Porto	A	1–3	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	FC Schalke 04	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	AEK Larnaka	A	5–1	W
08 Dec	FC Augsburg	H	1–0	W
03 Dec	1. FC Nürnberg	A	1–1	D
29 Nov	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Schalke 04

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Schalke 04 to score. At the same time, Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Alario is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Schalke 04.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Mitchell Weiser, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
26' Aleksandar Dragovic puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
31' Amine Harit is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
35' Lucas Alario adds to his 1 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' GOAL! Haji Wright scores on 45. Assisted by Weston McKennie
47' Brilliant from the ! Haji Wright makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 45.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' FC Schalke 04 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
54' It is a substitution in FC Schalke 04 team. Nabil Bentaleb is replaced by Suat Serdar on 54 minute.
58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Suat Serdar.
60' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Aleksandar Dragovic by Tin Jedvaj on 60 minute.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Karim Bellarabi on 63.
66' Julian Baumgartlinger has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
68' The referee calls foul for Lukas Hradecky. He receives a Yellow card.
70' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 70 minute. Lucas Alario leaves to be changed by Kevin Volland.
71' Time for substitution for FC Schalke 04. Alessandro Schopf is replaced by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Weston McKennie is booked for FC Schalke 04 — Yellow card on 81.
86' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sven Bender is hanging Karim Bellarabi on the field on 89 minute.
90' Mitchell Weiser catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

26
Salif Sane
5
Matija Nastasic
25
Amine Harit
1
Ralf Fahrmann C
24
Bastian Oczipka
28
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Yevhen Konoplianka 71'
17
Benjamin Stambouli
10
Nabil Bentaleb ↓ Suat Serdar 54'
18
Daniel Caligiuri
2
Weston McKennie
40
Haji Wright ↓ Steven Skrzybski 54'

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.85 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0423% Draw28% Bayer 04 Leverkusen49%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

50%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

77%

FC Schalke 04 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 0415% Draw48% Bayer 04 Leverkusen37%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

12.8%

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 2

10.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 3

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

3.9%

2 – 0

0 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	12%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	24%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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