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

Bundesliga · 2020-21
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 17:00 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Florian Heft
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–2 D
03 Nov 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 A 4–1 W
30 Oct VfB Stuttgart H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec FC Schalke 04 A 3–0 W
03 Dec OGC Nice A 3–2 W
29 Nov Hertha BSC H 0–0 D
26 Nov Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC H 4–1 W
21 Nov Arminia Bielefeld A 2–1 W
08 Nov Borussia Mönchengladbach H 4–3 W

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 wait is over. FC Schalke 04 get us underway at Veltins-Arena.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Malick Thiaw makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Schalke 04 are in front.
  • 11' Mark Uth is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 21' Mark Uth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Karim Bellarabi, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bastian Oczipka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Schalke 04.
  • 47' Lars Bender has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Aleksandar Dragovic is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Jonathan Tah was booked on 59.
  • 64' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Matthew Hoppe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nassim Boujellab at the 65 minute mark.
  • 67' GOAL! Julian Baumgartlinger fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 71' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Matthew Hoppe was booked on 72.
  • 73' Florian Wirtz makes way for Edmond Tapsoba at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 78' The Czech Republic Patrik Schick breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 1-2!
  • 79' A tactical swap from Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Karim Bellarabi on, Patrik Schick off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Hamza Mendyl is replacing Bastian Oczipka for the FC Schalke 04 side.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daley Sinkgraven made 483 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Schalke 04.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.63 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0416% Draw25% Bayer 04 Leverkusen59%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
41%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84%
FC Schalke 04 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0410% Draw46% Bayer 04 Leverkusen44%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.2%
0 – 2
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 26% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 20% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
54% ✓

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