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

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

FC Schalke 04

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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

Mark Uth 11' Y

Y 47' Lars Bender

Y 58' Aleksandar Dragovic

Y 59' Jonathan Tah

Y 71' Daley Sinkgraven

Matthew Hoppe 72' Y

Overview

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

FC Schalke 04 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#17	Position	#5
6	Points	16
9	Played	9
1 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 3
5	Scored	20
11	Conceded	17
-6	GD	+3
0.67	PPG	1.78
11%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Schalke 04 launch into their encounter with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
5' 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.
10' Malick Thiaw doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
11' Poor challenge from Mark Uth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
16' It’s high time Manuel Baum made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
21' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 788 goals from 556 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' France international Benjamin Stambouli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lars Bender.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Bosz will be considering his options from the bench.
58' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic will be fuming at that decision.
59' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Tah is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 59.
64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' The supporters are chanting for Matthew Hoppe. He replaces Nassim Boujellab on 65 minute.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Julian Baumgartlinger makes it 1-1.
71' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Daley Sinkgraven gets a Yellow card.
72' Matthew Hoppe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
73' The crowd applauds Florian Wirtz as he leaves the pitch. Edmond Tapsoba steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
78' A stunning finish from Patrik Schick — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Patrik Schick trudges off to be replaced by Karim Bellarabi on 79 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Hamza Mendyl comes on to replace Bastian Oczipka.
88' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Schalke 04 in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Baum

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Alario	4
Jeremie Frimpong	4
Paulinho	2
Patrik Schick	2
Benito Raman	1
Florian Wirtz	1
Daniel Caligiuri	1
Juan Miranda	1

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

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 2020-11-07 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 FC Schalke 04 D 2020-11-03 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1–4 FC Schalke 04 W 2020-10-30 FC Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Hertha BSC D 2020-11-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC W 2020-11-21 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.69 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0416% Draw24% Bayer 04 Leverkusen60%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

40%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

84%

FC Schalke 04 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0410% Draw44% Bayer 04 Leverkusen46%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.5%

0 – 2

13.2%

1 – 1

10.5%

0 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

0 – 4

3.9%

2 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	25%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	20%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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