FC Schalke 04 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2022-23

FC Schalke 04

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 13:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Exequiel Palacios

Henning Matriciani 51' Y

Henning Matriciani 52' Y

Eder Balanta 56' Y

Overview

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

FC Schalke 04 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Deniz Aytekin
Referee Eduard Beitinger
Referee Arno Blos
Referee Christian Dietz
Referee Robin Braun
Referee Pascal Mueller

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-01 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-10-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 FC Schalke 04 2021-04-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-12-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-14 FC Schalke 04 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	0–3	L
18 Mar	FC Augsburg	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–2	D
04 Mar	VfL Bochum 1848	A	2–0	W
25 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–0	D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	FC Schalke 04	A	3–0	W
19 Mar	FC Bayern München	H	2–1	W
16 Mar	Ferencvárosi TC	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	A	3–2	W
09 Mar	Ferencvárosi TC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	Hertha BSC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#4	Position	#12
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Schalke 04 are 4th (0 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 12th (0 pts).

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' FC Schalke 04 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thomas Reis might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Burkina Faso international Edmond Tapsoba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios will be fuming at that decision.
44' Cedric Brunner is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Schalke 04 tonight.
46' Eder Balanta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dominick Drexler at the 46 minute mark.
50' Magnificent from Jeremie Frimpong! That is 36 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Henning Matriciani.
51' Jeremie Frimpong adds to his 0 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
52' Henning Matriciani has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
56' A moment of madness from Eder Balanta on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Schalke 04 will be frustrated.
61' A tactical swap from FC Schalke 04 — Simon Terodde on, Michael Frey off on 61 minutes.
61' A goal from the Germany international Florian Wirtz! He fires home on 61 to make it 0-3!
62' A change in the FC Schalke 04 ranks — Michael Frey exits the field as Simon Terodde enters on 62.
65' Kerem Demirbay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Exequiel Palacios at the 65 minute mark.
66' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Sardar Azmoun comes on to replace Amine Adli.
71' The whistle greets Tom Krauss as he departs to be replaced by Tim Skarke.
76' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
82' Tobias Mohr is replacing Rodrigo Zalazar for the FC Schalke 04 side.
83' The whistle greets Kerem Demirbay as he departs to be replaced by Daley Sinkgraven.
84' A change in the Bayer 04 Leverkusen ranks — Piero Hincapie exits the field as Mitchel Bakker enters on 84.
89' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Reis

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

19
Moussa Diaby
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
8
Robert Andrich
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Kerem Demirbay 66'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 82'
21
Amine Adli ↓ Sardar Azmoun 66'
27
Florian Wirtz
3
Piero Hincapie ↓ Mitchel Bakker 83'
6
Odilon Kossounou

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Alario	4
Jeremie Frimpong	4
Patrik Schick	2
Paulinho	2
Julian Baumgartlinger	1
Haji Wright	1
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	1
Aleksandar Dragovic	1

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2023-04-01 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2023-03-18 FC Augsburg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2023-03-11 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Borussia Dortmund D 2023-03-04 VfL Bochum 1848 0–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2023-02-25 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-02-19 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 FC Schalke 04 D

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-04-01 FC Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-03-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 FC Bayern München W 2023-03-16 Ferencvárosi TC 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-03-12 SV Werder Bremen 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2023-03-09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 Ferencvárosi TC W 2023-03-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Hertha BSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.35 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0414% Draw30% Bayer 04 Leverkusen56%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	49%	51%
± 2.5	23%	77%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

44%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

86%

FC Schalke 04 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 046% Draw57% Bayer 04 Leverkusen37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

24.1%

0 – 0

21.6%

0 – 2

15.5%

1 – 1

9.2%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

2.7%

0 – 4

2.2%

2 – 1

1.4%

2 – 2

1.1%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	7%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	30%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	18%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

71% ✓

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