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

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
#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' KICK OFF: FC Schalke 04 gets underway.
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' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' 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.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Argentina international Exequiel Palacios has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' FC Schalke 04 have won 319 goals from 411 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Schalke 04 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' Poor challenge from Exequiel Palacios. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
44' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
46' The whistle greets Dominick Drexler as he departs to be replaced by Eder Balanta.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jeremie Frimpong makes it 0-1.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Henning Matriciani on 51.
51' Jeremie Frimpong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' Henning Matriciani is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
56' That is a Yellow card for FC Schalke 04. Eder Balanta will be fuming at that decision.
61' Simon Terodde gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Michael Frey and will look to change the dynamic.
61' Florian Wirtz adds to his 2 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
62' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Michael Frey is withdrawn and Simon Terodde gets his opportunity.
65' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Kerem Demirbay on 65 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Amine Adli as he leaves the pitch. Sardar Azmoun steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
71' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Tom Krauss has done his job and it is now time for Tim Skarke to step up.
76' Edmond Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Schalke 04 must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' Another substitution for FC Schalke 04 to replace Rodrigo Zalazar by Tobias Mohr on 82 minute.
83' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Kerem Demirbay departs to be replaced by Daley Sinkgraven.
84' Mitchel Bakker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Piero Hincapie at the 84 minute mark.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Odilon Kossounou made 547 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to claim maximum points.

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
Jeremie Frimpong	4
Lucas Alario	4
Paulinho	2
Patrik Schick	2
Aleksandar Dragovic	1
Moussa Diaby	1
Guido Burgstaller	1
Kai Havertz	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

2 / 4

0.63 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0415% Draw24% Bayer 04 Leverkusen61%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

39%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

85%

FC Schalke 04 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 049% Draw44% Bayer 04 Leverkusen47%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.3%

0 – 2

14.1%

1 – 1

10%

0 – 0

9.5%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 4

4.3%

1 – 0

1 – 4

2.9%

2 – 1

2.8%

2 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	25%	42%
+1.5	58%	—	42%
+2	58%	21%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

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