FC Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Braunschweig, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2024-25

FC Schalke 04

5 – 1

Full Time

Eintracht Braunschweig

Sat 3 Aug 2024 · 18:30 UTC Veltins-Arena 60,534 HT 45' · FT 45'

Tobias Mohr 9' 1–0

Moussa Sylla 25' 2–0

2–1 33' Kevin Ehlers

Kenan Karaman 73' 3–1

Moussa Sylla 82' 4–1

Kenan Karaman 83' 5–1

Y 39' Rayan Philippe

Kenan Karaman 51' Y

Marcin Kaminski 70' Y

Y 78' Walid Ould-Chikh

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs Eintracht Braunschweig — 2. Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Eintracht Braunschweig 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Assistant 1 Marco Achmuller
Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim

10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	11	31
2	1. FC Nürnberg	11	24
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	21
4	1. FC Magdeburg	11	20
5	VfL Wolfsburg	11	19
6	Arminia Bielefeld	11	17
7	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	11	16
8	VfL Bochum 1848	11	14
9	FC St. Pauli 1910	11	12
10	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	11	12
11	Hannover 96	11	12
12	FC Energie Cottbus	11	11
13	Eintracht Braunschweig	11	11
14	VfL Osnabrück	11	11
15	SG Dynamo Dresden	11	11
16	Karlsruher SC	11	11
17	SV Darmstadt 98	11	9
18	Holstein Kiel	11	8

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Eintracht Braunschweig

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-03 FC Schalke 04 5–1 Eintracht Braunschweig 2024-02-03 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig 2023-08-20 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 FC Schalke 04 2023-08-11 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–3 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Aug	Eintracht Braunschweig	H	5–1	W
19 May	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	A	0–2	L
11 May	FC Hansa Rostock	H	2–1	W
07 May	VfL Osnabrück	A	4–0	W
27 Apr	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	SV 07 Elversberg	A	1–1	D

Eintracht Braunschweig

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Aug	FC Schalke 04	A	1–5	L
19 May	1. FC Kaiserslautern	A	0–5	L
12 May	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	H	1–0	W
04 May	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	A	3–3	D
27 Apr	Hamburger SV	H	0–4	L
20 Apr	VfL Osnabrück	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Eintracht Braunschweig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Eintracht Braunschweig

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/5

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Eintracht Braunschweig

Jan Urbich	4 G	1 A
Yann Sturm	3 G	1 A
Aaron Opoku	2 G	1 A
Mehmet-Can Aydin	2 G	1 A
Samuele di Benedetto	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Veltins-Arena as FC Schalke 04 face off against Eintracht Braunschweig in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
9' Against the run of play, Tobias Mohr has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' Jannis Nikolaou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. Eintracht Braunschweig seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The deadlock is broken! Moussa Sylla gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
30' Adrian Gantenbein has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
33' Kevin Ehlers does the damage! The net is bulging and Eintracht Braunschweig surge ahead!
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 416 games and scored 320 goals.
39' The referee shows Eintracht Braunschweig player a card on 39.
44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Levente Szabo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sidney Raebiger at the 46 minute mark.
51' Poor challenge from Kenan Karaman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' It is a substitution in Eintracht Braunschweig team. Leon Bell Bell is replaced by Fabio Di Michele Sanchez on 58 minute.
63' FC Schalke 04 are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Eintracht Braunschweig's 3-5-2 shape.
68' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Mehmet-Can Aydin trudges off to be replaced by Anton Donkor on 68 minutes.
70' Marcin Kaminski was booked on 70.
73' The Turkey Kenan Karaman breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 3-1!
77' The Eintracht Braunschweig bench stirs into life. Fabio Kaufmann is withdrawn and Walid Ould-Chikh gets his opportunity.
78' A moment of madness from Walid Ould-Chikh on 78 minutes earns him a card. Eintracht Braunschweig will be frustrated.
82' What a strike from Moussa Sylla! The score is 4-1.
83' Magnificent from Kenan Karaman! That is 42 goals in 303 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' Fresh legs for Eintracht Braunschweig! Robert Ivanov comes on to replace Rayan Philippe.
88' Kenan Karaman makes way for Sebastian Polter at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Schalke 04.
The points are shared — FC Schalke 04 5-1 Eintracht Braunschweig. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karel Geraerts

Eintracht Braunschweig Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

6
Ermin Bicakcic
1
Lennart Grill
4
Jannis Nikolaou
7
Fabio Kaufmann ↓ Walid Ould-Chikh 77'
19
Leon Bell Bell ↓ Fabio Di Michele Sanchez 58'
21
Kevin Ehlers ↓ Christian Conteh 77'
9
Rayan Philippe ↓ Robert Ivanov 86'
27
Sven Kohler
37
Sidney Raebiger ↓ Levente Szabo 46'
25
Sanoussy Ba
44
Johan Gomez

Bench

Coach Daniel Scherning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kenan Karaman	4
Moussa Sylla	2
Fabio Kaufmann	1
Tobias Mohr	1
Kevin Ehlers	1
Paul Seguin	1
Danny Latza	1
Anthony Ujah	1

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2024-08-03 FC Schalke 04 5–1 Eintracht Braunschweig W 2024-05-19 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 2–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2024-05-11 FC Schalke 04 2–1 FC Hansa Rostock W 2024-05-07 VfL Osnabrück 0–4 FC Schalke 04 W 2024-04-27 FC Schalke 04 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D 2024-04-19 SV 07 Elversberg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D

Eintracht Braunschweig Form

2024-08-03 FC Schalke 04 5–1 Eintracht Braunschweig L 2024-05-19 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 Eintracht Braunschweig L 2024-05-12 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 SV Wehen Wiesbaden W 2024-05-04 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig D 2024-04-27 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–4 Hamburger SV L 2024-04-20 VfL Osnabrück 0–3 Eintracht Braunschweig W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.19 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Eintracht Braunschweig xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + FC Schalke 04 to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0461% Draw22% Eintracht Braunschweig17%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

83%

Draw or Eintracht Braunschweig

39%

FC Schalke 04 or Eintracht Braunschweig

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0445% Draw40% Eintracht Braunschweig15%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Eintracht Braunschweig covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Eintracht Braunschweig keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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