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FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
FC Schalke 04
0 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 14:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Marcel Halstenberg
Bastian Oczipka 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Patrick Ittrich
  • Referee Florian Heft
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Christian Bandurski
  • Referee Guido Winkmann
16 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

1
1
6
FC Schalke 04 8 games · Avg 3.8 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig 2018-10-28 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar RB Leipzig H 0–1 L
12 Mar Manchester City FC A 0–7 L
08 Mar SV Werder Bremen A 2–4 L
02 Mar TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf H 0–4 L
23 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–3 L
20 Feb Manchester City FC H 2–3 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar FC Schalke 04 A 1–0 W
09 Mar FC Augsburg H 0–0 D
02 Mar 1. FC Nurnberg A 1–0 W
25 Feb TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–1 D
16 Feb VfB Stuttgart A 3–1 W
09 Feb Eintracht Frankfurt H 0–0 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig get this one started.
  • 5' RB Leipzig fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' Timo Werner adds to his 4 season tally! RB Leipzig lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 19' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Huub Stevens might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Sebastian Rudy trudges off to be replaced by Ahmed Kutucu on 60 minutes.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Schalke 04 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Konrad Laimer on 67 minute.
  • 72' Breel Embolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 73' Time for substitution for FC Schalke 04. Mark Uth is replaced by Guido Burgstaller.
  • 77' A tactical swap from RB Leipzig — Amadou Haidara on, Kevin Kampl off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Weston McKennie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
  • 86' Suat Serdar makes way for Steven Skrzybski at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Schalke 04.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Timo Werner as he leaves the pitch. Nordi Mukiele steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 89' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • It finishes all square. FC Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Huub Stevens

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 3
Yussuf Poulsen 2
Andre Silva 2
Emil Forsberg 2
Angelino 2
Willi Orban 2
Marcel Halstenberg 2
Marcel Sabitzer 2

Head to Head

2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig 2018-10-28 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 Form

2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig L 2019-03-12 Manchester City FC 7–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2019-03-08 SV Werder Bremen 4–2 FC Schalke 04 L 2019-03-02 FC Schalke 04 0–4 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf L 2019-02-23 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2019-02-20 FC Schalke 04 2–3 Manchester City FC L

RB Leipzig Form

2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2019-03-09 RB Leipzig 0–0 FC Augsburg D 2019-03-02 1. FC Nurnberg 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2019-02-25 RB Leipzig 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2019-02-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2019-02-09 RB Leipzig 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.76 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0423% Draw31% RB Leipzig46%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
54%
Draw or RB Leipzig
77%
FC Schalke 04 or RB Leipzig
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0415% Draw54% RB Leipzig31%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
4.7%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 15% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 25% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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