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FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
FC Schalke 04
0 – 3
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Sat 6 Feb 2021 · 14:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+2'
Omar Mascarell 27' Y
Sead Kolasinac 69' Y
Y 82' Marcel Sabitzer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Robert Wessel
  • Referee Alexander Sather
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Martin Petersen
19 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig 2020-10-03 RB Leipzig 4–0 FC Schalke 04 2020-02-22 FC Schalke 04 0–5 RB Leipzig 2019-09-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 FC Schalke 04 2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb RB Leipzig H 0–3 L
03 Feb VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
30 Jan SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
24 Jan FC Bayern München H 0–4 L
20 Jan 1. FC Koln H 1–2 L
17 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–3 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb FC Schalke 04 A 3–0 W
03 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 4–0 W
30 Jan Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–0 W
23 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–3 L
20 Jan 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–0 W
16 Jan VfL Wolfsburg A 2–2 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Schalke 04 to score. At the same time, RB Leipzig does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' FC Schalke 04 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RB Leipzig's shape.
  • 20' RB Leipzig come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Omar Mascarell.
  • 32' FC Schalke 04 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' RB Leipzig have won 719 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' Mark Uth makes way for Nassim Boujellab at the 39 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Schalke 04.
  • 44' RB Leipzig are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nordi Mukiele makes it 0-1.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dani Olmo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Benito Raman. He replaces Alessandro Schopf on 59 minute.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. FC Schalke 04 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Tyler Adams as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Klostermann steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 69' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Marcel Sabitzer gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Omar Mascarell, a Equatorial Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' Fresh legs for FC Schalke 04! Suat Serdar comes on to replace Matthew Hoppe.
  • 82' Marcel Sabitzer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Christopher Nkunku has done his job and it is now time for Hwang Heechan to step up.
  • 87' Magnificent from Willi Orban! That is 30 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 88' Marcel Halstenberg gets the nod from RB Leipzig. He replaces Angelino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RB Leipzig players.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig 2020-10-03 RB Leipzig 4–0 FC Schalke 04 2020-02-22 FC Schalke 04 0–5 RB Leipzig 2019-09-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 FC Schalke 04 2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig

FC Schalke 04 Form

2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig L 2021-02-03 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2021-01-30 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2021-01-24 FC Schalke 04 0–4 FC Bayern München L 2021-01-20 FC Schalke 04 1–2 1. FC Koln L 2021-01-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 FC Schalke 04 L

RB Leipzig Form

2021-02-06 FC Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2021-02-03 RB Leipzig 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2021-01-30 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-01-23 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2021-01-20 RB Leipzig 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-01-16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0421% Draw24% RB Leipzig55%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
45%
Draw or RB Leipzig
79%
FC Schalke 04 or RB Leipzig
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0416% Draw43% RB Leipzig41%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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