Wednesday , 30 September 2026

RB Leipzig vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
RB Leipzig
4 – 2
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sat 27 May 2023 · 13:30 UTC Red Bull Arena Leipzig HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Cedric Brunner
Y 21' Cedric Brunner
Amadou Haidara 40' Y
Amadou Haidara 41' Y
Y 63' Sebastian Polter
Christopher Nkunku 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Thorben Siewer
  • Referee Max Burda

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

6
1
1
RB Leipzig 8 games · Avg 3.8 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 2023-01-24 FC Schalke 04 1–6 RB Leipzig 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

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May FC Schalke 04 H 4–2 W
20 May FC Bayern München A 3–1 W
14 May SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
06 May SC Freiburg A 1–0 W
02 May SC Freiburg A 5–1 W
29 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–0 W
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May RB Leipzig A 2–4 L
20 May Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–2 D
13 May FC Bayern München A 0–6 L
05 May 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 3–2 W
29 Apr SV Werder Bremen H 2–1 W
23 Apr SC Freiburg A 0–4 L

Season Stats

RB Leipzig FC Schalke 04
#9 Position #11
6 Points 5
4 Played 4
2 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 1
9 Scored 3
5 Conceded 4
+4 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.25
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

RB Leipzig are 9th (6 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 11th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa 2 G 2 A
Ridle Baku 2 G
Rocco Reitz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. RB Leipzig kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Konrad Laimer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' FC Schalke 04 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' GOAL! Christopher Nkunku scores on 19.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cedric Brunner on 20.
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for FC Schalke 04. Cedric Brunner will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Marcin Kaminski has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 33' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' FC Schalke 04 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amadou Haidara.
  • 41' Controversy at the stadium! Amadou Haidara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Amadou Haidara is withdrawn and Kevin Kampl gets his opportunity.
  • 49' What a strike from Willi Orban! The score is 2-2.
  • 50' What composure from Willi Orban! The Hungary international strokes it home. 2-3.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 411 games and scored 319 goals.
  • 56' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Rodrigo Zalazar trudges off to be replaced by Tobias Mohr on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Timo Werner by Yussuf Poulsen on 61 minute.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Polter is booked for FC Schalke 04 — Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Dominik Szoboszlai comes on to replace Emil Forsberg.
  • 70' Thomas Ouwejan gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Henning Matriciani and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Kenan Karaman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Latza on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' Goal! Yussuf Poulsen scores his 71 goal in 519 matches.
  • 87' FC Schalke 04 have won 319 goals from 411 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Christopher Nkunku. He receives a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RB Leipzig 4-2 FC Schalke 04.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Reis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 2023-01-24 FC Schalke 04 1–6 RB Leipzig 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

RB Leipzig Form

2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2023-05-20 FC Bayern München 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-05-14 RB Leipzig 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-05-06 SC Freiburg 0–1 RB Leipzig W 2023-05-02 SC Freiburg 1–5 RB Leipzig W 2023-04-29 RB Leipzig 1–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W

FC Schalke 04 Form

2023-05-27 RB Leipzig 4–2 FC Schalke 04 L 2023-05-20 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2023-05-13 FC Bayern München 6–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2023-05-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–3 FC Schalke 04 W 2023-04-29 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-04-23 SC Freiburg 4–0 FC Schalke 04 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.64 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig74% Draw17% FC Schalke 049%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
26%
RB Leipzig or FC Schalke 04
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig56% Draw35% FC Schalke 049%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
11.5%
3 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
5 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 21% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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