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

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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.

RB Leipzig 34 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
FC Schalke 04 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and FC Schalke 04 is underway.
5' 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.
10' Goal! Konrad Laimer scores his 21 goal in 513 matches.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas Klostermann made 513 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' What a strike from Christopher Nkunku! The score is 2-0.
20' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cedric Brunner.
26' 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.
28' GOAL! Marcin Kaminski scores on 28. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
38' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Kenan Karaman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amadou Haidara on 40.
41' Amadou Haidara was booked on 41.
46' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 46 minute. Amadou Haidara leaves to be changed by Kevin Kampl.
49' What a strike from Willi Orban! The score is 2-2.
50' Willi Orban puts FC Schalke 04 on the lead.
55' Danny Latza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' The whistle greets Rodrigo Zalazar as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Mohr.
61' Yussuf Poulsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Timo Werner on 61 minute.
63' Sebastian Polter is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
68' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Dominik Szoboszlai on 68 minute.
70' Thomas Ouwejan is replacing Henning Matriciani for the FC Schalke 04 side.
75' Another substitution for FC Schalke 04 to replace Danny Latza by Kenan Karaman on 75 minute.
80' FC Schalke 04 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' What an equalizer from Yussuf Poulsen!
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' The referee calls foul for Christopher Nkunku. He receives a Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

13
Orjan Nyland
18
Christopher Nkunku
11
Timo Werner ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 61'
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Dominik Szoboszlai 68'
16
Lukas Klostermann
4
Willi Orban
23
Marcel Halstenberg ↓ David Raum 61'
27
Konrad Laimer ↓ Xaver Schlager 61'
7
Dani Olmo
8
Amadou Haidara ↓ Kevin Kampl 46'
2
Mohamed Simakan

Bench

21
Janis Blaswich
39
Benjamin Henrichs
37
Abdou Diallo
9
Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 61'
44
Kevin Kampl ↑ 46'
22
David Raum ↑ 61'
19
Andre Silva
24
Xaver Schlager ↑ 61'
17
Dominik Szoboszlai ↑ 68'

Coach Marco Rose

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sepp van den Berg
8
Danny Latza ↓ Kenan Karaman 75'
1
Ralf Fahrmann
24
Dominick Drexler
40
Sebastian Polter
27
Cedric Brunner
35
Marcin Kaminski
11
Marius Bulter
30
Alex Kral
10
Rodrigo Zalazar ↓ Tobias Mohr 56'
41
Henning Matriciani ↓ Thomas Ouwejan 70'

Bench

Coach Thomas Reis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Timo Werner	3
Angelino	2
Willi Orban	2
Marcel Halstenberg	2
Marcel Sabitzer	2
Christopher Nkunku	2
Willi Orban	2
Yussuf Poulsen	2

Head to Head

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

2.61 RB Leipzig xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 FC Schalke 04 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + RB Leipzig to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RB Leipzig69% Draw18% FC Schalke 0413%

Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw

87%

Draw or FC Schalke 04

31%

RB Leipzig or FC Schalke 04

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RB Leipzig51% Draw36% FC Schalke 0413%

Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.7%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

4 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap	RB Leipzig covers	Push	FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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