Schalke vs RB Leipzig: match preview
Bundesliga · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Schalke are 16th in Bundesliga with 6 points from 7 games (W1 D3 L3), scoring 0.6 and conceding 1.0 per game; their last 5 results read W-D-L-L-D.
RB Leipzig are 5th in Bundesliga with 12 points from 7 games (W4 D0 L3), scoring 2.9 and conceding 1.6 per game; their last 5 results read W-L-W-L-W.
At home this season Schalke are W0 D2 L1 (scored 0, conceded 1); on the road RB Leipzig are W0 D0 L3 (scored 2, conceded 11).
Christopher Nkunku leads the way for RB Leipzig with 4 goals and 1 assist.
Head-to-head: in their last 5 meetings Schalke have won 0, RB Leipzig 5, with 0 draws; the last meeting finished RB Leipzig 4-2 Schalke.
What to watch: RB Leipzig's attack against Schalke's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Bundesliga this season.
Schalke
No scorers listed yet.
RB Leipzig
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Nkunku | 4 | 1 | – |
| Antonio Nusa | 3 | 5 | – |
| Tidiam Gomis | 3 | 2 | – |
Season so far
| Schalke | RB Leipzig | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 16 | 5 |
| Points | 6 | 12 |
| W–D–L | 1-3-3 | 4-0-3 |
| Goals scored per game | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 0-2-1 | 0-0-3 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | WDLLD | WLWLW |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 4 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 1 |
| Both teams scored | 29% | 29% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 43% | 86% |
| Points per game at home | 0.67 | 3.00 |
| Points per game away | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Biggest win | 3-1 at Union Berlin | 6-0 v Frankfurt |
| Heaviest defeat | 0-3 at Augsburg | 1-6 at Bayern |
Schalke: recent results
RB Leipzig: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 5 meetings: Schalke 0 wins, 0 draws, RB Leipzig 5 wins.
Club details
Schalke
- Head coach
- Miron Muslic (Austria)
- Stadium
- Veltins-Arena
- Founded
- 1904
Squad (27)
Goalkeepers
- Kevin MüllerGermany · 35
- Loris KariusGermany · 33
- Johannes SiebekingGermany · 20
Defenders
- Robin GosensGermany · 32
- Maximilian WöberAustria · 28
- Timo BeckerGermany · 29
- Nikola KatićBosnia-Herzegovina · 30
- Hasan KuruçayTurkey · 29
- Adrian GantenbeinSwitzerland · 25
- Vitalie BeckerGermany · 21
- Mertcan AyhanTurkey · 20
Midfielders
- Kenan KaramanTurkey · 32
- Janik BachmannGermany · 30
- Finn PorathGermany · 29
- Dejan LjubicicAustria · 29
- Ron SchallenbergGermany · 28
- Dina EbimbeCameroon · 25
- Satoshi TanakaJapan · 24
- Adil AouchicheAlgeria · 24
- Soufiane El-FaouziGermany · 24
- Luca VozarGermany · 19
Forwards
- Bryan LasmeFrance · 27
- Edin DžekoBosnia-Herzegovina · 40
- Hwang HeechanSouth Korea · 30
- Moussa SyllaMali · 26
- Chikwubuike AdamuNigeria · 25
- Emil HøjlundDenmark · 21
RB Leipzig
- Head coach
- Martín Demichelis (Argentina)
- Stadium
- Red Bull Arena
- Founded
- 2009
Squad (31)
Goalkeepers
- Ørjan NylandNorway · 36
- Leopold ZingerleGermany · 32
- Maarten VandevoordtBelgium · 24
Defenders
- Benjamin HenrichsGermany · 29
- Ridle BakuGermany · 28
- Lukas KlostermannGermany · 30
- Willi OrbanHungary · 33
- David RaumGermany · 28
- Castello LukebaFrance · 23
- Maxime EstèveFrance · 24
- Max FinkgräfeGermany · 22
- Abdoul KonéFrance · 21
Midfielders
- Christoph BaumgartnerAustria · 27
- Nicolas SeiwaldAustria · 25
- Rocco ReitzGermany · 24
- Neil El AynaouiMorocco · 25
- Ezechiel BanzuziNetherlands · 21
- Arthur VermeerenBelgium · 21
- Brajan GrudaGermany · 22
- Assan OuédraogoGermany · 20
- Andrija MaksimovićSerbia · 19
- Viggo GebelGermany · 18
- Benno KaltefleiterGermany · 18
Forwards
- Christopher NkunkuFrance · 28
- Johan BakayokoBelgium · 23
- Antonio NusaNorway · 21
- Romulo CruzBrazil · 24
- Marc GuiuSpain · 20
- Tidiam GomisFrance · 20
- Samba KonatéFrance · 17
- Suleman SaniNigeria · 20
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.