Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Schalke 04
Bundesliga · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome Schalke 04 at BayArena in Leverkusen on Saturday 16 January 2027 (00:00 UTC) in the Bundesliga. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th in the table with 13 points from 8, while Schalke 04 are 17th in the table with 6 points from 8.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Schalke 04 have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored 2.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Schalke 04 average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 6 wins to Schalke 04's 1 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 1 Apr 2023, ended Schalke 04 0-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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Form and table
- Bayer 04 LeverkusenLast five: W W W L L
- Schalke 04Last five: D L L D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | WWWLL |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | DLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Facundo Medina, Jarell Quansah, Aleix García, Ibrahim Maza, Afonso Moreira, Equi Fernández, Patrik Schick, Moussa Diaby
Schalke 04 expected line-up (4-3-2-1)
Loris Karius, Hasan Kuruçay, Nikola Katic, Timo Becker, Robin Gosens, Satoshi Tanaka, Kenan Karaman, Adil Aouchiche, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Junior Adamu, Hee-chan Hwang
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