RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04: result and report
Bundesliga · Saturday 13 January 2018
Result
RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04
Bundesliga · Saturday 13 January 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04: match report
RB Leipzig won against Schalke 04 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 13 January 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
Naby Keïta opened the scoring in the 41st minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Naby Keïta (41'), Timo Werner (69') and Bruma (71'). Schalke 04 scored through Naldo (55').
Discipline: RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards; Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game RB Leipzig were 5th on 28 points from 17 and Schalke 04 2nd on 30 points from 17. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Schalke 04 2nd with 63.
RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-3-3 and Schalke 04 in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcel Sabitzer of RB Leipzig (8.2), ahead of Timo Werner (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 RB Leipzig win, 1 draw and 1 for Schalke 04.
Key events
- 36'Yellow card · Marcel Sabitzer
- 37'Missed penalty · Jean-Kévin Augustin
- 41'Goal · Naby Keïta
- 53'Yellow card · Matija Nastasić
- 54'Yellow card · Naby Keïta
- 55'Goal · Naldo
- 69'Goal · Timo Werner
- 71'Goal · Bruma
- 87'Yellow card · Daniel Caligiuri
Head-to-head
Team news
RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-3)
Péter Gulácsi, Konrad Laimer, Willi Orbán, Dayot Upamecano, Bernardo, Kevin Kampl, Diego Demme, Naby Keïta, Marcel Sabitzer, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Bruma
Schalke 04 line-up (3-1-4-2)
R. Fährmann, Benjamin Stambouli, Naldo, Matija Nastasić, Max Meyer, Daniel Caligiuri, Alessandro Schöpf, Amine Harit, Bastian Oczipka, Franco Di Santo, Guido Burgstaller