RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04 prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 6 March 2027, 00:00 UTC
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RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04
Bundesliga · Saturday 6 March 2027, 00:00 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04 preview
RB Leipzig welcome Schalke 04 at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Saturday 6 March 2027 (00:00 UTC) in the Bundesliga. RB Leipzig go into the round 4th, on 15 points from 8 games, while Schalke 04 go into the round 17th, on 6 points from 8 games.
RB Leipzig come into the game with a W-W-L-L-W run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Schalke 04's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-D. Over their last 6, RB Leipzig have scored 2.5 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Schalke 04 average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, RB Leipzig have 8 wins to Schalke 04's 1 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.6 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 31 Oct 2026, ended Schalke 04 0-2 RB Leipzig.
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Form and table
- RB LeipzigLast five: W L L W W
- Schalke 04Last five: D L L D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 | LWLWW |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | DLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
RB Leipzig expected line-up (4-5-1)
Maarten Vandevoordt, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Neil El Aynaoui, Antonio Nusa, Brajan Gruda, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Rocco Reitz, Rômulo
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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