Schalke 04 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 23 April 2016

Result

Schalke 04 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Saturday 23 April 2016, 16:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Schalke 04 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

Schalke 04 were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 23 April 2016. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (14') and Leroy Sané (29'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Julian Brandt (54'), Karim Bellarabi (56') and Chicharito (60').

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 3 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 5th on 44 points from 30 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3rd on 51 points from 30. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 5th with 51 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3rd with 60.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Leroy Sané of Schalke 04 (7.9), ahead of Max Meyer (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Schalke 04 wins, 2 draws and 4 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Ömer ToprakBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 5'Missed penalty · Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSchalke 04
  • 14'Goal · Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Júnior CaiçaraSchalke 04
  • 29'Goal · Leroy SanéSchalke 04 · 2-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Lars BenderBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 38'Yellow card · Leroy SanéSchalke 04
  • 52'Yellow card · Pierre-Emile HöjbjergSchalke 04
  • 54'Goal · Julian BrandtBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-1
  • 56'Goal · Karim BellarabiBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-2
  • 60'Goal · ChicharitoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-3
  • 90+1'Yellow card · ChicharitoBayer 04 Leverkusen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Schalke 04 4, draws 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Team news

Schalke 04 line-up (4-2-3-1)

R. Fährmann, Júnior Caiçara, Joël Matip, Roman Neustädter, Sead Kolasinac, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Johannes Geis, Leroy Sané, Max Meyer, Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Bayer 04 Leverkusen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Christoph Kramer, Wendell, André Ramalho, Tin Jedvaj, Jonathan Tah, Karim Bellarabi, Julian Brandt, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Javier Hernández Balcázar