Bundesliga: Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 2 match between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Schalke 04 hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Bayern Munich over to the VELTINS-Arena for a round 2 match.

Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and 16 places.

Team form: Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

Schalke 04 Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Schalke 04 beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0, followed by a 2-2 draw against Hallescher FC. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 3-0 defeat against Augsburg. Schalke 04 won three of their previous six matches at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 13 goals to 11 against.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Borussia Dortmund got left behind in a 1-2 win, before VfB Stuttgart got hammered in a 5-1 victory. Osnabrueck was the most recent victim in a 1-4 win for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 17 and conceding eight goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting stats for Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

As the new Bundesliga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

Full-time result

Schalke 04 claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bayern Munich won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing two in this series of matches. Good luck taking on Bayern Munich currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 16 games without defeat. Bayern Munich are on a serious roll of now 26 away matches on the spin without defeat. Bayern Munich have beaten Schalke 04 in impressive 12 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Schalke 04 scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Bayern Munich scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Schalke 04 managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Bayern Munich have scored in 13 consecutive meetings with Schalke 04 when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Schalke 04’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Bayern Munich. They performed an average of 4.1 goals in these. Schalke 04 conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. Bayern Munich are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 47 matches.