Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
RB Leipzig go up against Schalke 04 this coming Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at VELTINS-Arena.
Schalke 04 are placed 16th with six points after seven matches. RB Leipzig occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 12 points.
Team form: Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig
Schalke 04 Form
A draw is the best Schalke 04 can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Mainz 05. A0-0 draw with FC Koln followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Dynamo Dresden. Schalke 04 only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
RB Leipzig Form
RB Leipzig won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 4-1 against Real Madrid, before beating Elversberg 4-0. Another win followed, this time by 1-2 against RW Essen. RB Leipzig managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 20 time and letting in seven.
Betting facts for Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Schalke 04 home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Schalke 04 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Schalke 04 home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Schalke 04 home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Schalke 04 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- RB Leipzig have lost 10 of the last 12 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 RB Leipzig away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 RB Leipzig matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- RB Leipzig have lost the last 5 away matches in a row in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 RB Leipzig matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Robin Gosens will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. RB Leipzig hope Christopher Nkunku can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
Popular markets: Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig
Full-time result
Schalke 04 claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. RB Leipzig won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. RB Leipzig have beaten Schalke 04 in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Schalke 04 only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Curiously, RB Leipzig only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. RB Leipzig managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. RB Leipzig have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Schalke 04 when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Schalke 04’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for RB Leipzig, who managed to hit the net 2.2 times on average in these games.
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