Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Bayer Leverkusen take on Schalke in Bundesliga action this Sunday. Read the match predictions to find out why a Bayer Leverkusen win is the betting tip at the BayArena.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC Schalke 04 TIPS
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke Preview
Bayer Leverkusen had to work hard for their victory away to Hamburg last week. Leon Baily and Kai Havertz put Leverkusen 2-0 up, then Hamburg pulled one back. They held on for the three points which could prove to be a massive win come the end of the season.
In terms of team news, Jonathan Tah has been struggling with the flu but he should be fine to start at centre-back here. Wendell is struggling with an injury so he might not make it. If so, Benjamin Henrichs could start at left-back. Lars Bender is the one player that is certainly out through injury.
Schalke have been on an interesting run of form, having gone won, lost, won, lost, won in their last 5 matches. The last outing was a 2-1 win at home to Hoffenheim, with Thilo Kehrer and Breel Embolo grabbing early goals. The Bundesliga table is so close so a win on Sunday would be huge.
Benjamin Stambouli will be challenging Thilo Kehrer for his place in the back-three, while Max Meyer returns from suspension and should start in central midfield. Bastian Oczipka and Amine Harit could return to the starting 11 too, with Alessandro Schöpf and Breel Embolo potentially dropping out of the team.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke Betting Tips
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 4 drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Schalke have won 5 drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Bayer Leverkusen have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Schalke have scored an average of 1.4 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Schalke’s previous 10 matches
Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen are currently sitting in 4th place after 23 matches this season, though it is all incredibly close. They have 38 points, while their opponents Schalke are one point and two places below them. Second place is up for grabs, with Borussia Dortmund currently on 40 points.
Both sides will be desperate to finish in a Champions League position. Leverkusen currently occupy the last place but it is sure to change a number of times between now and the end of the season. Schalke were good in their last away match, narrowly losing to runaway leaders Bayern Munich.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Schalke‘s last 3 games in the Bundesliga and that is expected to continue here too.
This should be a very open game with both sides creating plenty of chances. Goals are all but guaranteed and it will just be a case of which side can finish their chances.
Team Lineups
| Leverkusen | Schalke 04 |
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| 4-2-3-1 | 3-4-1-2 |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Bernd Leno |
Ralf Faehrmann |
| Defenders | |
| Sven Bender Wendell Tin Jedvaj Panagiotis Retsos |
Thilo Kehrer Naldo Matija Nastasic |
| Midfielders | |
| Kai Havertz Leon Bailey Dominik Kohr Charles Aranguiz Julian Brandt |
Max Meyer Bastian Oczipka Franco Di Santo Daniel Caligiuri Leon Goretzka |
| Forwards | |
| Kevin Volland |
Guido Burgstaller Breel Embolo |
| Substitutes | |
| Benjamin Henrichs Lucas Alario Marlon Frey Julian Baumgartlinger Karim Bellarabi Ramazan Oezcan Stefan Kiessling |
Benjamin Stambouli Alexander Nuebel Yevheniy Konoplyanka Alessandro Schoepf Marko Pjaca Nabil Bentaleb Amine Harit |
| Coach | |
| Heiko Herrlich |
Domenico Tedesco |
RECENT Head To Head
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Head to Head Statistics
Last2 matches
| Leverkusen | Schalke 04 |
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| Wins | |
| 0 | 1 |
| Corners | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Shots on Target | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | |
| 0 | 0 |
Bayer Leverkusen have done fairly well in this fixture in recent years, having won 3 out of the last 6 meetings. Schalke have only won 1 of the last 6, though that was a massively impressive 4-1 win at the BayArena at the end of last season.
The match between the two sides earlier this season was a 1-1 draw. Leon Goretzka put Schalke ahead in that one and Leon Bailey equalised for Leverkusen.
LiveLeverkusen vSchalke 04 Updates
| 11' | Guido Burgstaller | |
| Dominik Kohr | 32' |
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| Dominik Kohr | 38' |
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| Dominik Kohr | 38' |
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| 42' | Guido Burgstaller | |
| 45' | Max Meyer | |
| 49' | in Benjamin Stambouli out Max Meyer | |
| 49' | in Amine Harit out Guido Burgstaller | |
| 56' | Breel Embolo | |
| out Kevin Volland in Lucas Alario | 61' |
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| 66' | out Leon Goretzka in Nabil Bentaleb | |
| in Stefan Kiessling out Tin Jedvaj | 71' |
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| 71' | Amine Harit | |
| in Karim Bellarabi out Julian Brandt | 71' |
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| Panagiotis Retsos | 87' |
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| 89' | penalty Nabil Bentaleb | |
| Lucas Alario | 90' |
Compare Odds
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| Under 7.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Over 7.5 | 81 | 81 | |||||||
| Under 5.5 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.04 | ||
| Over 5.5 | 13 | 8.5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Over 2.75 | 2.07 | ||||||||
| Over 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.75 | 1.8 | 1.73 | 1.86 | 1.73 | 1.73 | ||
| Under 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| Over 4.5 | 6 | 5 | 5.75 | 6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Under 3.5 | 1.36 | 1.4 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.4 | 1.36 | ||
| Under 4.5 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.13 | ||
| Over 3.5 | 3 | 2.75 | 3 | 3 | 3.15 | 2.88 | 3 | ||
| Over 8.5 | 151 | ||||||||
| Under 8.5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Under 1.5 | 3.75 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.65 | 3.75 | 4 | ||
| Over 1.5 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.22 | ||
| Under 2.75 | 1.83 | ||||||||
| Over 0.5 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.05 | ||||
| Under 0.5 | 12 | 8.75 | 12 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Over 6.5 | 26 | 29 | 34.01 | 15 | |||||
| Under 6.5 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
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| Draw | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.65 | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 2.05 | ||
| FC Schalke 04 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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| Draw - FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 7.5 | 10 | 8.5 | 8.5 | ||||
| Draw - Draw | 5.5 | 5.25 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| FC Schalke 04 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 23 | 26 | 25.97 | 23 | 26 | ||||
| Draw - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04 | 34 | 34 | 32.05 | 31 | 34 | ||||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Draw | 15 | 15 | 16.5 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3.25 | 3.4 | 3.45 | 3.3 | 3.25 | ||||
| FC Schalke 04 - FC Schalke 04 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| FC Schalke 04 - Draw | 15 | 15 | 17.99 | 14 | 15 |
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| Yes | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.62 | ||
| No | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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