Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04
Competition – German Bundesliga
Stadium – BayArena
Date: 28th April 2017
Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT+1
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This game sees two underperforming German giants lock horns together.
In recent past a game between these two teams would have been a big one, but this meeting would be between 12th placed vs 11th placed teams.
Bayer have won only 1 of their last 6 league games, losing 3 and drawing the rest.
They have not won a home game in all competitions since February 11 – during that period they played 5 games losing 2 and drawing 3 – they are currently on a run of 3 home draws.
They currently have 36 points from 30 league games this season.
Schalke are 2 points better than Bayer in the league table with 38 points after 30 games.
They have won 2, lost 2 and drawn 2 of their last 6 games.
Their inconsistency has seen them fall 6 points behind Freiburg who currently occupy the last European spot in the League table.
They need to win all of their remaining games if they want to have a chance of getting into Europe next season.
They have won one of their last 3 away games in the League, and they are currently on a run of 2 straight losses away from home.
Leverkusen: Leno – Hilbert, Tah, Toprak, Henrichs – Baumgartlinger, Kampl – Brandt, Volland, Mehmedi – Chicharito
Coach: Tayfun Korkut
Absentees: Calhanoglu (CAS suspension). Bender (ankle)
Schalke: Fährmann – Coke, Höwedes, Badstuber, Kolasinac – Stambouli, Bentaleb – Schöpf, Goretzka, Caligiuri – Burgstaller
Coach: Markus Weinzierl
Absentees: Baba (knee), Kehrer (suspended), Naldo (groin), Choupo-Moting (knee), Embolo (light training)
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 23/04/17 |
(a)SC Freiburg |
2-1 |
L |
| 15/04/17 |
(h)Bayern Munich |
0-0 |
D |
| 08/04/17 |
(a)RB Leipzig |
1-0 |
L |
| 05/04/17 |
(a)Darmstadt 98 |
0-2 |
W |
| 02/04/17 |
(h)VfL Wolfsburg |
3-3 |
D |
| FC Schalke 04 last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 23/04/17 |
(h)RB Leipzig |
1-1 |
D |
| 20/04/17 |
(h)Ajax |
3-2 |
W |
| 16/04/17 |
(a)Darmstadt 98 |
2-1 |
L |
| 13/04/17 |
(a)Ajax |
2-0 |
L |
| 08/04/17 |
(h)VfL Wolfsburg |
4-1 |
W |
Last time they met: FC Schalke 04 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:
| January 10, 2025 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
20:30 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| January 11, 2025 |
| Heidenheim |
15:30 |
Union Berlin |
| SC Freiburg |
15:30 |
Holstein Kiel |
| Mainz |
15:30 |
VFL Bochum |
| FC St. Pauli |
15:30 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
15:30 |
Wolfsburg |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
18:30 |
Bayern Munich |
| January 12, 2025 |
| RB Leipzig |
15:30 |
Werder Bremen |
| Augsburg 1907 |
17:30 |
Stuttgart |
| January 14, 2025 |
| Holstein Kiel |
18:30 |
Borussia Dortmund |
| Wolfsburg |
20:30 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
20:30 |
Mainz |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
20:30 |
SC Freiburg |
| January 15, 2025 |
| VFL Bochum |
18:30 |
FC St. Pauli |
| Stuttgart |
20:30 |
RB Leipzig |
| Bayern Munich |
20:30 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Werder Bremen |
20:30 |
Heidenheim |
| Union Berlin |
20:30 |
Augsburg 1907 |
| January 17, 2025 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
20:30 |
Borussia Dortmund |
German Bundesliga Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Bayern Munich |
15 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
47 |
13 |
+34 |
36 |
| 2 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
15 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
37 |
21 |
+16 |
32 |
| 3 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
15 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
23 |
+12 |
27 |
| 4 |
RB Leipzig |
15 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
24 |
20 |
+4 |
27 |
| 5 |
Mainz |
15 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
20 |
+8 |
25 |
| 6 |
Borussia Dortmund |
15 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
22 |
+6 |
25 |
| 7 |
Werder Bremen |
15 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
25 |
+1 |
25 |
| 8 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
20 |
+5 |
24 |
| 9 |
SC Freiburg |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
24 |
-3 |
24 |
| 10 |
Stuttgart |
15 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
29 |
25 |
+4 |
23 |
| 11 |
Wolfsburg |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
32 |
28 |
+4 |
21 |
| 12 |
Union Berlin |
15 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
19 |
-5 |
17 |
| 13 |
Augsburg 1907 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
32 |
-15 |
16 |
| 14 |
FC St. Pauli |
15 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
12 |
19 |
-7 |
14 |
| 15 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
15 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
28 |
-8 |
14 |
| 16 |
Heidenheim |
15 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
18 |
33 |
-15 |
10 |
| 17 |
Holstein Kiel |
15 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
19 |
38 |
-19 |
8 |
| 18 |
VFL Bochum |
15 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
35 |
-22 |
6 |
German Bundesliga Results
| December 22, 2024 |
| Wolfsburg |
1 - 3 |
Borussia Dortmund |
| VFL Bochum |
2 - 0 |
Heidenheim |
| December 21, 2024 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
5 - 1 |
SC Freiburg |
| Holstein Kiel |
5 - 1 |
Augsburg 1907 |
| Werder Bremen |
4 - 1 |
Union Berlin |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
1 - 2 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
1 - 3 |
Mainz |
| Stuttgart |
0 - 1 |
FC St. Pauli |
| December 20, 2024 |
| Bayern Munich |
5 - 1 |
RB Leipzig |
| December 15, 2024 |
| RB Leipzig |
2 - 1 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 - 1 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Heidenheim |
1 - 3 |
Stuttgart |
| December 14, 2024 |
| FC St. Pauli |
0 - 2 |
Werder Bremen |
| Augsburg 1907 |
0 - 2 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Mainz |
2 - 1 |
Bayern Munich |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
4 - 1 |
Holstein Kiel |
| Union Berlin |
1 - 1 |
VFL Bochum |
| December 13, 2024 |
| SC Freiburg |
3 - 2 |
Wolfsburg |
| December 8, 2024 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
1 - 1 |
SC Freiburg |
| Wolfsburg |
4 - 3 |
Mainz |
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