Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich Preview

Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

Competition – German Bundesliga

Stadium – Veltins-Arena

Date: 19th September 2017

Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT+1

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These two sides come into this game with almost identical recent form but Bayern Munich remain favourites as they have been the most consistent side in Germany over the past few seasons.

Schalke won their last two games meaning they have 5 wins and one loss from their last 6 games – the same as Bayern Munich whose start to the new season has been rocked by division among its stars.

Schalke have been very strong when put under pressure and facing a team with a ferocious attacking force as Bayern Munich will mean they need to keep up their performance defensively to survive a rout.

Bayern Munich beat Mainz 4-0 in their last league game which was a perfect response to their 2-0 humbling at Hoffenheim the previous weekend.

The Bavarians have been inconsistent this season with Arjen Robben lashing out at some of their players by claiming they can do more.

Thomas Muller is also unhappy by his limited role this season as Carlo Ancelotti prefers other options to the attacker.

They have won their last two games – if they get another comprehensive victory in this game that could see them build a winning run.

Schalke 04 

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Schalke 04 3-1 VfB Stuttgart Sep 10, 2017 German Bundesliga
L Hannover 96 1-0 Schalke 04 Aug 27, 2017 German Bundesliga
W Schalke 04 2-0 RB Leipzig Aug 19, 2017 German Bundesliga
W BFC Dynamo Berlin 0-2 Schalke 04 Aug 14, 2017 German DFB Pokal
D Crystal Palace 1-1 Schalke 04 Aug 5, 2017 Friendly

Bayern Munich

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L TSG Hoffenheim 2-0 Bayern Munich Sep 9, 2017 German Bundesliga
W OFC Kickers 1901 1-4 Bayern Munich Aug 30, 2017 Friendly
W Werder Bremen 0-2 Bayern Munich Aug 26, 2017 German Bundesliga
W Bayern Munich 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen Aug 18, 2017 German Bundesliga
W Chemnitzer GC 0-5 Bayern Munich Aug 12, 2017 German DFB Pokal

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Bayern Munich 3-0 Schalke 04 Mar 1, 2017 German DFB Pokal
Bayern Munich 1-1 Schalke 04 Feb 4, 2017 German Bundesliga
Schalke 04 0-2 Bayern Munich Sep 9, 2016 German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 3-0 Schalke 04 Apr 16, 2016 German Bundesliga
Schalke 04 1-3 Bayern Munich Nov 21, 2015 German Bundesliga

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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