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:
| April 26, 2024 |
| VFL Bochum |
19:30 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| April 27, 2024 |
| Bayern Munich |
14:30 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| RB Leipzig |
14:30 |
Borussia Dortmund |
| SC Freiburg |
14:30 |
Wolfsburg |
| Augsburg 1907 |
14:30 |
Werder Bremen |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
17:30 |
Stuttgart |
| April 28, 2024 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
14:30 |
Union Berlin |
| Mainz |
16:30 |
FC Cologne |
| Darmstadt |
18:30 |
Heidenheim |
| May 3, 2024 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
19:30 |
RB Leipzig |
| May 4, 2024 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
14:30 |
Augsburg 1907 |
| Wolfsburg |
14:30 |
Darmstadt |
| Werder Bremen |
14:30 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Stuttgart |
14:30 |
Bayern Munich |
| FC Cologne |
17:30 |
SC Freiburg |
| May 5, 2024 |
| Union Berlin |
14:30 |
VFL Bochum |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
16:30 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Heidenheim |
18:30 |
Mainz |
| May 10, 2024 |
| Augsburg 1907 |
19:30 |
Stuttgart |
German Bundesliga Table
| # |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
| 1 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
30 |
25 |
5 |
0 |
75 |
20 |
+55 |
80 |
| 2 |
Bayern Munich |
30 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
87 |
37 |
+50 |
66 |
| 3 |
Stuttgart |
30 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
68 |
36 |
+32 |
63 |
| 4 |
RB Leipzig |
30 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
69 |
34 |
+35 |
59 |
| 5 |
Borussia Dortmund |
30 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
58 |
35 |
+23 |
57 |
| 6 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
30 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
46 |
40 |
+6 |
45 |
| 7 |
SC Freiburg |
30 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
42 |
53 |
-11 |
40 |
| 8 |
Augsburg 1907 |
30 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
48 |
49 |
-1 |
39 |
| 9 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
30 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
53 |
60 |
-7 |
39 |
| 10 |
Heidenheim |
30 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
43 |
52 |
-9 |
34 |
| 11 |
Werder Bremen |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
50 |
-12 |
34 |
| 12 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
30 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
53 |
60 |
-7 |
31 |
| 13 |
Wolfsburg |
30 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
35 |
50 |
-15 |
31 |
| 14 |
Union Berlin |
30 |
8 |
5 |
17 |
26 |
50 |
-24 |
29 |
| 15 |
Mainz |
30 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
31 |
48 |
-17 |
27 |
| 16 |
VFL Bochum |
30 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
34 |
60 |
-26 |
27 |
| 17 |
FC Cologne |
30 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
23 |
53 |
-30 |
22 |
| 18 |
Darmstadt |
30 |
3 |
8 |
19 |
30 |
72 |
-42 |
17 |
German Bundesliga Results
| April 21, 2024 |
| SC Freiburg |
1 - 1 |
Mainz |
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 - 1 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Werder Bremen |
2 - 1 |
Stuttgart |
| April 20, 2024 |
| Union Berlin |
1 - 5 |
Bayern Munich |
| Heidenheim |
1 - 2 |
RB Leipzig |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
4 - 3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| FC Cologne |
0 - 2 |
Darmstadt |
| Wolfsburg |
1 - 0 |
VFL Bochum |
| April 19, 2024 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
3 - 1 |
Augsburg 1907 |
| April 14, 2024 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
5 - 0 |
Werder Bremen |
| Darmstadt |
0 - 1 |
SC Freiburg |
| April 13, 2024 |
| Stuttgart |
3 - 0 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Mainz |
4 - 1 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Bayern Munich |
2 - 0 |
FC Cologne |
| RB Leipzig |
3 - 0 |
Wolfsburg |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1 - 2 |
Borussia Dortmund |
| VFL Bochum |
1 - 1 |
Heidenheim |
| April 12, 2024 |
| Augsburg 1907 |
2 - 0 |
Union Berlin |
| April 7, 2024 |
| Wolfsburg |
1 - 3 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
3 - 1 |
Augsburg 1907 |
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