Feb 6th features a match where RB Leipzig will travel to Gelsenkirchen to battle Schalke 04 in a clash of the Bundesliga. In their last match, 18th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 0-1 loss against Wolfsburg. Wout Weghorst struck first for Wolfsburg in the 40th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by Wolfsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wolfsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Bochum. Amadou Haidara struck first for RB Leipzig in the 11th minute, then Marcel Sabitzer added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 3rd, RB Leipzig hosted Schalke 04 at the Red Bull Arena in their last match together. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over eight thousand spectators. Can Bozdogan scored the first goal for RB Leipzig on an own goal in the 31st minute, then Angeliño added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Christopher Nkunku In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory.
Yussuf Poulsen has been the most prolific scorer on RB Leipzig in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Schalke 04’s top weapon lately has been Hoppe, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Christian Gross’s Schalke 04 squad will be without Benito Raman, Salif Sané, Mark Uth, Steven Skrzybski, Suat Serdar, Alessandro Schöpf, Frederik Rønnow, Kilian Ludewig and Can Bozdogan, while Hee Chan Hwang, Benjamin Henrichs, Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkunku, Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl, Yussuf Poulsen, Ibrahima Konaté, Lukas Klostermann, Justin Kluivert and Lazar Samardžić are unavailable to play for Julian Nagelsmann’s team.