Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig Prediction and Analysis

Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig Prediction and Analysis for today by 6:30pm at VELTINS-Arena.

Leipzig travels 367km to VELTINS-Arena which is Schalke 04’s home in search of a win after playing draw with Bayern Munich last time out.

Keep reading for our analysis and betting advice.

Match Facts

• Schalke have lost 9 of their last 10 ganes in German Bundesliga

• They have conceded 2 goals or more in 8 of their previous 9 games in Bundesliga.

• Leipzig have won 4 of their last 5 matches in Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 is completely out of form as they have lost 9 of their last 10 matches in German Bundesliga.

Tonight they will face a tough opponent who will even make their problems worst.

Leipzig prepares to cause more harm on Schalke 04

Fifth-placed Leipzig drew with Bayern on Friday and now have an advantage in terms of rest and recovery after 14 games unbeaten in all competitions.

They will take advantage of Schalke’s terrible performances to score and win in order to keep their Champions League participation ambition alive.

Head to Head comparison

Leipzig have scored 3 goals or more in their previous 3 encounters against Schalke in all competitions.

They have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their previous 6 meetings against Schalke across all competitions.

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Schalke have witnessed over 2.5 goals in their previous 4 encounters against Leipzig in all competitions.

Finally, Leipzig have won their previous 3 away games against Schalke across all competitions.

Schalke 04’s team news

Michael Frey, a striker, has joined on loan from Royal Antwerpen for the remainder of the year but will miss a few weeks due to a muscle injury.

Both Sebastian Polter and Justin Heekeren will not be able to participate this season due to ACL injuries.

Dominick Drexler might make a comeback after COVID-19, but Alex Kral is out with a back ailment.

Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, and Rodrigo Zalazar have all resumed training and are close to returns.

Sepp van den Berg is sidelined due to an ankle injury, while Marcin Kaminski has been feeling under the weather.

Leipzig team news

Christopher Nkunku, the team’s leading scorer, will be sidelined for a few weeks due to a knee injury, although David Raum has returned to training after suffering an ankle injury.

Timo Werner has fully healed from a left ankle syndesmosis joint rupture, whilst Abdou Diallo is dealing with a knee issue.

Péter Gulácsi, the goalkeeper, is recovering from an ACL injury.

Verdict

Leipzig may easily win this game to enter the Champions League participation spot at the league table.

Playing against a Schalke team that is completely out of form and faces relegation I’d their opportunity to grab another 3 points.

Schalke 04 vs Leipzig Prediction

My best prediction is a win for Leipzig @1.57 while my big odd prediction is a combination of both teams to score and over 2.5 goals @2.03

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