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Schalke 04 vs. Bayern Munich
In the Bundesliga, FC Bayern will be looking to strengthen their lead in the standings this coming weekend. In the 15th and last matchday before the World Cup break, the record champions have to play last-place Schalke 04, who finally recorded their second win of the season last week. The Knappen are now hoping for a spark, but of course have a tough task ahead of them in Munich. The game kicks off at 18:30 on Saturday at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, and you can find our prediction in the following Schalke vs Bayern tip.
The designated top match of matchday 15 is therefore a duel between the top and the bottom of the table. Schalke still hold the red lantern with nine points from 14 games, and are five points off the bottom of the table. Bayern, on the other hand, have managed to pull away a little at the top of the table. With 31 points to their name, they have opened up a four-point gap on their closest rivals, Union and Freiburg.
Schalke – Bayern Info
– Date & Time: 12.11.2022, at 18:30 hrs.
– Venue: Veltins-Arena (Gelsenkirchen)
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 15
– TV broadcast: Sky Sport
Schalke Form & Balance Check
The Schalkers must have had a load off their minds after Wednesday’s win. So far this season, the Königsblauen had only won against Bochum and since then had lost a whopping eight competitive games in a row. As a consequence of this slump, coach Frank Kramer, who had only been appointed in the summer, had to resign. Thomas Reis, the former coach of VfL Bochum, who was also a candidate before the season, took over.
Important win against Mainz
But even under Reis, success failed to materialise for the time being. In the two defeats against Freiburg and in Bremen, Schalke showed commitment and clearly improved, but still paid a lesson. It was not until last Wednesday that the time finally came. In the home match against Mainz 05, an early goal by Simon Terodde was enough for victory. Once again, the Knappen put in a good performance and deserved to win, thus rewarding themselves for their upward trend for the first time under Reis.
Schalke facts & analysis
– 18th place in the Bundesliga, 9 points from 14 games.
– Last win 1:0 against Mainz
– 1st win after 8 defeats in a row
Bayern form & balance check
Bayern have brought the year to a fitting end even before the last matchday. After the small low before the last international break, the Munich side have become almost unstoppable, winning eleven of the following twelve competitive matches. Only in the 2:2 classic against BVB did the record champions drop points in this period after Modeste’s last-minute goal. At the moment, however, the winning streak is back up to nine in a row, with the tenth to be added at Schalke this weekend.
Mané injury dampens the mood
During the week, the Munich team warmed up once again. In the home match against Werder Bremen, the hosts took an early lead through a goal by Jamal Musiala, which Anthony Jung was able to equalise shortly afterwards. Then, however, Bayern got serious. Serge Gnabry scored a treble against his former club, while Leon Goretzka and substitute Mathys Tel added the other goals in a 6-1 win. The only dampener was the injury to Sadio Mané, who will miss the Schalke game and possibly the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Bayern facts & analysis
– Top of the Bundesliga, 31 points from 14 games.
– Last win 6:1 against Bremen
– Unbeaten for 12 games, last 9 wins in a row
Predicted line-up – last update on 10 November 2022
Reis is likely to leave his successful starting eleven from the game against Mainz unchanged. Polter would be an alternative for the stricken Terodde, Karaman and Larsson are further options for the offensive. The medical team is still full with Cissé, Greiml, Kaminski, Ouwejan, van den Berg and Zalazar.
Julian Nagelsmann will also have to do without several regulars in Davies, Mané and Müller, and Sarr and Stanisic are also still out. De Ligt, on the other hand, returns and is just as much an alternative for the starting eleven as Coman and Sabitzer.
Schalke – Bayern direct comparison & Statistics
This match between Schalke and Bayern has been played 117 times so far. The balance is clearly in favour of the record champions, who have won 66 games. Schalke, on the other hand, have only managed 20 victories, with 31 other games ending in draws. The Knappen have also lost all of their last ten competitive matches against Munich, with the last win for Königsblau coming in 2011.
– The most frequent result between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich is 1-1. 12 matches ended like this.
– Schalke 04’s last home win against Bayern Munich was in 2010.
– A look at Schalke 04: Marius Bülter is the top scorer with 3 goals. Jamal Musiala scored 9 times for Bayern Munich.
– The average number of goals scored in a clash between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich is 4.2.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich is 1.6.
