Schalke 04 did well to beat Borussia M’gladbach 2-0 in front of home fans at the weekend, but fans do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Bayern Munich’s party at Allianz Arena. When the two teams faced each other in Gelsenkirchen earlier this term, the title holders outplayed die Knappen 3-0, with the team recording their fifth consecutive win over David Wagner’s team in the national championship.
Match Predictions
Bayern Munich take to the field after four consecutive league wins. Every one of the mighty Bavarian’ last eight goals within that sequence came no earlier than the 60th minute. All those wins yielded a multi-goal margin, thanks to Bavarian giants scoring exactly twice between 75′-FT each time.
Bayern have a win-rate of just 66.67% at home in the league this season. But two-thirds of their home league wins have yielded a 4 goals’ winning margin.
With five-game away league form (two wins, one draw, two losses), Schalke go into this clash on the back of a 2-0 win. In turn, Schalke’s last three goals scored in the sequence of league victories have arrived after half-time.
Their last four away league games have ended separating the sides by under 1.5 goals (two wins, one draw, and one loss).
Stat Attack and Players to watch
In order, Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry have netted a goal apiece beyond the 80th minute in two of Bayern’s last three league wins
Schalke’s Ahmed Kutucu equalized for a final consolation (inside the opening 30 minutes) in last season’s corresponding fixture.
Bayern have gone seven competitive home matches without conceding a second-half goal from open play.