Bayer Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04
In the 28th round of the Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen faces another direct rival in the title race. After a defeat against Borussia Dortmund the side coached by Jupp Heynckes is under pressure. In this season Leverkusen is still unbeaten at home ground BayArena.
Schalke 04 couldn't take advantages from the defeat of league leader Bayern Munich last round. The ?Royal-Blues? have a bad record concerning direct duels with upcoming opponent. Kuranyi and Co. won the last time in Leverkusen on 20th November 2004 (3:0).
Match details:
Bayer Leverkusen vs. FC Schalke 04
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 6:30pm CET
28th match day
BayArena, Leverkusen
Possible squads:
>> Leverkusen:
Adler ? Kadlec, Hyypiä, Friedrich, Schwaab ? Barnetta, Reinartz, Castro, Kroos ? Derdiyok, Helmes
>> Schalke 04:
Neuer - Zambrano, Bordon, Höwedes, Westermann ? Kluge, Baumjohann, Rakitic, Schmitz ? Farfán, Kuranyi
Not in squad:
>> Leverkusen: Vidal, Kießling, Rolfes,
>> Schalke: Pander, Pliatsikas, Jones, Kenia
Current table:
| # |
Team |
Games |
V |
D |
L |
Goals |
Diff. |
Points |
| 3 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
27 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
56-28 |
28 |
53 |
| 2 |
FC Schalke 04 |
27 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
44-22 |
22 |
55 |
Head-to-Head in German Bundesliga:
| Date |
Match |
Result |
| 31.10.09 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
2:2 |
| 02.05.09 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
1:2 |
| 15.11.08 |
Bayer Leverkusen – Schalke 04 |
2:1 |
| 23.02.08 |
Bayer Leverkusen – Schalke 04 |
1:0 |
| 31.08.07 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
1:1 |
| 25.02.07 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
0:1 |
| 01.10.06 |
Bayer Leverkusen – Schalke 04 |
3:1 |
| 11.02.06 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
7:4 |
| 10.09.05 |
Bayer Leverkusen – Schalke 04 |
1:1 |
| 30.04.05 |
Schalke 04 – Bayer Leverkusen |
3:3 |
Summary:
Another fight between two title candidates will bring us a tight match. Bayer Leverkusen won't lose against Schalke 04 as they remain unbeaten since February 2006.
Prediction: is a win for Bayer Leverkusen
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