FC Shalke 04 vs Werder Bremen Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics ♎️
FC Schalke 04 have lost five of their last six and seven of their last 1 O competitive meetings against Werder Bremen.
Since the start of 2016, Schalke have only lost more often to Bayern (10 defeats) than they have against Bremen (7).
Schalke (18th) and Bremen (16th) have never been as low in the table going into any of their previous 102 meetings in the Bundesliga.
Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt has beaten Schalke five times as a coach in professional football -he hasn't defeated any other side as often.
Schalke's 8-0 loss at FC Bayern was the heaviest defeat ever on the opening matchday of Bundesliga season. The previous record loss was Werder's 6-0 defeat at Bayern on matchday 1 of 2016/17.
Werder Bremen lost 4-1 to Hertha on matchday 1, only suffering a heavier defeat to kick off a new season once before -6-0 at Bayern in 2016/17.
The 8-0 loss at Bayern was Schalke's biggest defeat since 1969 -when they were beaten by the same scoreline at 1. FC Kain.
The Royal Blues have only ever lost by a higher deficit once before in their Bundesliga history: 11-0 at Borussia Monchengladbach in January 1967.
FC Schalke 04 have not won a Bundesliga game since January (2-0 vs. Gladbach), meaning they are now winless in their last 17 top-flight matches -their longest ever winless run (D6 L 11 ).
Schalke conceded more goals on the opening day at Bayern (8) than they have scored across their last 17 Bundesliga games (7).
Schalke are bottom of the Bundesliga table for the first time since matchday 5 of 2018/19. While rock bottom, the Royal Blues have only lost one of their last nine league matches (1-0 in Freiburg in September 2018 -WS D3).
Schalke have only won one of their last seven opening home matches of a new season (D3 L3): 2-0 vs. RB Leipzig on matchday 1 in 2017 /18. They have lost each of their last two curtain raisers on home soil.
Bremen's strength on the road played a big part in them securing safety last season. They took 22 of their 31 points away from home -which equated to 71 % of their total points -a league high proportion.
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