FC Schalke vs FC Union Berlin Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Schalke are unbeaten against Union in all competitions. Last season, S04 picked up four points from their two Bundesliga matches against Union, while the Royal Blues won their first competitive game against them in the 2001 DFB-Pokal final (2-0).
Schalke have shipped 15 goals across their first three Bundesliga matches this season, scoring just once in that timeframe. No other side in Bundesliga history has ever conceded as many goals or had a worse goal difference (-14) at this stage of a campaign.
FC Schalke 04 have started the season with three consecutive defeats for the fourth time this millennium. Including last season, S04 have lost their last six Bundesliga games, equalling a club record set previously in April/May 1971 and October/November 1972.
FC Schalke 04 are without a win in their last 19 Bundesliga games (D6 L13) -an ongoing negative club record. In these games, the Royal Blues have not scored more than once per match and failed to find the back of the net on 11 occasions.
Union have taken four points from their first three games this season, same as in 2019/20. Last term, they fell to a 1-2 defeat at home against Werder on matchday 4. Last season, Union picked up 13 fewer points on the road than they did at home, the joint-biggest difference in the Bundesliga in 2019/20 (together with Bremen).
Union drew 1-1 against Gladbach in their first away game this season. Union Berlin have kept a clean sheet in just one Bundesliga away game (8th February 2020, 2-0 win at Werder Bremen). Union Berlin have scored five of their six Bundesliga goals this season in the second half (83%).
Both of Union's Bundesliga goals against Schalke were netted in the first half. Six different players have scored at least once for Union in Bundesliga this season. Only Bayern (7) have had more players find the back of the net.
Schalke's Ralf Fahrmann's save percentage of 39% is the lowest in the league so far this season. However, Union's Andreas Luthe (60%) is also below the league average of 63.5%. Manuel Baum lost his first game in charge last time out (4-0 in Leipzig).
Should Schalke lose to Union, Baum would become the fifth S04 head coach to lose his first two Bundesliga games in charge (most recently Markus Weinzierl in September 2016).
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