RB Leipzig vs FC Shalke 04 Bundesliga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
After Leipzig won their first two Bundesliga home games against Schalke, they have failed to beat the Royal Blues in the last two meetings in Leipzig (D1 L1).
Leipzig only lost two Bundesliga home games in 2019/20 under Julian Nagelsmann: 1-3 vs. Schalke on matchday 6 and 0-2 against Dortmund on matchday 33 (W7 D8).
Schalke have no points and a -10 goal difference (F1 A11) after two matchdays -which is the worst record of any team at this stage of a Bundesliga season.
Fortuna Dsseldorf were the previous unwanted holders of this record, having had 0 points and a -8 goal difference in 1986/87.
RB Leipzig have only lost one of their last 17 Bundesliga games: 0-2 vs. Dortmund on matchday 33. Aside from that defeat, they have won seven times but also drawn nine games, which is more than any other current Bundesliga side during this run (Schalke and Wolfsburg both 6 draws).
Schalke are now without a win in 18 Bundesliga games, which is a new negative club record (D6 L12). The Royal Blues have taken just two points from their 11 games since the restart, which is fewer than any other Bundesliga side in this timeframe (including promoted sides).
Leipzig avoided defeat in their first two games of the season (W1 D1) just as they did in 2019/20 (6 points) and in 2016/17 (4). They have therefore taken as many points in these two games as Schalke have across their last 15 matches (4).
Schalke are the first side ever to concede 11 goals across the first two Bundesliga games of a season. They have also shipped 19 goals in their last four league games, which is another negative club record.
Leipzig are one of the eight unbeaten sides in the Bundesliga this season with Hoffenheim, Augsburg, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Bielefeld, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg. Schalke 04 are without a win in 12 Bundesliga away games, which is a longer wait than any other current Bundesliga side.
Since winning 2-1 in Bremen in November 2019, they have drawn four times and lost eight matches on the road. During Leipzig's 5-0 win at Schalke on matchday 23 of 2019/20, Christopher Nkunku became only the second player since detailed data collection began by Opta to record four assists in one Bundesliga game (after Szabolcs Huszti).
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