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RB Leipzig–FC Schalke 04 carries a Bundesliga status gap, though Schalke have shown they can turn the setting into a challenge. Leipzig won 6–1 in Gelsenkirchen on 24 January 2023 and 4–2 at home on 27 May 2023; Schalke had won 3–1 in Leipzig on 28 September 2019. Those fixed results combine Leipzig’s attacking ceiling with a credible challenger’s upset route. A future meeting can test which side controls the terms.
Past matches, RB Leipzig vs FC Schalke 04
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes RB Leipzig
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44M
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9F
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24M
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22D
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17M
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39D
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21G
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37D
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19F
FC Schalke 04 Substitutes
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M
29
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D
2
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F
19
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F
20
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G
13
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D
3
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M
21
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F
26
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D
4
Match events
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10'⚽K. Laimer Normal Goal
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19'⚽C. Nkunku Normal Goal (Asst: Dani Olmo)
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20'Cedric Brunner Yellow Card
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28'⚽M. Kamiński Normal Goal (Asst: R. Zalazar)
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41'Amadou Haidara Yellow Card
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46'K. Kampl A. Haidara
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49'⚽W. Orbán Own Goal
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56'T. Mohr R. Zalazar
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61'D. Raum M. Halstenberg
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61'X. Schlager K. Laimer
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61'Y. Poulsen T. Werner
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63'Sebastian Polter Yellow Card
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68'D. Szoboszlai E. Forsberg
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70'T. Ouwejan H. Matriciani
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75'K. Karaman D. Latza
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82'⚽Y. Poulsen Normal Goal (Asst: C. Nkunku)
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90' +5Christopher Nkunku Yellow Card
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90' +4⚽C. Nkunku Normal Goal (Asst: Ø. Nyland)
Stats for this game
Matchup RB Leipzig VS FC Schalke 04
Leipzig provide the stronger reference
RB Leipzig’s results show how their attacking control can decide this Bundesliga pairing. At the VELTINS-Arena on 24 January 2023, Leipzig won 6–1, then beat Schalke 4–2 at the Red Bull Arena on 27 May 2023. The two scorelines support Leipzig’s capacity to turn pressure into separation and to keep the contest on their terms once they find space. Schalke’s challenge is to prevent that pressure from becoming an early margin.
Schalke’s away answer remains part of the profile
Schalke’s 3–1 win at the Red Bull Arena on 28 September 2019 supplies the counterweight. It shows that the hierarchy is not automatic when Schalke can defend with purpose and attack the spaces Leipzig leave behind. Leipzig will seek to establish control through territory and tempo; Schalke can make the fixture competitive by surviving the opening phases and creating its own transitions. A future meeting can ask whether Leipzig restore the heavy control of 2023 or Schalke make the setting awkward again.
Past head to head stats
RB Leipzig VS FC Schalke 04
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 12 games
RB Leipzig VS FC Schalke 04
Head-to-Head History
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