Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats Schalke 04 3-0

GELSENKIRCHEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was ultimately too much to handle for Schalke 04.

April 2, 2023

GELSENKIRCHEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was after all too strong for Schalke 04 with the goal of J. Frimpong (50′), Florian Wirtz (61′) and Sardar Azmoun (90′).

The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

Schalke 04

0 - 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

12 Total 18
3 On Target 10
5 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 2

108 Attack 87
54 Dangerous attack 41
88 Ball safe 120

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

20 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Schalke 04 was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Bayer 04 Leverkusen was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Schalke 04 shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 18 times, 10 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (H. Matriciani and Éder Balanta). Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (Exequiel Palacios).

Match Timeline

39'

Exequiel Palacios- Yellow

46'

50'

Jeremie Frimpong(goal)Moussa Diaby

Henning Matriciani- Yellow

51'

56'

61'

Florian Wirtz(goal)Amine Adli

Simon Terodde - sub ->Michael Frey

61'

65'

66'

71'

82'

Tobias Mohr- sub ->Rodrigo Zalazar

82'

83'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this encounter, Schalke 04 will stay with 21 points to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 40 points like FSV Mainz 05 to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away with SC Freiburg on the 23rd of April with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of SC Freiburg (5 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host RB Leipzig on the 23rd of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04

Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany

6.9

Maya Yoshida 4.Japan

6.7

Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland

6.6

Leo Greiml 3.Austria

6.7

Henning Matriciani 41.Germany

6.8

51'

Dominick Drexler 24.Germany

6.8

46'

Alex Král 30.Czech Republic

6.5

Tom Krauß 6.Germany

7.0

71'

Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay

7.0

82'

Marius Bülter 11.Germany

7.2

Michael Frey 26.Switzerland

6.8

61'

Substitutes

Alexander Schwolow 13.Germany

Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland

Joey Müller 39.Germany

Éder Balanta 33.Colombia

6.4

46'

56'

Tobias Mohr 29.Germany

6.4

82'

Mehmet Aydin 23.Germany

Niklas Tauer 21.Germany

Tim Skarke 20.Germany

6.5

71'

Simon Terodde 9.Germany

6.6

61'

Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Ralf Fährmann (6.9), Cedric Brunner (6.6), Maya Yoshida (6.7), Leo Greiml (6.7), Henning Matriciani (6.8), Alex Král (6.5), Tom Krauß (7.0), Dominick Drexler (6.8), Rodrigo Zalazar (6.8), Marius Bülter (7.2) and Michael Frey (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marcin Kamiński, Tim Skarke (6.5), Joey Muller, Éder Balanta (6.4), Tobias Mohr (6.4), Mehmet Aydin, Simon Terodde (6.6), Niklas Tauer and Alexander Schwolow.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 4 changes: Dominick Drexler for Éder Balanta (46′), Michael Frey for Simon Terodde (61′), T. Krauß for Tim Skarke (71′) and Rodrigo Zalazar for Tobias Mohr (83′).

Best player: Marius Bülter

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Marius Bülter.

His rating is (7.2) with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

7.4

Jonathan Tah 4.Germany

7.6

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

7.9

Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast

6.4

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

7.8

82'

50'

Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador

6.8

83'

Robert Andrich 8.Germany

7.3

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

6.8

65'

39'

Florian Wirtz 27.Germany

8.4

61'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

7.5

Amine Adli 21.France

7.0

66'

Substitutes

Patrick Pentz 28.Austria

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands

Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands

7.0

82'

Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands

6.8

83'

Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England

6.4

82'

Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium

Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany

6.6

65'

Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany

Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran

7.7

66'

90'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.4), Odilon Kossounou (6.4), Jonathan Tah (7.6), Edmond Tapsoba (7.9), Jeremie Frimpong (7.6), Exequiel Palacios (7.0), Robert Andrich (7.3), Piero Hincapié (6.8), Moussa Diaby (7.5), Florian Wirtz (8.4) and Amine Adli (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Karim Bellarabi, Sardar Azmoun (7.7), Daley Sinkgraven (7.1), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.4), Noah Mbamba, Patrick Pentz and Kerem Demirbay (6.6).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of Callum Hudson-Odoi (injured) and Daley Sinkgraven (injured).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Amine Adli for Sardar Azmoun (66′), Exequiel Palacios for Kerem Demirbay (66′), J. Frimpong for Mitchel Bakker (83′), J. Frimpong for Callum Hudson-Odoi (83′) and Kerem Demirbay for Daley Sinkgraven (83′).