LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen obliterates Schalke 04 4-0 with goals of M. Diaby (38′), J. Frimpong (41′), J. Frimpong (52′) and Paulinho (90′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the support of Sascha Thielert and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Martin Thomsen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 - 0

Schalke 04

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 88 Attack 88
  • 33 Dangerous attack 24
  • 101 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a strong ball possession 60% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (P. Hincapie). On the other side, Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (M. Yoshida).

Match Timeline

13'
38'
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)
41'
46'
46'
Thomas Ouwejan- sub ->T. Mohr
Jeremie Frimpong(goal)M. Diaby
52'
Piero Hincapié- Yellow
58'
64'
64'
Amine Adli- sub ->M. Diaby
64'
64'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->P. Schick
72'
78'
Danny Latza- sub ->M. Yoshida
Odilon Kossounou- sub ->P. Hincapie
88'
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 8 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Schalke 04 will stay with 6 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 22nd of January with a 19-9 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Schalke 04 will host FC Bayern München on the 12th of November with a 25-3 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (8 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.8
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.0
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.0
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
7.0
88' 58'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
8.6
41', 52'
M
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.8
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.8
64'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
7.1
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England
7.2
88'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.9
72'
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
9.4
64' 38'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
88'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
6.5
64'
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil
88' 90'
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.7
64'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
6.8
72'

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

The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (7.0), Jonathan Tah (7.0), Piero Hincapié (7.0), Jeremie Frimpong (8.6), Robert Andrich (7.1), Charles Aránguiz (6.8), Mitchel Bakker (6.8), Moussa Diaby (9.4), Patrik Schick (6.9) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Andrey Lunev, Nadiem Amiri, Daley Sinkgraven, Paulinho, Amine Adli (6.7), Adam Hložek (6.8), Kerem Demirbay (6.5), Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Odilon Kossounou.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: M. Diaby for A. Adli (64′), C. Aranguiz for K. Demirbay (64′), P. Schick for A. Hlozek (72′), P. Hincapie for O. Kossounou (88′) and C. Hudson-Odoi for Paulinho (88′).

Best player: Moussa Diaby​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Alexander Schwolow 13.Germany
6.3
D
Maya Yoshida 4.Japan
6.1
78' 13'
D
Cédric Brunner 27.Switzerland
6.4
D
Leo Greiml 3.Austria
6.0
D
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
6.3
64'
M
Tom Krauß 6.Germany
6.4
M
F. Flick 17.Germany
6.8
64'
M
Marius Bülter 11.Germany
6.8
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
6.6
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
D
Thomas Ouwejan 2.Netherlands
6.4
46'
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
6.8
78'
M
Mehmet Aydin 23.Germany
6.2
46'
M
Florent Mollet 20.France
6.9
64'
M
Alex Král 30.Czech Republic
6.9
64'
F
Jordan Larsson 7.Sweden
F
Kenan Karaman 19.Turkey

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

Frank Kramer played with: Alexander Schwolow (6.3), Cedric Brunner (6.4), Leo Greiml (6.0), Maya Yoshida (6.1), Tobias Mohr (6.4), Dominick Drexler (6.3), Tom Krauß (6.4), Florian Flick (6.8), Marius Bülter (6.8), Sebastian Polter (6.4) and Simon Terodde (6.6).

They had on the bench: Ralf Fährmann, Henning Matriciani, Danny Latza (6.8), Mehmet Aydin (6.2), Florent Mollet (6.9), Alex Král (6.9), Jordan Larsson, Thomas Ouwejan (6.4) and Kenan Karaman.

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 5 changes: S. Polter for M. Aydin (46′), T. Mohr for T. Ouwejan (46′), F. Flick for A. Kral (64′), D. Drexler for F. Mollet (64′) and M. Yoshida for D. Latza (78′).

Best player: Alex Král​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Schalke 04 was Alex Král.

His rating is (6.9) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​