RB Leipzig’s away record sets the key question at Schalke
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Schalke’s home defensive figures contrast sharply with Leipzig’s winless away record, while the visitors bring the clearer listed goal threat into a match with a six-point table gap.
Before kickoff
Can Schalke exploit Leipzig’s away weakness?
The strongest pre-match contrast is in the venue-specific records. FC Schalke 04 have not won in three home Bundesliga games, but they have conceded only one goal and kept two clean sheets. RB Leipzig have lost all three away games, scoring two goals, conceding 11 and keeping no clean sheet. That makes Leipzig’s travel record the clearest test of whether Schalke can turn defensive solidity into a result.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for FC Schalke 04
- At Home
- Away
FC Schalke 04 home figures and RB Leipzig away figures in the 2026-27 Bundesliga season Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Table pressure and recent form
The provisional Bundesliga standings place Schalke #16 on 6 points from 7 games, while Leipzig are #5 on 12 points from 7 games. Leipzig are 6 points ahead of Schalke, with Bayern München leading on 17 points. Schalke’s seven-match form is Loss, Draw, Win, Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw. Leipzig’s seven-match sequence is Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, so the sample shows inconsistency rather than a sustained run for either side.
Goal threats and availability
C. Nkunku leads the supplied scorer chart for Leipzig with 4 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances, although he is questionable with a groin injury. A. Nusa has 3 goals and 5 assists in 7 appearances, while T. Gomis has 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances.
Schalke will be without A. Gantenbein, R. Schallenberg and M. Wober; S. El-Faouzi, R. Gosens and M. Sylla are questionable. Leipzig will miss M. Guiu and A. Ouedraogo, while M. Esteve is questionable. Will Leipzig’s listed attacking threat finally overcome their away defensive record at kickoff?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Bayern München | WWDWW | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 17 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | WDDWW | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | LLWDW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | LWWWD | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | WLWLW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | WDDWD | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | LWLWL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
| 8 | SV Elversberg | LWLDL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| 9 | FC Augsburg | DLDLD | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | |
| 10 | 1899 Hoffenheim | WWLLW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | LWWWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 9 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Köln | DLWLD | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 13 | SC Paderborn 07 | WDLWL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | LWLDW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | LLWLL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | |
| 16 | FC Schalke 04 | DLLDW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| 17 | Union Berlin | DDWLL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 6 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | WLLLL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 |