Updated 29 October 2026.
Schalke 04 host RB Leipzig at the Veltins-Arena on Saturday 31 October, kick-off 14:30 UK. The home side have scored fewer goals per game than anyone else in the Bundesliga and sit 16th. Leipzig arrive 5th with the second-best attack in the division, scoring 2.86 a game.
Schalke have drawn three of their seven games and kept a clean sheet in 43% of them, the 3rd highest rate in the league. Leipzig have lost three, but they have also won 6-0 and 4-0 in their last two home league games.
Schalke are 16th on 6 points from seven games, with one win, three draws and three defeats. They have scored 4 and conceded 7, and their 0.57 goals a game is the fewest in the division. Their shots on target (3.14 a game) and corners (3.29) are also the fewest in the league.
Their defence has held up better: only two sides concede fewer per game. They drew 0-0 at Köln last weekend, lost 1-0 at home to Mainz and 2-1 at Freiburg before that. Their one win came at Union Berlin, 3-1, on 11 September.
Leipzig are 5th on 12 points, with four wins and three defeats from seven. They have scored 20 and conceded 11. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 86% of their league matches, the 3rd highest rate in the division. Their last five were a 6-0 win over Frankfurt, a 1-0 win over PSV in the Champions League, a 6-1 defeat at Bayern, a 4-1 defeat at Real Madrid in the Champions League and a 4-0 win over Elversberg.
At the back they have kept a clean sheet in 57% of league games, the 2nd highest rate. They also average 6.43 shots on target a game, the 4th most in the Bundesliga.
Schalke 04 possible starting lineup:
Karius; Timo Becker, Katic, Kuruçay; Dina Ebimbe, Bachmann, Tanaka, Vitalie Becker; Adamu, Aouchiche; Hwang
RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Vandevoordt; Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, El Aynaoui; Nusa, Gruda, Rômulo; Gomis
Ezechiel Banzuzi has made 2+ tackles in each of his seven games this season, averaging 2.7. He is 1.25 at bet365 to make 2+ tackles again.
Antonio Nusa has had a shot in all seven games, averaging two a match, and is 1.06 at Ladbrokes for another.
Hasan Kuruçay has made a tackle in all seven Schalke games, averaging 3.3, and is 1.08 at bet365 to keep that going.
Junior Dina Ebimbe has made 3+ tackles in five straight games, averaging 4.2, and is 1.83 at bet365 to make it six. Willi Orbán has made a tackle in each of his last five and is 1.22 at bet365.
We make Leipzig 53% to win, with the draw at 24% and Schalke at 23%. Leipzig are 1.91 at Ladbrokes, Schalke are 3.90 and the draw is 4.00, both at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Schalke win | 3.90 | 23% |
| Draw | 4.00 | 24% |
| RB Leipzig win | 1.91 | 53% |
| Both teams to score | 1.44 | 58% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.44 | 57% |
We predict 1-1, the likeliest single scoreline at 12%, and a draw is in play. We still make Leipzig more likely to win overall, with 1-2 next at 10%. Our projection is 1.82 goals for Leipzig and 1.13 for Schalke, and we give Leipzig a better chance of a clean sheet (32%) than Schalke (16%).
Schalke's Timo Becker to make two or more tackles is 1.25 at bet365, and he has done it in each of his last five games. Nikola Katic and Satoshi Tanaka are each 1.44 at bet365 to commit a foul, and both have done so in each of their last five games.
Schalke vs RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga 2026/27 kicks off at 14:30 UK time on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Veltins-Arena. Schalke are 16th of 18 on 6 points from seven games, while RB Leipzig are 5th on 12 points.
We predict Schalke 1-1 RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga 2026/27 on 31 October, the likeliest single scoreline at 12%, though we make RB Leipzig more likely to win overall, at 53% against 23% for Schalke, with the draw at 24%. A 1-2 away win is next at 10%.
RB Leipzig are favourites to win at Schalke in the Bundesliga 2026/27 on 31 October, and we give them a 53% chance, against 23% for Schalke and 24% for a draw. Leipzig have scored 20 goals in seven league games, 2.86 a game, the 2nd most in the Bundesliga.
We give both teams to score in Schalke vs RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga 2026/27 a 58% chance, and over 2.5 goals a 57% chance. We project 1.82 goals for RB Leipzig and 1.13 for Schalke, and over 2.5 goals has landed in 86% of Leipzig's league games.
Schalke are 16th of 18 in the Bundesliga 2026/27 on 6 points from seven games, with one win, three draws and three defeats, and RB Leipzig are 5th on 12 points with four wins and three defeats, ahead of their meeting on 31 October.
Ezechiel Banzuzi has made 2+ tackles in all 7 of his Bundesliga games this season, averaging 2.7 a game, ahead of RB Leipzig's trip to Schalke on 31 October. Antonio Nusa has had a shot in 7 straight games, and Hasan Kuruçay has made a tackle in 7 straight for Schalke.
For the 14:30 UK kick-off on 31 October 2026, Schalke 04's possible starting lineup is Karius; Timo Becker, Katic, Kuruçay; Dina Ebimbe, Bachmann, Tanaka, Vitalie Becker; Adamu, Aouchiche; Hwang. RB Leipzig's possible starting lineup is Vandevoordt; Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, El Aynaoui; Nusa, Gruda, Rômulo; Gomis.