This year Leipzig has played decent ball so far, but has ended up getting a win and a draw. That has Leipzig sitting in 3rd the Bundesliga table and have not really looked like a team that has struggled on the year. The last match for the Leipzig club ended up being a 1-1 draw to Leverkusen.
In the game Leipzig ended up controlling the ball only 41% of the time. Leipzig managed to rip off a total of 7 shots with 2 of them landing on goal. The Leipzig squad committed a total of 10 fouls in the game with 3 yellow cards. Leipzig did not go offsides at all in the matchup and only won a single corner in the game. Defensively Leipzig ended up with 3 saves in the match out of a total of 11 shots faced with 4 of them landing on goal.
On the season Schalke 04 has picked up the year where they left off last season without a win. The Schalke club has dropped both of their games by not having any type of defensive effort in the games so far. The opening game was an 8-0 loss to Bayern, but then the second game ended up being a 3-1 loss to Werder Bremen.
The downside is the Schalke 04 club should not have lost the game looking at the papers. The Schalke club controlled the ball 65% of the time and managed to get 18 shots with 4 of the shots on goal. A major issue for Schalke ended up getting 20 fouls, 5 yellow cards and a red card in the match. Passing the ball was not the best either with Schalke going offsides 2 times and ended up winning only 8 corners in the game. Defensively Schalke ended up with 4 saves out of 17 shots of which 7 of them landed on goal.
Leipzig vs Schalke 04 Odds: Leipzig -400, Schalke 04 +825, Draw +520
Over/Under: Over 3.5 -120, Under 3.5 -+100
Leipzig vs Schalke 04 Pick: Leipzig -400, Under 3.5
Odds From Betonline.ag
Schalke does not have an offensive threat on the year that has stepped up yet. Look for that to continue to plague the Schhalke club here as the offense for Schalke is unable to really score against Leipzig in the game here. Leipzig for their part has been able to play decent offensively and the defense for Leipzig has not been able to play that great either. Look for the game here to be one that is a battle, but the lack of scoring from Schalke combined with a mediocre effort of the Leipzig club to make the match go on the under, but I do not see Schalke doing well enough to get a win.