Can little-fancied Schalke 04 trouble RB Leipzig?

RB Leipzig and Schalke 04 face each other this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena for round 34 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Marco Rose's team are 3rd in the table with 63 points, while Matthias Kreutzer's team are 17th with 31 points.

RB Leipzig head into this game after a 1x3 win against Bayern München (1. Bundesliga 2022/23), whilst Schalke 04 couldn't do better than a 2x2 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2022/23). Going into the encounter, Marco Rose's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 4 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23.

In the 1. Bundesliga, eleven games were played between the two teams, with 7 wins for RB Leipzig, 2 draws and 2 wins for Schalke 04.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 22/23, from RB Leipzig's most influential players, Willi Orban is the most used player in a total of 32 games (2861 min). Christopher Nkunku is the current best scorer with 14 goals. As for Schalke 04, Marius Bulter has entered the field 32 times, and Maya Yoshida is the one with more minutes played (2554). Marius Bulter is their current best scorer with 11 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with RB Leipzig winning 6x1. Marco Rose's team is given the favouritism to win this match.