Schalke 04 and RB Leipzig face each other this Tuesday at the Veltins-Arena for matchday 17 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Matthias Kreutzer's team are 18th in the table with 9 points, while Marco Rose's team are 5th with 29 points.
Schalke 04 head into this clash on the back of a 3x0 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2022/23), whilst the visitors couldn't do better than a 1x1 draw against Bayern München (1. Bundesliga 2022/23). On the other hand, RB Leipzig have recorded a nine-game unbeaten sequence in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23.
In the 1. Bundesliga, ten games were played between the two teams, with 6 wins for RB Leipzig, 2 draws and 2 wins for Schalke 04.
Considering the 1. Bundesliga 22/23, from Schalke 04's most influential players, Tom Krauss participated in 16 games, and Alex Schwolow is the one with more minutes played (1440). Marius Bulter is their current best scorer with 3 goals. As for RB Leipzig, André Silva has entered the field 16 times, and Willi Orban has played the most minutes (1440). Christopher Nkunku is the current best scorer with 12 goals.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with RB Leipzig winning 3x0. Marco Rose's team is given the favouritism to win this match.
