Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04 prediction | 16 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Rating: 85.0
H
75%
16 January 2027
Bundesliga
D
16%
FC Schalke 04 Rating: 72.3
A
8%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Ranking: #13 overall, #3 in Germany

84.1 → 85.0 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 05 Sep Union Berlin (H) 84.7 +0.4
2-2 12 Sep Augsburg (A) 85.3 +0.6
2-0 16 Sep NK Celje (H) 85.3 0.0
2-0 20 Sep RB Leipzig (H) 85.7 +0.4
3-4 10 Oct Mainz 05 (A) 85.0 -0.7
FC Schalke 04
Ranking: #104 overall, #18 in Germany

71.2 → 72.3 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 30 Aug Augsburg (A) 72.0 -0.5
0-0 05 Sep Bayern Munich (H) 71.8 -0.2
1-3 11 Sep Union Berlin (A) 72.6 +0.8
0-0 20 Sep Elversberg (H) 72.4 -0.2
2-1 11 Oct Freiburg (A) 72.3 -0.1

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04: by the numbers

There are 91 places between these two in our European rankings, with Bayer 04 Leverkusen the higher, and 15 places between them in Germany.

FC Schalke 04 arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's +0.9.

Last time these teams played, on 1 April 2023, Bayer 04 Leverkusen gained 0.6 rating points.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 91.9 on 22 September 2024.

The highest FC Schalke 04 have ever stood in our European rankings is #27, first reached on 22 December 2018.