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


Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Ranking: #17 overall, #3 in Germany

85.5 → 84.3 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 25 Apr Köln (A) 84.1 -1.3
4-1 02 May RB Leipzig (H) 84.8 +0.7
3-1 09 May Stuttgart (A) 83.9 -0.9
1-1 16 May Hamburg (H) 84.1 +0.2
3-2 29 Aug Elversberg (A) 84.3 +0.2
FC Schalke 04
Ranking: #102 overall, #16 in Germany

70.8 → 72.5 (+1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 19 Apr Preußen (H) 71.2 +0.3
2-3 26 Apr Paderborn 07 (A) 72.0 +0.8
1-0 02 May Düsseldorf (H) 72.2 +0.2
3-0 09 May Nürnberg (A) 72.2 0.0
1-0 17 May Braunschweig (H) 72.5 +0.3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Schalke 04: by the numbers

There are 85 places between these two in our European rankings, with Bayer 04 Leverkusen the higher, and 13 places between them in Germany.

FC Schalke 04 arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.7 rating points over their last 10 matches against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's -1.2.

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

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

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