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RB Leipzig vs Schalke Prediction & Betting tips
RB Leipzig will take on Schalke 04 in its own stadium on Saturday afternoon. Do the visitors have a chance against a Leipzig that is in good shape?
RB Leipzig:
At RB Leipzig, there is a lot of reason to be cheerful in the early stages of this season. Both in Germany and in the Champions League everything goes according to plan for Die Roten Bullen. In the Bundesliga, Leipzig is the leader after five duels, while the first European match also ended in a victory. Benfica won 1-2. Last Saturday, RBL had little to fear from Werder Bremen. Leipzig did not even have to reach its very highest level to shake off Bremen (0-3).
“You can see that Schalke worked hard,” Julian Nagelsmann stated at the press conference on Thursday. “They are courageous and early pressure,” said the coach, who had a strong start with his new club after leaving TSG Hoffenheim. Yussuf Poulsen will probably return to basics on Saturday, after a short absence. On the left flank Marcelo Saracchi could stand in the base, after his good raid last week. On Wednesday, Leipzig will play at home against Olympique Lyon, although it does not seem obvious that Nagelsmann will save many players for that match.
Schalke 04:
FC Schalke 04 seems to have found the right rhythm after a moderate start. The last three Bundesliga matches yielded the full loot of nine points. Last week the club from Gelsenkirchen already came into action on Friday. In the home match against Mainz 05, Schalke certainly did not play a great game. Schalke also seemed to have to settle for a draw, but just before the end, substitute Amine Harit made for joy by putting the eventually winning 2-1 on the scoreboard.
There is still plenty to say about the game of Die Königsblauen, but after the weakness of last year the results, under the new coach David Wagner, come first. The week before there was a good game, in the away game against SC Paderborn (1-5). Schalke has a wide selection, and since only two players cannot be deployed, Wagner has many options in every line. Harit could get a base place after his good performance last week.
RB Leipzig vs Schalke head to head matches
16.03.19 BUN Schalke RB Leipzig 0 : 1
28.10.18 BUN RB Leipzig Schalke 0 : 0
13.01.18 BUN RB Leipzig Schalke 3 : 1
19.08.17 BUN Schalke RB Leipzig 2 : 0
23.04.17 BUN Schalke RB Leipzig 1 : 1