Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

How the bets settled

Match report

Schalke 04 lost 0-2 to RB Leipzig, with Romulo scoring on 78 minutes from an A. Nusa assist. The yellow-card count was Schalke 2, Leipzig 0. The match stats were one-sided: Leipzig had 3.65 expected goals to Schalke’s 0.49, 18 shots to 6, 10 on target to 1, six big chances to one and 60% possession to 40%. Schalke also had 3 corners to Leipzig’s 7.

Before the match Schalke were 16th on 6 points with form DLLDW, scoring 0.57 per match and failing to score in 71%. Leipzig were 6th on 12 points with form WLWLW and 2.86 goals per match. Both teams to score had a 29% rate for each side, and the clean sheet meant BTTS no, priced +150, landed, while BTTS yes was -195. Leipzig’s 86% over 2.5 rate was not matched by the two-goal total, and Schalke’s over 2.5 rate was 43%.

Goals

• 78′ Romulo, assist A. Nusa RB Leipzig

How the key matchups went

• Hwang Hee-Chan: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Orban: 2 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Lukeba: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• Gruda: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Becker: 0 fouls committed, 6 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• Nusa: 4 shots, 3 shots on target, 1 foul won. Becker: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Romulo: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Katic: 0 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Kurucay: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

SchalkeRB Leipzig

Schalke

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Karaman K.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	24/27	0	2	4	0	0	6.3
Kurucay H.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	46/48	2	0	0	0	0	6.4
Becker T.	83	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	23/31	3	1	0	1	0	6.4
Hwang Hee-Chan	83	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	25/28	0	2	2	0	0	6.9
Karius L.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	19/27	0	0	0	0	8	8.7
Ayhan M.	68	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	17/20	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
Katic N.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	47/54	3	0	0	0	0	6.7
Aouchiche A.	90	0	0	2	0	0.07	1	27/30	1	3	2	1	0	5.0
Tanaka S.	90	0	0	1	0	0.02	0	32/35	0	5	4	0	0	5.9
Adamu J.	57	0	0	2	1	0.36	0	4/13	2	2	1	0	0	6.1
Becker V.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	23/30	6	0	1	0	0	6.4
Ljubicic D.	33	0	0	1	0	0.04	0	13/16	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Lasme B.	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	–
Dina Ebimbe J.	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3/4	0	0	0	0	0	–
Dzeko E.	22	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1/1	0	0	0	0	0	6.1

RB Leipzig

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Nusa A.	90	1	1	4	3	1.03	3	37/49	0	0	1	0	0	9.1
Romulo	85	1	0	2	1	0.82	0	19/21	2	2	1	0	0	7.9
Gruda B.	76	0	0	1	1	0.14	1	23/32	0	1	1	0	0	7.2
Raum D.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	81/93	0	1	0	0	0	8.4
El Aynaoui N.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	54/62	1	1	5	0	0	7.6
Reitz R.	61	0	0	1	0	0.05	2	12/14	0	1	2	0	0	7.0
Lukeba C.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	72/74	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
Banzuzi E.	85	0	0	3	2	0.71	0	26/37	3	6	4	0	0	6.8
Orban W.	90	0	0	1	0	0.05	0	60/64	1	2	0	0	0	7.4
Vandevoordt M.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	31/34	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Henrichs B.	76	0	0	2	0	0.04	0	31/39	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Gomis T.	14	0	0	2	2	0.73	0	3/5	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Baumgartner C.	29	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	16/18	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Baku R.	14	0	0	1	1	0.06	0	7/9	1	0	2	0	0	6.8
Bakayoko J.	5	0	0	1	0	0.04	0	4/4	1	1	0	0	0	–
Seiwald N.	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	–

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Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig pre-game preview

Saturday’s Bundesliga match sees Schalke 04 host RB Leipzig. The three-way moneyline makes RB Leipzig the favorite at -115, with the draw at +290 and Schalke at +310, and the total is 2.5. Schalke sit 16th with 6 points from 7 matches (W1 D3 L3), form DLLDW and a 0-2-1 home record. Leipzig are 6th with 12 points (W4 D0 L3), form WLWLW and an 0-0-3 away record.

Leipzig average 2.86 goals scored and 1.57 conceded, with over 2.5 in 86% of matches, while Schalke average 0.57 scored and 1.00 conceded, failing to score in 71%. Schalke’s injury list includes Moussa Sylla, Ron Schallenberg, Maximilian Wöber and Janik Bachmann out, while Soufian El-Faouzi and Robin Gosens are day-to-day. Leipzig are without Assan Ouédraogo and Maxime Estève.

Props to track include Christoph Baumgartner over 0.5 shots on target at -165, cleared in 8 of last 10, and Maarten Vandevoordt over 2.5 saves at -185, also 8 of last 10. Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe over 2.5 tackles at -120 has cleared in 5 of last 6.

Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

Schalke 04 4-3-2-1RB Leipzig 4-5-1

1 Karius

5 Becker

25 Katic

4 Kurucay

33 Becker

13 Tanaka

43 Ayhan

24 Aouchiche

20 Adamu

19 Karaman (C)

7 Hwang Hee-Chan

26 Vandevoordt

39 Henrichs

4 Orban

23 Lukeba

22 Raum (C)

10 Gruda

20 Reitz

21 El Aynaoui

6 Banzuzi

7 Nusa

40 Romulo

Schalke 04 missing: J. Bachmann (hip), S. El-Faouzi (broken nose), A. Gantenbein (muscle), R. Gosens (head), M. Sylla (leg), L. Vozar (illness), M. Wober (muscle)

RB Leipzig missing: M. Esteve (knock), M. Guiu (hamstring), A. Ouedraogo (shoulder)

Form and head to head

Schalke 0416th in the tableDLLDW1W 3D 3L · 0.86 points a match

No recent meetings

RB Leipzig6th in the tableWLWLW4W 0D 3L · 1.71 points a match

Clean sheets and goal trends

Recent results

Last five Bundesliga results, most recent first.

Season numbers

This season, 7 and 7 matches.

Injury report

Schalke 04

• Moussa Sylla (F): Out, Leg Injury
• Maximilian Wöber (D): Out, Thigh Injury
• Soufian El-Faouzi (M): Day-To-Day, Broken Nose
• Robin Gosens (D): Day-To-Day, Head Injury
• Janik Bachmann (M): Out, Hip Injury
• Luca Vozar (M): Out, Illness

RB Leipzig

• Assan Ouédraogo (M): Out, Shoulder Injury
• Maxime Estève (D): Out, Knock Injury

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