German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, December 6, 2020
Bayer Leverkusen WWWDW 3
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Schalke 04 DWDLL 0
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Match Report

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Leverkusen close in on Bayern after 3-0 win at Schalke

Bayer Leverkusen beat lowly Schalke 04 and moved up to second in the Bundesliga and closed the gap to leaders Bayern Munich to one point.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
7
64.3
Possession
35.7
25
SHOTS
15
9
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
466
Accurate Passes
214
559
Passes
311
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
58
42
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
15
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17

Head to Head

B04 leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

S04 · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Michael LangerG
  2. 17Benjamin StambouliCD-L
  3. 4Ozan KabakCD-R
  4. 24Bastian OczipkaLB
  5. 33Malick ThiawRB
  6. 16Nassim BoujellabAM
  7. 8Suat SerdarLM
  8. 6Omar MascarellRM
  9. 7Mark UthF
  10. 9Benito RamanAM-L
  11. 22Steven SkrzybskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Matthew HoppeSUB
  2. 28Alessandro SchöpfSUB
  3. 2Kilian LudewigSUB
  4. 3Hamza MendylSUB
  5. 42Kerim ÇalhanogluSUB
  6. 37Munir MercanSUB
  7. 48Sören AhlersSUB
  8. 40Can BozdoganSUB
  9. 31Timo BeckerSUB

B04 · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 6Aleksandar DragovicCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. 22Daley SinkgravenLB
  5. 8Lars BenderRB
  6. 15Julian BaumgartlingerCM
  7. 11Nadiem AmiriLM
  8. 27Florian WirtzRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 19Moussa DiabyLF
  11. 9Leon BaileyRF

Substitutes

  1. 37Emrehan GedikliSUB
  2. 16Tin JedvajSUB
  3. 38Karim BellarabiSUB
  4. 18WendellSUB
  5. 23Mitchell WeiserSUB
  6. 5Sven BenderSUB
  7. 12Edmond TapsobaSUB
  8. 36Niklas LombSUB
  9. 39Cem Tuna TürkmenSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Own Goal by Malick Thiaw, FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
  2. 11' Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 58' Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Matthew Hoppe replaces Nassim Boujellab.
  6. 67' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
  7. 71' Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Penalty saved! Steven Skrzybski (FC Schalke 04) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  9. 72' Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba replaces Florian Wirtz.
  11. 78' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a through ball.
  12. 79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Patrik Schick.
  13. 83' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Can Bozdogan replaces Steven Skrzybski.
  14. 83' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Hamza Mendyl replaces Bastian Oczipka.
  15. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchell Weiser replaces Lars Bender.

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