GolVolt — Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Werder Bremen score 2.4 goals per match

Schalke 040.2 Werder Bremen2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Schalke 04 score 0.2.

Defence

Werder Bremen concede 2.2 goals per match

Schalke 041.0 Werder Bremen2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Schalke 04 concede 1.0.

Streak

Schalke 04 without a win in 5 matches

DLLDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 3 defeats. Last win: 11 September, 3:1 against FC Union Berlin.

Player in form

Niclas Füllkrug: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG4.29

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 4.3).

Streak

Werder Bremen have scored in 9 matches in a row

WLWDWDDWL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 20 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Kenan Karaman

Schalke 04 · forward

1goal 0assists 7.03avg rating

Last match, FSV Mainz 05: rating 7.0.

Marco Grüll

Werder Bremen · midfielder

2goals 6assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, FSV Mainz 05: 1 assist, rating 6.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Schalke 04 at home and Werder Bremen away, as in this match.

Schalke 04

at home · 10

6W3D1L1.5scored per match0.7conceded per match

Werder Bremen

away · 10

3W3D4L1.5scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

No verified previous meetings are available for this fixture.

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Schalke 04 (5-3-2, last: Dynamo Dresden) · Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1, last: Borussia Dortmund).

LKKarius VBBecker HKKuruçay NKKatic MAAyhan JEEbimbe AAAouchiche STTanaka LVVozar EDDžeko HHHwang KHHein MSSchmetgens MFFriedl APPieper ARArthur YRRegeer DSStalmach MGGrüll CHChuki EDDinkçi CIItten

Schalke 04Werder Bremen

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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