- History: FC Bayern Munich have won the last two meetings between the two sides, including a 6-0 home win in Bundesliga 2022/2023.
- Form: FC Bayern Munich have won their last five games in a row, including a 5-1 win over Stuttgart.
Bayern are in rampage mode
FC Schalke 04 have lost their last home game against FC Bayern Munich, so the hosts are looking to pull off a big upset at VELTINS-Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Miron Muslić has had Schalke pressing hard and transitioning quickly this season, getting them in a narrow, aggressive shape that should look to take the ball off Bayern in possession and get men in behind them on the turn. They've won three and lost two of their last five, so they have some bite in their game at the moment.
But Bayern are on a five-game winning streak of their own and have won their last three matches across all competitions, including a 5-1 thrashing of Stuttgart in the Bundesliga 2026/2027. They have won nine of their last 10 games across all competitions (D0, L1), a run of form that will have title-chasers sitting up and taking notice.
Die Bayern can make the game flow their way
Tactics
Vincent Kompany has Bayern controlling games by keeping the ball, using central overloads to manipulate the opposition and making their pressing triggers flexible enough to play through the press or break out with the speed.
Players and odds
- Aleksandar Pavlovic has scored one goal in one Bundesliga 2026/2027 game to lead the way from midfield and Ismael Saibari has already two assists to his name.
- Die Bayern are the 1.31 favorites here, with Schalke 7.9 and the draw 5.6.
- However, we're going to pass on the odds-on favorites and take them at 1/1, as the visitors have won their last two away games across all competitions and won't be fearing this trip.
Schalke will need to score to get something
Away from home in all competitions, Bayern have conceded 1.20 goals per-match this season, a number which is largely overlooked when considering that their attack has put them in such an advantageous position that those goals have been little more than a footnote. Schalke have scored an average of 1.00 goals per-match at home in all competitions, so they might lack the firepower to hurt a top tier Bayern side in this one.
This has the feel of a disruptor vs controller battle with Schalke set to press and Bayern set to play through them, so the better play here is to take the away win and go for a more lucrative correct score pick, which should be a goal-laden affair as the hosts will surely need to put some on the board to get anything.
Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.35 and should be taken, with the visitors having the edge in terms of goal power.
