On Oct 8th, Bayer Leverkusen will play host to Schalke 04 in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 17th placed Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Porto. Zaidu Sanusi struck first for Porto in the 69th minute on a feed from Mehdi Taremi, then Wenderson Galeno added another in the 87th minute In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Porto’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Porto ended the match with the shutout victory. Bayer Leverkusen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Schalke 04 recorded a 2-3 loss against Augsburg. Ermedin Demirović scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 9th minute, then Ermedin Demirović added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Mergim Berisha. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Schalke 04’s most prolific scorer has been Simon Terodde. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Kerem Demirbay has been the most prolific scorer on Bayer Leverkusen in his last 5 matches with 2 goals
Bayer Leverkusen will be without Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli, Exequiel Palacios and Wirtz, while Cedric Brunner is unavailable to play for Schalke 04.