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FC Schalke 04 vs Bayern München prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 2
Venue: Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Referee: Robert Schröder, Germany

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Form

Recent form

FC Schalke 04

45Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +2 goal difference

Bayern München

68Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-3D-0L · +12 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner

Bayern München to win

BetGenius backs Bayern München to win (Match Winner) at 83% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

83%

Confidence

Strong

Preview

Match preview

FC Schalke 04 host Bayern München at the Veltins-Arena in the second round of the Bundesliga season. The Royal Blues endured a difficult opening matchday, suffering a 3-0 defeat on the road against FC Augsburg. That loss leaves them sitting 17th in the standings and compounds selection difficulties with midfielder Ron Schallenberg suspended following a red card, alongside a list of fitness concerns including Kenan Karaman and Bryan Lasme.

Bayern München entered the campaign in emphatic fashion, dismantling VfB Stuttgart 5-1 to sit top of the table after round one. Underpinning their attack, Ismael Saibari and Joshua Kimmich each recorded two assists on the opening weekend, continuing a streak of five consecutive competitive and friendly victories where Bayern scored at least twice in every outing.

Historical precedence heavily favours the Bavarian side. Bayern have won each of the past 10 competitive meetings between these two clubs, keeping clean sheets in eight of those encounters while outscoring Schalke by wide margins. Given Schalke's defensive vulnerabilities and Bayern's offensive potency, the visitors enter as strong favourites to take all three points.

Analysis

Key factors

Bayern München have won all 10 previous head-to-head meetings against FC Schalke 04 across all competitions.
Schalke 04 failed to score in eight of their last 10 encounters against Bayern München.
Bayern scored five goals on matchday one against VfB Stuttgart, with Joshua Kimmich and Ismael Saibari each providing two assists.
Schalke suffered a 3-0 defeat in their league opener against FC Augsburg and conceded three goals in three of their last four matches.
Schalke will be without the suspended Ron Schallenberg following a red card, alongside five injured squad members including Kenan Karaman and Bryan Lasme.

Availability

Team news

FC Schalke 04

K. KaramanMuscle Injury
D. LjubicicKnee Injury
R. SchallenbergLeg Injury
M. SyllaLeg Injury
M. WoberMuscle Injury

Bayern München

T. BuchmannKnee Injury
L. DiazMuscle Injury
J. MusialaMuscle Injury
Kim Min-JaeKnee Injury

J. KimmichPersonal Reasons

Numbers

Statistical comparison

FC Schalke 04 at homeBayern München away

Played

0-2-1

W-D-L

1-2-0

Scored /game

1.3

0.3

Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

40%

BTTS (last 5)

80%

40%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

100%

Combined scoring rate: 1.3 goals per game (FC Schalke 04 at home plus Bayern München away).

Players

Key players this season

Bayern München

M. Olise5G · 2A
H. Kane4G · 5A
L. Díaz4G
J. KimmichPersonal Reasons3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Bayern MünchenChampions League league stage	6	+17	14
2	Borussia DortmundChampions League league stage	6	+7	14
3	SC FreiburgChampions League league stage	6	+9	13
4	Bayer LeverkusenChampions League league stage	6	+7	13
12	1. FC Köln	6	-3	7
13	1899 Hoffenheim	6	-3	6
14	VfB Stuttgart	7	-3	6
15	FC Schalke 04	6	-3	5
16	SC Paderborn 07Relegation Playoffs	6	-4	5
17	Union BerlinRelegation	6	-12	5
18	Borussia MönchengladbachRelegation	7	-11	3

History

Head-to-head

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FC Schalke 04: 1
Draws: 9
Bayern München

Bayern München have won 9 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.5 goals a game, 60% went over 2.5.

2026-09-05FC Schalke 040-0Bayern München
2023-05-13Bayern Munich6-0FC Schalke 04
2022-11-12FC Schalke 040-2Bayern Munich
2021-01-24FC Schalke 040-4Bayern Munich
2020-09-18Bayern Munich8-0FC Schalke 04

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Our record in Bundesliga

67%59 won from 88 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

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Match Winner

Bayern München to win

83%

Confidence

Bayern München possess a decisive advantage across recent form, head-to-head records, and squad availability. The reigning table leaders opened their Bundesliga campaign with a 5-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart and have won each of their last five fixtures across all competitions, scoring 18 goals in that stretch. In direct matchups, Bayern have won all 10 previous meetings against Schalke, outscoring them heavily across those games. Schalke opened their season with a 3-0 loss at FC Augsburg and are missing multiple key contributors through injury alongside the suspended Ron Schallenberg, making an away victory the most probable outcome.

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