Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th October 2022

Form hasn't been great recently for Bayer Leverkusen, who hope to turn things around against Schalke 04 on Saturday. This is a round 9 match in the current Bundesliga campaign, and they face each other at BayArena. Bayer Leverkusen beat Schalke 04 in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 3-0 win with a 2-1 victory.

Bayer Leverkusen are number 17 in the table on five points after eight matches. Schalke 04 rank as number 15 with six points after eight matches played.

With both Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 coming off disappointing defeats in their previous two outings, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to stop the rot from settling too much.

Bayer Leverkusen go into their next Bundesliga match, averaging a humble 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring once.

Schalke 04 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while Schalke 04 claimed one clean sheet, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen form

A draw was the best Bayer Leverkusen could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen, before getting trounced 4-0 against Bayern München. Last time out, more disappointment followed as FC Porto ran out 2-0 winners. Bayer Leverkusen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Taking the title might be too much of a stretch, but after their top four finish last season, Bayer Leverkusen are certainly aiming for the podium this season.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-1 win against Bochum. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against B. Dortmund, before handing over all three points in a 2-3 defeat against Augsburg. Schalke 04 came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Few people saw Schalke 04 at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Bayer Leverkusen need the support of their home crowd at BayArena after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Team News

Bayer Leverkusen might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Schalke 04.

Exequiel Palacios, Karim Bellarabi and Florian Wirtz are all absent from the Bayer Leverkusen squad that faces Schalke 04 at BayArena.

Schalke 04 are looking at five players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at BayArena.

Schalke 04 need to do without Rodrigo Zalazar, Sepp van den Berg, Florent Mollet, Ibrahima Cisse and Marcin Kaminski, who are not fit enough to travel to BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 H2H

Bayer Leverkusen had a good reading on Schalke 04 in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-0 and 2-1, respectively. Bayer Leverkusen usually enjoy playing Schalke 04, claiming five wins in the last ten encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.44.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.66 with the bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Simon Terodde shows decent form right now for Schalke 04, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bayer Leverkusen, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Kerem Demirbay also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Bayer Leverkusen won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at BayArena. They drew two and lost four as well, while Schalke 04 won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Bayer Leverkusen won two of their last 10 games on home soil without allowing a goal.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.4 goals as both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.1 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.8 times in those matches.