Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2023

Bayern Munich face Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Bundesliga campaign.

Sitting top of the table, Bayern Munich have claimed 65 points after 31 rounds, while Schalke 04 have amassed 30 points and presently rank as number 15 in the Bundesliga.

Top side Bayern Munich will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Schalke 04 on Saturday. The hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say on Saturday.

Bayern Munich scored 2.2 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 22 times. They conceded 13 goals, an average of 1.3 and pulled off three clean sheets.

Schalke 04 travel to their next away match on Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 18 goals against. An average of 1.8 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheet in this streak.

The last time the pair played each other Bayern Munich came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Saturday.

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Bayern Munich Form

In the previous three matches, Bayern Munich lost 3-1 against Mainz 05, beat Hertha Berlin by 2-0 and won 1-2 against Werder Bremen. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bayern Munich racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 18 and conceding six goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Freiburg, they were left empty-handed in a 4-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Werder Bremen in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-3 win against Mainz 05 in their most recent outing. Schalke 04 claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.

Many people had Schalke 04 down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Bayern Munich are far too strong to let a home win slip against Schalke 04, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Bayern Munich have been on fire on their home turf this season. They have so far hammered in 46 goals, while also conceding 14. This makes them the most scoring home side in the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet away from home in the Bundesliga. Hitting the target only ten times, they have the worst offensive record so far, whilst also allowing 25 goals against.

Bayern Munich scored 41 goals and conceded 17 in their last 16 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 34 points and ten victories. Schalke 04 won zero and claimed two points in their ten most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored four conceded 30 goals. Bayern Munich show off a record of 19 wins, eight draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Schalke 04 are looking at seven wins, nine draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Squads

Bayern Munich Squad

The 49-year-old Tuchel will select the starting eleven against Schalke 04 from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Johannes Schenk (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/12), Sven Ulreich (0/3), Yann Sommer (0/26), Alphonso Davies (1/26), Benjamin Pavard (4/27), Bouna Sarr (0/0), Daley Blind (0/4), Dayot Upamecano (0/26), Joao Cancelo (1/12), Josip Stanisic (0/14), Matthijs de Ligt (3/28), Noussair Mazraoui (0/16), Joshua Kimmich (4/30), Leon Goretzka (3/24), Paul Wanner (0/2), Ryan Gravenberch (0/21), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/1), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (10/18), Jamal Musiala (11/30), Kingsley Coman (7/21), Leroy Sane (8/29), Mathys Tel (4/19), Sadio Mane (7/23), Serge Gnabry (11/31), Thomas Muller (6/24).

Schalke 04 Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Schalke 04 head coach Reis will select from for his starting XI:

Alexander Schwolow (0/21), Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Justin Heekeren (0/0), Michael Langer (0/0), Ralf Faehrmann (0/11), Brooklyn Ezeh (0/0), Cedric Brunner (0/25), Eder Alvarez (0/0), Henning Matriciani (0/20), Ibrahima Cisse (0/0), Jere Uronen (0/10), Leo Greiml (0/0), Marcin Kaminski (1/6), Maya Yoshida (0/28), Moritz Jenz (0/10), Sepp van den Berg (1/6), Thomas Ouwejan (0/15), Timothee Kolodziejczak (0/0), Alex Kral (0/26), Blendi Idrizi (0/0), Danny Latza (0/17), Dominick Drexler (4/24), Mehmet Aydin (0/16), Nassim Boujellab (0/0), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Rodrigo Zalazar (1/20), Soichiro Kozuki (1/5), Suat Serdar (4/29), Tim Skarke (1/10), Tobias Mohr (0/16), Tom Krauss (2/30), Kenan Karaman (1/18), Marius Buelter (11/31), Michael Frey (0/14), Sebastian Polter (1/16), Sidi Sane (0/0), Simon Terodde (4/31).

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Team News

At the time of writing, Bayern Munich have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Schalke 04 on Saturday.

Noussair Mazraoui, Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Sadio Mane and Bouna Sarr are all absent from the Bayern Munich squad that faces Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena.

Schalke 04 could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg all face a spell on the sidelines for Schalke 04 due to various injuries.

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Lineups

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Bayern Munich came out the other side as 0-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. In the last ten encounters between these two clubs, Bayern Munich have been utterly dominant with a formidable ten wins against Schalke 04. To continue their domination, the best betting odds with the bookies are at 1/9.

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

Look no further than Thomas Mueller, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, while Marius Buelter managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Schalke 04 in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Allianz Arena witnessed Bayern Munich winning six of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost one in this run. Schalke 04 won two of their previous 10 games away, drew four and lost four. Does the value lie with over or under 2.5 goals, when it comes to home matches for Bayern Munich? Over 2.5 happened six times in their last 10 at Allianz Arena. It came out five times in 10 league matches away for Schalke 04.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Bayern Munich managed an average of 3.3 goals, with Schalke 04 averaging 0.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayern Munich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Schalke 04, who scored 1.7 times on average in those matches.