2020-21 German Bundesliga – Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When does Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 kick off? Saturday 3rd April, 2021 – 14:30 (UK)
Where is Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 being played? BayArena, Leverkusen
Where can I get tickets for Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04? Check each club’s official website for updates on the ticket situation
What TV channel is Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to German Bundesliga matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke 04 in the UK? If televised, subscribers can stream the match live on the BT Sport website & app
Bet365 subscribers can stream German Bundesliga matches so it is worth checking their schedule
THE TEAM NEWS
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Hradecky; Frimpong, Tah, Tapsoba, Wendell; S. Bender; Bailey, Wirtz, Demirbay, Gray; Schick
UNAVAILABLE: Arias (Injured), Baumgartlinger (Injured), L. Bender (Injured), Fosu-Mensah (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Diaby (Isolating), Paulinho (Fitness), Sinkgraven (Injured)
SCHALKE 04
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Ronnow; Becker, Mustafi, Thiaw, Oczipka; Mascarell, Kolasinac; Raman, Serdar, Harit; Hoppe
UNAVAILABLE: Bentaleb (Injured), Boujellab (Injured), Ludewig (Injured), Mendyl (Injured), Nastasic (Injured), Skrzybski (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Paciencia (Fitness), Sane (Fitness)
THE PREDICTION
Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 defeat at Hertha last time out proved to be the final straw for coach Peter Bosz, who was replaced by Hannes Wolf during the international break. His job is to turn around Leverkusen’s slump in form since the start of the year, which has left them teetering on the edge of the European places, and the new boss could not have asked for a much kinder debut fixture than Schalke at home. The basement boys have collected just one point from their last five games and only managed to score once, and they have still not won a Bundesliga away game since November 2019. The change of coach should give the hosts enough of a boost to secure a win to nil here.
