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FC Schalke 04 — Bayern Munich, Bundesliga

Bundesliga
FC Schalke 04 L16 Aug · Home Real Madrid · 0:3W24 Aug · Away Hallescher FC · 5:2L30 Aug · Away FC Augsburg · 0:3D5 Sep · Home Bayern Munich · 0:0W11 Sep · Away Union Berlin · 3:1D20 Sep · Home SV Elversberg · 0:0
0:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Bayern Munich W28 Aug · Home VfB Stuttgart · 5:1W2 Sep · Away VfL Osnabrück · 4:1D5 Sep · Away FC Schalke 04 · 0:0W10 Sep · Home Bodø/Glimt · 5:0W13 Sep · Away SV Elversberg · 2:1W18 Sep · Home Union Berlin · 7:0
Venue: Veltins-Arena City: Gelsenkirchen

In the Bundesliga game on 5 September 2026, FC Schalke 04 beat Bayern Munich 0:0. Match numbers: shots on target 1:5, corners 0:11.

Match report

Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich played out a 0:0 draw in the Bundesliga’s Round 2. We had given Bayern the win with 96% confidence, but and here's the thing, the match refused to follow the script. The hosts defended deep and saw out a result that defied the form book.

I watched the whole match and remembered the 20th minute; it set the tone for this defensive cage. The tension built slowly after that. Ebimbe picked up a yellow card in the 31st minute, and Upamecano followed suit four minutes later. By then, the game had settled into a rhythm that neither manager wanted to break.

To be fair, the statistics painted a different picture. Bayern dominated possession with 83% and created 6 big chances, yet they could not find the net. Schalke managed only 1 shot on target and 0 big chances, but their goalkeeper made 5 saves.

The standings tell a stark story. Schalke sit 14th with just 1 point from 2 games, while Bayern sit 4th with 4. The hosts were staring at the drop after heavy defeats to Augsburg and Real Madrid, but they earned a point here. It is a small mercy for a club in crisis.

Our prediction missed the mark because we underestimated the away end’s resolve. Bayern worked hard but bottled the chances they created. Schalke put the game to bed early by refusing to engage, and that was enough.

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Match highlights FC Schalke 04 — Bayern Munich Bundesliga

Key numbers

Possession, % 17 – 83
Shots on target 1 – 5
Shots off target 3 – 6
Expected goals 0.21 – 1.94

Match events

  1. 31' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Yellow card Junior Dina Ebimbe
  2. 35' 0:0 Bayern Munich Yellow card Dayot Upamecano
  3. 45' 0:0 Bayern Munich Substitution Nathaniel Brown off: Harry Kane
  4. 57' 0:0 Bayern Munich Substitution Lennart Karl off: Jamal Musiala
  5. 57' 0:0 Bayern Munich Substitution Ismael Saibari off: Michael Olise
  6. 65' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Substitution Robin Gosens off: Vitalie Becker
  7. 65' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Substitution Junior Dina Ebimbe off: Mertcan Ayhan
  8. 72' 0:0 Bayern Munich Yellow card Aleksandar Pavlović
  9. 73' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Yellow card Nikola Katić
  10. 74' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Substitution Dejan Ljubičić off: Luca Vozar
  11. 74' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Substitution Hassan Kurucay off: Maximilian Wöber
  12. 74' 0:0 Bayern Munich Substitution Aleksandar Pavlović off: Tom Bischof
  13. 84' 0:0 FC Schalke 04 Substitution Adil Aouchiche off: Kenan Karaman

Statistics

17 Possession, % 83
1 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 6
0.21 Expected goals 1.94
0 Big chances 6
0 Corners 11
5 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 5
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
13 Goal kicks 6
12 Throw-ins 27
All statistics
5/1828% Aerial duels 13/1872%
23 Backward passes 125
0 Blocked shots 4
48 Clearances 10
4/850% Crosses 7/2232%
8/1457% Dribbles 18/3847%
0.17 Expected assists 2.79
74 Failed passes 73
5 Goalkeeper saves 1
17 Interceptions 3
2 Key passes 13
8/4518% Long passes 38/4879%
17 Passes into the final third 324
93 Passes in the opposition half 750
97 Passes in own half 183
0.25 Shot accuracy 0.33
1 Shots from outside the box 5
3 Shots inside the box 10
18/4045% Tackles 13/1776%
182 Total passes 911

Line-ups

FC Schalke 04

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Loris Sven Karius 1
4 Hasan Kuruçay 4
5 Timo Becker 5
25 Nikola Katić 25
8 Robin Everardus Gosens 8
13 Satoshi Tanaka 13
21 Dejan Ljubičić 21
23 Soufian El-Faouzi 23
24 Adil Aouchiche 24
29 Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe 29
9 Moussa Sylla 9
Substitutes
# Player number
22 Kevin Müller 22
33 Vitalie Becker 33
39 Maximilian Wöber 39
43 Mertcan Ayhan 43
14 Janik Jay Bachmann 14
38 Luca Vozar 38
10 Edin Džeko 10
19 Kenan Karaman 19
20 Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 20
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Bayern Munich

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Manuel Neuer 1
2 Dayot Upamecano 2
4 Jonathan Glao Tah 4
19 Alphonso Boyle Davies 19
27 Konrad Laimer 27
6 Joshua Kimmich 6
11 Nathaniel Brown 11
14 Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda 14
42 Lennart Karl 42
45 Aleksandar Pavlović 45
34 Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra 34
Substitutes
# Player number
40 Jonas Urbig 40
3 Min-Jae Kim 3
21 Hiroki Ito 21
44 Josip Stanišić 44
8 Tom Bischof 8
10 Jamal Musiala 10
17 Michael Olise 17
39 B. Sapoko N'Diaye 39
9 Harry Edward Kane 9
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Match prediction: FC Schalke 04 — Bayern Munich

Win: Bayern Munich

Confidence 96%

Reasoning

  • Шальке 04 — 17. place, 0 points after 1 games (0 wins, 1 losses)
  • Бавария — 1. place, 3 points after 1 games (1 wins, 0 losses)
  • Шальке 04, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
  • Бавария, last 5 games: 5 wins, 0 losses
  • Head-to-head: 2 games, Шальке 04 — 0, Бавария — 2
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L16 Aug · Home Real Madrid · 0:3W24 Aug · Away Hallescher FC · 5:2L30 Aug · Away FC Augsburg · 0:3D5 Sep · Home Bayern Munich · 0:0W11 Sep · Away Union Berlin · 3:1D20 Sep · Home SV Elversberg · 0:0

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