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FC Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig 0-2
- Antonio Nusa (P)37'
- Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz78'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · 14:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
- Referee
- Max Burda
Match timeline
- 86’Yellow card
FC Schalke 04Adil Aouchiche - 85’Substitution
RB LeipzigJohan Bakayoko ONRômulo José Cardoso da Cruz OFF - 85’SubstitutionRB LeipzigNicolas Seiwald ONEzechiel Banzuzi OFF
- 83’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Junior Dina Ebimbe ONTimo Becker OFF
- 83’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Bryan Lasme ONHwang Hee-Chan OFF
- 78’Goal!RB LeipzigRômulo José Cardoso da CruzAssist: Antonio Nusa0 – 2
- 76’SubstitutionRB LeipzigTidiam Gomis ONBrajan Gruda OFF
- 76’SubstitutionRB LeipzigRidle Baku ONBenjamin Henrichs OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 68’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Edin Džeko ONMertcan Ayhan OFF
- 61’SubstitutionRB LeipzigChristoph Baumgartner ONRocco Reitz OFF
- 57’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Dejan Ljubičić ONJunior Chukwubuike Adamu OFF
- 51’Yellow cardFC Schalke 04Timo Becker
- 45+4’VAR checkRB LeipzigRômulo José Cardoso da CruzGoal cancelled
- 37’Penalty goalRB LeipzigAntonio Nusa0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
FC Schalke 04RB Leipzig- 40%Possession60%
- 6Shots18
- 0.58xG2.72
- 1Shots on Target10
- 3Corners7
- 16Fouls16
- 1Offsides4
- 8Saves1
- 362Passes559
- 2Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
FC Schalke 043 - 5 - 2
Substitutions
- 57’↑21 D. Ljubičić↓20 J. Adamu
- 68’↑10 E. Džeko↓43 M. Ayhan
- 83’↑29 J. Dina Ebimbe↓5 T. Becker
- 83’↑11 B. Lasme↓7 Hwang Hee-Chan
Unused substitutes 40 E. Gashi, 22 K. Müller, 35 Jean-Paul N'Diaye, 27 F. Porath, 36 Johannes Simon Siebeking
Coach M. Muslić
RB Leipzig4 - 5 - 1
Substitutions
- 61’↑14 C. Baumgartner↓20 R. Reitz
- 76’↑27 T. Gomis↓10 B. Gruda
- 76’↑17 R. Baku↓39 B. Henrichs
- 85’↑11 J. Bakayoko↓ Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz
- 85’↑13 N. Seiwald↓6 E. Banzuzi
Unused substitutes 35 Max Finkgräfe, 2 A. Koné, 28 C. Nkunku, 1 Ø. Nyland
Coach M. Demichelis
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Date
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
- Referee
- Max Burda
- FC Schalke 04 coach
- M. Muslić
- RB Leipzig coach
- M. Demichelis
League table
Bundesliga - Germany
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +20 | 21 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 21 |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 18 |
| 4 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 |  Werder Bremen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| 17 |  FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
L. Karius7.9 - 2
H. Kuruçay6.7 - 3
N. Katić6.7 - 4
K. Karaman6.6 - 5
Hwang Hee-Chan6.5 - 6
M. Ayhan6.5 - 7
B. Lasme6.3 - 8
E. Džeko6.3 - 9
Vitalie Becker6.3 - 10
D. Ljubičić6.1 - 11
J. Dina Ebimbe6.1 - 12
A. Aouchiche6.0 - 13
S. Tanaka5.9 - 14
J. Adamu5.8 - 15
T. Becker5.6 - 16
F. Porath0.0 - 17Jean-Paul N'Diaye0.0
- 18
K. Müller0.0 - 19
E. Gashi0.0 - 20Johannes Simon Siebeking0.0
- 1
A. Nusa7.8 - 2
Rômulo7.7 - 3
D. Raum7.7 - 4
C. Lukeba7.5 - 5
R. Baku7.4 - 6
W. Orbán7.4 - 7
R. Reitz7.2 - 8
N. El Aynaoui7.1 - 9
B. Gruda7.0 - 10
C. Baumgartner6.9 - 11
B. Henrichs6.9 - 12
M. Vandevoordt6.9 - 13
N. Seiwald6.8 - 14
T. Gomis6.7 - 15
J. Bakayoko6.6 - 16
E. Banzuzi6.4 - 17
Max Finkgräfe0.0 - 18
A. Koné0.0 - 19
C. Nkunku0.0 - 20
Ø. Nyland0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
L. Karius
FC Schalke 04
- 0
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 7.9, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
FC Schalke 04- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
RB Leipzig- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 2.6
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- FC Schalke 040%
- RB LeipzigResult0%
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What happened
Match report
RB Leipzig beat FC Schalke 04 2-0 in Gelsenkirchen after Antonio Nusa's penalty and Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz's second-half strike settled it. Schalke stayed in the game for much of the night, but Leipzig took their chances and kept the lead once they had it.
Antonio Nusa opened the scoring in the 37th minute from the penalty spot to put Leipzig 1-0 up. Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz then had a goal ruled out by VAR in the 45th minute plus four, and FC Schalke 04 went into half-time trailing by that single goal.
Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz made it 2-0 in the 78th minute, finishing from Antonio Nusa's assist. FC Schalke 04 had already made changes on 57 and 68 minutes, while RB Leipzig made two substitutions on 76 minutes and two more on 85 minutes, and the visitors saw out the closing stages after the second goal.
The numbers reflected Leipzig's control of the ball and the chances. They had 60% possession, 559 passes to FC Schalke 04's 362, 18 shots to 6 and 10 on target to 1. Leipzig also led xG 2.72 to 0.58, had 7 corners to 3 and 8 saves to 1, while both sides committed 16 fouls. Leipzig were offside 4 times and Schalke once.
FC Schalke 04 were booked twice, with Timo Becker shown a yellow card in the 51st minute and Adil Aouchiche in the 86th. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Bundesliga - Germany
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
- Referee
- Max Burda
- Match ID
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14 events
- 37’Penalty goalRB LeipzigAntonio Nusa0 – 1
- 45+4’VAR checkRB LeipzigRômulo José Cardoso da CruzGoal cancelled
- 51’Yellow cardFC Schalke 04Timo Becker
- 57’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Dejan Ljubičić ONJunior Chukwubuike Adamu OFF
- 61’SubstitutionRB LeipzigChristoph Baumgartner ONRocco Reitz OFF
- 68’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Edin Džeko ONMertcan Ayhan OFF
- 76’SubstitutionRB LeipzigTidiam Gomis ONBrajan Gruda OFF
- 76’SubstitutionRB LeipzigRidle Baku ONBenjamin Henrichs OFF
- 78’Goal!RB LeipzigRômulo José Cardoso da CruzAssist: Antonio Nusa0 – 2
- 83’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Junior Dina Ebimbe ONTimo Becker OFF
- 83’SubstitutionFC Schalke 04Bryan Lasme ONHwang Hee-Chan OFF
- 85’SubstitutionRB LeipzigJohan Bakayoko ONRômulo José Cardoso da Cruz OFF
- 85’SubstitutionRB LeipzigNicolas Seiwald ONEzechiel Banzuzi OFF
- 86’Yellow cardFC Schalke 04Adil Aouchiche