Match Report
Before the match
Schalke's previous five results comprised two draws and three defeats. Their goal totals were 1 scored and 5 conceded, failing to score in four of those games, with no wins. Dynamo Dresden were their latest opponents, away on 28 October: a 2-0 defeat.
On 28 October, Dynamo Dresden faced Schalke in DFB-Pokal: Schalke lost 0-2 away from home, having scored zero and conceded two. Bundesliga, 24 October brought an away meeting with 1. FC Köln; Schalke drew 0-0, a return of zero goals scored and zero conceded. Schalke hosted Mainz on 17 October (Bundesliga) and lost 0-1; their goals totalled zero, compared with one conceded. Freiburg hosted Schalke (Bundesliga) on 11 October. For Schalke, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 0-0 was Schalke's result against Elversberg on 20 September (Bundesliga), playing at home; Schalke drew, with zero scored to zero conceded.
Before kickoff, Bundesliga's results-based standings placed Schalke 16th after seven matches and six points.
RB Leipzig: three wins and two defeats over five games; nine goals scored, 11 conceded. Latest: a 2-1 win away to Rot-Weiß Essen on 27 October; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Elversberg on 24 October.
Against Rot-Weiß Essen in DFB-Pokal, RB Leipzig scored two and conceded one on 27 October; the away from home result was 2-1. RB Leipzig's at home game on 24 October (Bundesliga) ended 4-0 against Elversberg, with four goals for and zero against. On 21 October, Real Madrid faced RB Leipzig in Champions League: RB Leipzig lost 1-4 away from home, having scored one and conceded four. Bundesliga, 17 October brought an away meeting with Bayern; RB Leipzig lost 1-6, a return of one goal scored and six conceded. RB Leipzig hosted PSV on 13 October (Champions League) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded.
12 points in seven matches put RB Leipzig 6th in the pre-match results-based Bundesliga standings.
Previous meetings in our records: a 4-2 home win for RB Leipzig on 27 May 2023 and a 6-1 away win for RB Leipzig on 24 January 2023.
After the match
RB Leipzig beat Schalke 2-0 on 31 October 2026. Antonio Nusa opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 37th minute for RB Leipzig to make it 1-0. Romulo Cruz added to the tally 78 minutes into the game for RB Leipzig, set up by Antonio Nusa, to make it 2-0. Timo Becker (51') and Adil Aouchiche (86') were booked. two yellow cards went to Schalke. The substitution total for Schalke was four. RB Leipzig made five changes. RB Leipzig finished with a clean sheet.