Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Hosting their first Bundesliga home crippled since 2023, Schalke 04 volition invited champions Bayern Munich to Veltins-Arena connected Saturday.

Die Knappen volition beryllium keen to debar a repetition of their frustrating opening-day defeat, portion the Bavarians are looking to proceed their 100% start.

Match preview

Miron Muslic's Schalke are backmost successful the large clip aft 3 years away, having lifted the 2.Bundesliga rubric successful 2025-26.

However, Die Knappen's instrumentality celebrations were chopped abbreviated past Sunday, erstwhile they were throughly beaten 3-0 connected the roadworthy by Augsburg successful their top-flight opener.

To beryllium just to Muslic's side, they did have Ron Schallenberg sent disconnected astir the hr people portion the people was inactive 1-0, and they whitethorn fare amended with 11 men connected the transportation this weekend.

Additionally, Schalke's quality to make 2.10 expected goals that time suggests that the nine could airs a menace going guardant if they are capable to get ahold of the ball.

Another origin that volition bolster the hosts' optimism is that Saturday's blockbuster showdown volition beryllium Die Knappen's archetypal location crippled of the league season, and the squad volition beryllium motivated by a raucous assemblage at Veltins-Arena.

That being said, Muslic's broadside stay important underdogs, and having mislaid each of their past 12 meetings with this weekend's opponents, thing different than a decision for Schalke would travel arsenic a surprise.

Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany's Bayern are connected the lookout for yet different Bundesliga rubric this term, and person made a beardown commencement towards that goal.

The Bavarians thrashed Stuttgart 5-1 successful their opener, courtesy of efforts from Dayot Upamecano, Michael Olise, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Luis Diaz, connected apical of an own-goal from Josha Vagnoman.

Taking each 3 points successful specified emphatic manner volition person pleased Kompany, but the information that 4 antithetic scorers contributed bodes good for the champions' attacking assortment this season.

That triumph has Bayern sat successful their acquainted spot astatine the apical of the table, and aft pursuing it up with a 4-1 triumph implicit Osnabruck successful the DFB-Pokal connected Wednesday, the nine are heading into Saturday's clash aiming for a 4th consecutive win.

It would beryllium just to accidental that fans of the Bavarians are astir expectant of a triumph this weekend, and considering that Kompany's broadside person gone unbeaten distant from location successful home contention passim 2026, it is not hard to spot why.

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Team News

Schalke volition beryllium lighter successful midfield than perfect for this immense clash, fixed that Ayman Gulasi is injured, Ron Schallenberg is suspended aft being sent disconnected against Augsburg, and Kenan Karaman is simply a uncertainty with a hep issue.

In their absence, Soufiane El-Faouzi and Satoshi Tanaka look acceptable to commencement successful the centre of the park, flanked by wing-backs Dejan Ljubicic and Robin Gosens, fixed that Adrian Gantenbein is recovering from an ankle injury.

While striker Bryan Lasme deals with a calf issue, Moussa Sylla should pb the enactment connected Saturday, supported successful onslaught by Junior Adamu and Adil Aouchiche.

As for Bayern, they are missing versatile guardant Serge Gnabry, who precocious retuned to squad grooming but is inactive gathering fitness.

Likewise, attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala is simply a uncertainty contempt grooming good pursuing his neurological issue, truthful expect to spot Michael Olise, Ismael Saibari and Luis Diaz commencement down talisman Harry Kane.

Schalke 04 imaginable starting lineup:

Karius; T Becker, Katic, Kurucay; Ljubicic, Tanaka, El-Faouzi, Gosens; Aouchiche, Adamu; Sylla

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Brown; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Saibari, Diaz; Kane

We say: Schalke 04 1-3 Bayern Munich

Schalke whitethorn person been beaten 3-0 successful their opener, but their underlying attacking numbers suggest they are susceptible of troubling Bayern successful spells.

That being said, the Bavarians should person much than capable firepower to travel retired connected apical this weekend, adjacent against a determined hostile hosting their archetypal location lucifer of the season.

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