Braunschweig vs Schalke 04

21 December 2025 · 2. Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Lars Erbst

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Mehmet Aydın 60’
Sidi Sané 85’

Soufiane El-Faouzi 88’

Match summary

Braunschweig beat Schalke 04 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Mehmet Aydın put Braunschweig ahead in the 60th minute, Sidi Sané made it 2-0 in the 85th minute, and Soufiane El-Faouzi pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 88th minute.

Schalke 04 can feel hard done by, creating 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Braunschweig's 1.34 from 13.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%

13 Shots 10

5 Shots on target 3

3 Corners 4

301 Passes 437

67.4% Pass accuracy 73.0%

7 Tackles 17

13 Fouls 13

0 Yellow cards 1

4 Offsides 2

Key events

Braunschweig Schalke 04

7’

Christian GomisShot on target

Robin HeußerShot on target

26’

Leon Bell BellShot on target

58’

Christian ContehShot on target

62’

88’

Moussa SyllaShot on target

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Braunschweig 1.34 xGSchalke 04 2.16 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Schalke 04 attacking Braunschweig attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Braunschweig 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Schalke 04 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Ron Thorben Hoffmann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lukas Frenkert	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patrick Nkoa	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sven Köhler	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Johan Gomez	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Max Marie	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mehmet Aydın	90′	1	–	4	0.43	–	–	–
Leon Bell Bell	90′	–	–	2	0.33	–	–	–
Robin Heußer	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Christian Conteh	90′	–	–	1	0.25	–	–	–
Erencan Yardımcı	90′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–


Loris Karius	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mertcan Ayhan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikola Katić	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hasan Kuruçay	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Finn Porath	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Soufiane El-Faouzi	90′	1	–	3	0.35	–	–	–
Ron Schallenberg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vitalie Becker	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Christian Gomis	90′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Kenan Karaman	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Moussa Sylla	90′	–	–	4	1.56	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Braunschweig win 31% Avg odds 2.99

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24

Schalke 04 win 40% Avg odds 2.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Braunschweig L L W D W

Schalke 04 W D W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Braunschweig 0-0 Schalke 04, 18 Jan 25 Next meeting: Schalke 04 1-0 Braunschweig, 17 May 26 All Braunschweig vs Schalke 04 meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.