Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

Match summary

Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich played out a goalless draw.

Bayern Munich had the better of the chances, with 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Schalke 04's 0.25 from 4.

Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich played out a goalless draw on matchday two of the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich dominated the match territorially and statistically, registering eighty-three percent possession, nineteen hundred and ninety-eight attacks, and fifteen total shots compared to just four from Schalke 04. Despite the visitors generating an expected goals figure of 2.05 through twelve key passes and five shots on target, they could not break down a resolute home rearguard. Schalke 04 managed only one shot on target and an expected goals total of 0.25, relying on forty tackles to contain their opponents.

The match saw its first disciplinary action in the thirty-first minute when Junior Dina Ebimbe received a yellow card for a foul, followed quickly by Dayot Upamecano being cautioned for Bayern Munich in the thirty-fifth minute. Luis Díaz missed notable chances for the away side in the fortieth and fifty-third minutes, both ending off target, before Konrad Laimer also missed the target in the sixty-third minute. Bayern Munich made multiple substitutions across the second half, introducing Nathaniel Brown, Lennart Karl, Ismael Saibari, and Aleksandar Pavlovic, while Schalke 04 brought on Junior Dina Ebimbe, Robin Gosens, Dejan Ljubicic, Hasan Kuruçay, and Adil Aouchiche. Further yellow cards were shown to Aleksandar Pavlovic and Nikola Katic before the match finished goalless.