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FC Schalke 04 vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 4/1/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/28/2023

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Game: FC Schalke 04 vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Schalke 04 (+285) Bayer Leverkusen (-109)

FC Schalke 04 (4-9-12) will try to defeat Bayer Leverkusen (11-4-10) at Veltins-Arena on Saturday. The Royal Blue are priced at +285 and Bayer Leverkusen are at -109. The total is 2.75. The men protecting the net will be Alexander Schwolow for FC Schalke 04 and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen.

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Schalke has accumulated 87 saves and hold a SV rate of 68.2 so far this year. This team's goal differential is -24 with the help of 21 goals earned and also 45 goals relinquished. So far this season, the squad averages 0.84 pts per fixture (21 pts) and they also sit at 18th in Bundesliga with 14 assists. The Royal Blue are 15th in regard to expected goals with 28.1, and the expected goals against are sitting at 36.5. FC Schalke 04 has amassed 49 yellow card warnings on the campaign as well as 1 red card. Schalke 04 has allowed 45 goals while allowing 1.80 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have 132 shots on target against them. They have tallied 7 clean sheets, which has them at a % of 28.0 this year.

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The Company's Eleven are sitting with an average of 1.5 points per match while recording 34 assists and 5 red cards. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has recorded a clean sheet rate of 20.0 this year and also 51 yellow card warnings. Bayer Leverkusen is 7th in the matter of goals against with 40, and the team's goal difference is coming in at 5. So far this season, Leverkusen has a save percentage of 70.4 (115 SoT against), and also have a rank of 8th in the league with 37 points. This team's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.60 in addition to 77 saves, and they have 5 clean sheets. Leverkusen has accumulated 45 goals and the team's goals expected on the year is 38.4.

The man who is expected to protect the net for FC Schalke 04 will be Alexander Schwolow. Schwolow (95-67-100 record during his soccer career) has recorded 64 clean sheets, which gives him a 24.3% clean sheet rate. The keeper hailing from Germany has faced 1,215 shots attempted at him in 263 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.60 (416 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .678. Schwolow has played for 23,462 minutes and has earned 824 saves during his pro soccer career.

Lukas Hradecky will look after the goal for Bayer Leverkusen. During his career, Hradecky has conceded 470 goals and has racked up 1,063 saves in 370 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 and he has a record of 157-92-120. He is the owner of a save % of .700 and his clean sheet rate is 29.5%. Hradecky has recorded 109 clean sheets while he has seen 1,518 shots tried against him in 33,253 minutes throughout his career.

Marius Bulter is a member of the team who has a chance to score for FC Schalke 04. The forward hailing from Germany has 29 goals scored in 9,970 professional minutes. Bulter has started 110 matchups in his career and he scores 0.26 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 16 assists while tallying 11 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

Bayer Leverkusen is being led by Sardar Azmoun, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He sports an average of 0.56 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 156 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Iran has earned 14,039 minutes while scoring 88 goals. He has accumulated 39 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 30 times.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bayer Leverkusen (-109)

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