RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 13 January 2018

Result

RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 13 January 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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RB Leipzig 3-1 Schalke 04: match report

RB Leipzig won against Schalke 04 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 13 January 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Naby Keïta opened the scoring in the 41st minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Naby Keïta (41'), Timo Werner (69') and Bruma (71'). Schalke 04 scored through Naldo (55').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards; Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 5th on 28 points from 17 and Schalke 04 2nd on 30 points from 17. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 6th with 53 points, and Schalke 04 2nd with 63.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-3-3 and Schalke 04 in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcel Sabitzer of RB Leipzig (8.2), ahead of Timo Werner (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 RB Leipzig win, 1 draw and 1 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
  • 37'Missed penalty · Jean-Kévin AugustinRB Leipzig
  • 41'Goal · Naby KeïtaRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Matija NastasićSchalke 04
  • 54'Yellow card · Naby KeïtaRB Leipzig
  • 55'Goal · NaldoSchalke 04 · 1-1
  • 69'Goal · Timo WernerRB Leipzig · 2-1
  • 71'Goal · BrumaRB Leipzig · 3-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04

Head-to-head

3 meetings: RB Leipzig 1, draws 1, Schalke 04 1.

Team news

RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-3)

Péter Gulácsi, Konrad Laimer, Willi Orbán, Dayot Upamecano, Bernardo, Kevin Kampl, Diego Demme, Naby Keïta, Marcel Sabitzer, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Bruma

Schalke 04 line-up (3-1-4-2)

R. Fährmann, Benjamin Stambouli, Naldo, Matija Nastasić, Max Meyer, Daniel Caligiuri, Alessandro Schöpf, Amine Harit, Bastian Oczipka, Franco Di Santo, Guido Burgstaller