RB Leipzig 4-2 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 May 2023

Result

RB Leipzig 4-2 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 May 2023, 13:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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RB Leipzig 4-2 Schalke 04: match report

RB Leipzig defeated Schalke 04 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 27 May 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.

Konrad Laimer opened the scoring in the 10th minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Konrad Laimer (10'), Christopher Nkunku (19'), Yussuf Poulsen (82') and Christopher Nkunku (90+4'). Schalke 04 scored through Marcin Kaminski (28') and an own goal by Willi Orbán (49').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards; Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 3rd on 63 points from 33 and Schalke 04 17th on 31 points from 33. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 3rd with 66 points, and Schalke 04 17th with 31.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-4-2 and Schalke 04 in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig (9.8), ahead of Dani Olmo (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 RB Leipzig wins, 2 draws and 2 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Konrad LaimerRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 19'Goal · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig · 2-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Cédric BrunnerSchalke 04
  • 21'Yellow card · Marco RoseRB Leipzig
  • 28'Goal · Marcin KaminskiSchalke 04 · 2-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Amadou HaidaraRB Leipzig
  • 49'Own goal · Willi OrbánSchalke 04 · 2-2
  • 63'Yellow card · Sebastian PolterSchalke 04
  • 82'Goal · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig · 3-2
  • 90+4'Goal · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig · 4-2
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 6, draws 2, Schalke 04 2.

Team news

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RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-2)

Ørjan Nyland, Mohamed Simakan, Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orbán, Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Amadou Haidara, Dani Olmo, Emil Forsberg, Timo Werner, Christopher Nkunku

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

R. Fährmann, Cédric Brunner, Sepp van den Berg, Marcin Kamiński, Henning Matriciani, Danny Latza, Alex Král, Rodrigo Zalazar, Dominick Drexler, Marius Bülter, Sebastian Polter