Germany - BundesligaData current as of September 07, 2026

Union Berlin vs Schalke 04: match statistics

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Union Berlin vs Schalke 04: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Union Berlin plays Schalke 04 in Bundesliga (Germany). The game is scheduled for September 11, 2026.

Recent form

Union Berlin has 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.50 points per game. Schalke 04 has 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 0.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Union Berlin scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 3.50. Schalke 04 scores 0.00 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 3.94 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Union Berlin's games and 0% of Schalke 04's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 50%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 78% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Union Berlin has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 0.92 per game. Union Berlin takes 12.0 shots per game, while Schalke 04 takes 7.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Union Berlin leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Schalke 04 leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Union Berlin's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). For Schalke 04, it is minutes 0-15 (0 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Bundesliga games average 3.94 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 78% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Union BerlinSchalke 04
1.5Goals scored / game0
Union BerlinSchalke 04
3.5Goals allowed / game1.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
43%Average possession35%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
5Shots on target / game3
Union BerlinSchalke 04

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12Shots per game7.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
5Shots on target3
Union BerlinSchalke 04
12.5%Shot conversion0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
43%Possession35%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
1.47xG for0.92
Union BerlinSchalke 04
1.91xG against2.52
Union BerlinSchalke 04

Shooting quality

Union Berlin: Counter-attackingSchalke 04: Balanced
Union BerlinSchalke 04
Accuracy (shots on target)42%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.00

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Union Berlin
DL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 3.5xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 100%
Schalke 04
LD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 0.92Opponent xG: 2.52BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Schalke 04 is 133% better for: goals allowed per game.

3.5 goals / game - Union Berlin · 1.5 goals / game - Schalke 04

Union Berlin scoring profile: mixed

Union Berlin scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 meczów), while Schalke 04 keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 meczów).

Schalke 04 scoring profile: mixed

Schalke 04 scores in 0% of games (0 of 2 meczów), while Union Berlin keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

3Goals scored (season)0
Union BerlinSchalke 04
7Goals conceded (season)3
Union BerlinSchalke 04
5Average goals per game1.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
3Goals scored (last 5)0
Union BerlinSchalke 04
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
Union BerlinSchalke 04

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%2 goals0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%3 goals0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
0%4 goals0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
100%2 goals50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
100%3 goals50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%4 goals0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%BTTS in both halves0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%Scored in both halves0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%Min. 3 goals without BTTS50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%BTTS - last 50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Union Berlin - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Schalke 04 - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per game (1st half)0.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0
Union BerlinSchalke 04
2Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
2.5Average goals (1st half)0.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
0%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%No goal before half-time100%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)0.5
Union BerlinSchalke 04
1Goals scored (2nd half)0
Union BerlinSchalke 04
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Union BerlinSchalke 04
2.5Average goals (2nd half)1
Union BerlinSchalke 04
0%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Union BerlinSchalke 04
50%No goal after half-time100%
Union BerlinSchalke 04

Union Berlin - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
0
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Schalke 04 - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Union Berlin - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.001.50
Goals scored / game0.51.0
Goals allowed / game2.01.5
Average goals per game2.52.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals50%50%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 1
Schalke 04 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.500.50
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.51.0
Average goals per game0.51.0
1 goal50%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 50% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Union Berlin
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Schalke 04
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
50%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Union Berlin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
224%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

Schalke 04

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.92
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+1.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Union BerlinLigaSchalke 04
Average goals per game 5.003.94 1.50
Both teams scored 50%56% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%78% 50%
Clean sheets 0%28% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%89% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 50%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.94
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
78%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
2.39
Home goals / game
1.56
Away goals / game
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
78%
2 goals
61%
3 goals
33%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Union Berlin and Schalke 04 play?

Union Berlin face Schalke 04 on September 11, 2026 in Bundesliga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Union Berlin vs Schalke 04?

Union Berlin score 1.50 goals per game on average and Schalke 04 0.00. The Bundesliga average is 3.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 78% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Union Berlin's matches and 0% of Schalke 04's.

What form are Union Berlin and Schalke 04 in?

Over the last 5 games Union Berlin have a 0-1-1 record (0.50 points per game) and Schalke 04 0-1-1 (0.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Union Berlin vs Schalke 04?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Union Berlin vs Schalke 04: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.