Match story
- FC Schalke 04 fired more attempts (14 vs 8 shots).
- Erzgebirge Aue was more accurate in front of goal (50% on target vs 21%).
- FC Schalke 04 held more of the ball (65% possession).
FC Schalke 04 and Erzgebirge Aue drew 1-1 in 2. Bundesliga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 3 stage in the 2021 season. The match was played at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen. R. Kampka officiated the match. The full-time result capped a FC Schalke 04 vs Erzgebirge Aue meeting in 2. Bundesliga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for FC Schalke 04 and Erzgebirge Aue. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
2. BundesligaRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
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The often-derided Loris Karius upstaged Manuel Neuer as Schalke held Bayern to a rare goalless draw in a tale of two goalkeepers in Gelsenkirchen If one goalkeeper was going to dominate the discussion in this game, it actually felt as if it would be the less busy one. Schalke fans do not take kindly to being dumped and even if Manuel Neuer left the club behind 15 years ago – and even if most of the world associates him with Bayern Munich rather than his home town club – he is still given a rough ride when he returns.Opposing sporting directors Max Eberl and Frank Baumann had words to say about that after Saturday evening’s latest visit, but it wasn’t Germany’s legendary goalkeeper who took the headlines – or not he alone, at least. It was always going to be a landmark afternoon with Schalke playing a first home game in the top flight since May 2023, but this was way beyond what anyone could have expected. The numbers said it all – with Bayern failing to score for the first time domestically since a goalless draw at Leverkusen more than 18 months ago, meaning they finished the weekend not on top of the table for the first time in almost two years – but told nothing of the story. Continue reading...
Loris Karius has completed quite the redemption arc. The Schalke goalkeeper produced a Man of the Match performance to help his side shut out Bayern Munich in their first Bundesliga home game since May 2023, securing a memorable point for the newly promoted side.
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