BUNDESLIGA Matchweek 3
Union Berlin vs FC Schalke 04
Union Berlin host FC Schalke 04 in Bundesliga matchweek 3: Fri 11 Sep, 20:30 CEST (12 Sep 03:30 KST). Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
The last 7 league meetings: Union Berlin 1 wins, 4 draws, Schalke 2 wins; the most recent was Union Berlin 1–3 Schalke in 2026/09. Last five games in all competitions: Union Berlin W3 D1 L1, Schalke W2 D1 L2. Schalke have won 44.4% of 18 games under the condition "Friday 20:30 kick-off", above their 26.6% over the same window. Union Berlin have won 21.7% of 23 games under the condition "September games", below their 35.8% over the same window. Absentees: Union Berlin O. Burke, Marvin Friedrich, S. Nsoki; Schalke R. Schallenberg (as of 2026-09-14).
Last 7 meetings1 · 4 · 2Union Berlin W · D · Schalke WLast meeting Union Berlin 1–3 Schalke (2026.09)
H2H 7 games, average2.57 goals3+ goals 42.9% · red cards 0x · league average 3.13 goals
Win rate this season0.0% / 33.3%Union Berlin / Schalke3 games · last season 29.4% / 61.8% (2nd tier)
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Union Berlin | Schalke |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 16th · 1 | 11th · 4 |
| W–D–L3 games | 0–1–2 | 1–1–1 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.33 / 3.33 | 1.00 / 1.33 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.11 / 2.29 | 1.16 / 2.83 |
| Possession% | 42.5 | 34.5 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 12 / 5 | 7.5 / 3 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 29.4% 10–9–15 | 61.8% 2.BL 21–7–6 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 1–4–2 | 2–4–1 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Union Berlin +1.04, Schalke -1.50 (per game)
- Union Berlin outO. Burke(Achilles Tendon Injury) · Marvin Friedrich(Injury) · S. Nsoki(Muscle Injury) · A. Ilić(Illness) · A. Markgraf(Knee Injury) · as of 2026-09-14
- Schalke outR. Schallenberg(Red Card)
- ManagersMauro Lustrinelli — league 2 games win rate 0.0% · Miron Muslic — league 2 games win rate 0.0% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchUnion Berlin 6 days ago BL away Leverkusen 0–4 · Schalke 6 days ago BL home Bayern 0–0
- Last season's top scorerUnion Berlin O. Burke (last season 6 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
Union Berlin
Scored 14Conceded 10Clean sheets 1
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leverkusen | away | 0–4L | 0.39 |
| Frankfurt | home | 3–3D | 1.84 |
| Eintracht BraunschweigPokal | away | 4–2W | — |
| Augsburg | home | 4–0W | 3.68 |
| Mainz | away | 3–1W | 2.68 |
FC Schalke 04
Scored 6Conceded 8Clean sheets 2
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern | home | 0–0D | 0.21 |
| Augsburg | away | 0–3L | 2.10 |
| Hallescher FCPokal | away | 5–2W | — |
| Eintracht Braunschweig2.BL | home | 1–0W | 1.84 |
| Nürnberg2.BL | away | 0–3L | 1.81 |
all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
- Union Berlin1–3Schalke
- Union Berlin0–0Schalke
- Schalke1–6Union Berlin
- Union Berlin0–0Schalke
- Schalke1–1Union Berlin
- Union Berlin1–1Schalke
- Schalke2–1Union Berlin
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
this ground H2H 4 games Union Berlin 0W 3D 1L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
| H2H 7 games (since 2017-18) | Value | League |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.57 | 3.13 |
| Games with 3+ goalsshare % | 42.9 | — |
| Both teams scoredshare % | 71.4 | — |
| Average time of first goalmin | 23.8 | — |
| Goalless at half-timeshare % | 57.1 | — |
| Goals from 76th minute14 goals, % | 21.4 | — |
| Yellow cards per game | 3.14 | 3.78 |
| Red cards / penalties7 games total | 0 / 2 | — |
| Most frequent referee | Daniel Schlager 2x · Tobias Stieler 1x | — |
Conditional data
Beneath the surface
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 44.4%Friday 20:30 kick-off Schalke win rate18 games · usual 26.6%
- 21.7%September games Union Berlin win rate23 games · usual 35.8%
- 27.3%Friday games Union Berlin win rate11 games · usual 33.8% · since 2022-23
- 27.8%Weekday evening kick-off Union Berlin win rate18 games · usual 33.8% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Union Berlin 9.9%, Schalke 4.5% · absentees per game Union Berlin 5.3, Schalke 1.3.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Union Berlin | Schalke |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 20:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | +2.3p21 games · usual 35.8% | +17.8p18 games · usual 26.6% |
| Weekday evening kick-offWin rate · Union Berlin home / Schalke away | +11.8p21 games · usual 35.8% | -3.5p13 games · usual 26.6% |
| After last resultUnion Berlin L / Schalke W · since 2022-23 | -1.7p56 games · usual 33.8% | —7 games · sample too small |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | +2.7p39 games · usual 35.8% | -4.9p23 games · usual 26.6% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | +2.8p70 games · usual 35.8% | -0.1p49 games · usual 26.6% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | +4.7p42 games · usual 35.8% | +5.0p38 games · usual 26.6% |
| September gamesWin rate | -14.1p23 games · usual 35.8% | +13.4p20 games · usual 26.6% |
| home ground rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 15.6 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Union Berlin 33.8% / Schalke 21.6%
| items | Union Berlin | Schalke |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 74.1%54 games · 5 losses | 75.0%8 games · 0 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | 9.9% -23.9p71 games · usual 33.8% | 4.5% -17.1p22 games · usual 21.6% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | 92.5%40 games | 100.0%5 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 16 / 7 | 2 / 1 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 56.7 | 53.6 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 23.6 39/165 | 25.0 8/32 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 43.6 / 15.8 | 40.1 / 10.8 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | +8.1p41 games · usual 35.8% | -8.4p11 games · usual 26.6% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.09 / 0.17 | 0.11 / 0.14 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 12 / 12 | 4 / 4 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 26.9 / 19.9 | 40.0 / 29.7 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 33.8 / 25.2 | 45.9 / 21.6 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 2 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Union Berlin | Schalke |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 8.5 / 3.5 | 5 / 2.5 |
| Shots blockedper game | 4 | 0.5 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 16.5 / 6.5 / 11.5 | 19.5 / 9 / 14 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 3 / -0.05 | 7.5 / 0.46 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 3 / 6.5 | 1.5 / 11 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 2.5 / 10.5 | 1 / 8.5 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 342 / 74 | 326 / 66 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Khedira (Union Berlin) startingteam win rate · conceded | 35.3% · 1.44116 games | 27.3% · 2.022 games | +8.0p |
| Jeong Woo-Yeong (Union Berlin) startingteam win rate · conceded | 23.3% · 1.6330 games | 33.3% · 1.6739 games | -10.0p |
| L. Querfeld (Union Berlin) startingteam win rate · conceded | 25.0% · 1.8548 games | 36.4% · 1.1822 games | -11.4p |
| L. Querfeld (Union Berlin) bookedown rating | 6.4913 games | 7.0938 games | -0.59 |
| J. Haberer (Union Berlin) bookedown rating | 6.6812 games | 6.7674 games | -0.08 |
| K. Karaman (Schalke) startingteam win rate · conceded | 30.0% · 2.210 games | 19.0% · 1.921 games | +11.0p |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Union Berlin | Schalke |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | R. Khedira 19.5% · 1248minJeong Woo-Yeong 22.6% · 362min / J. Haberer 12.2% · 1143min | K. Karaman 6.2% · 988min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | Christopher Trimmel 5 games 0G 1A 7.52 | T. Becker 3 games 0G 0A 7.30 |
| Key passesseason total | J. Juranović 6 · Jeong Woo-Yeong 3 · L. Querfeld 3 | A. Aouchiche 4 · S. El-Faouzi 2 · M. Sylla 2 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | L. Burcu 4 · F. Uduokhai 2 · T. Rothe 2 / Z. Van Den Bosch 4 · M. Aebischer 4 · A. Schäfer 3 | M. Sylla 3 · S. Tanaka 3 · E. Ebimbe 2 / S. El-Faouzi 2 · R. Schallenberg 2 · M. Wöber 1 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | T. Rothe 52 | S. El-Faouzi 56 · M. Sylla 35 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | J. Juranović 9 · T. Rothe 8 · R. Khedira 5 / L. Burcu 2–3 · Jeong Woo-Yeong 1–2 · M. Ljubičić 1–1 | S. El-Faouzi 13 · S. Tanaka 9 · T. Becker 7 / S. El-Faouzi 4–4 · S. Tanaka 2–2 · V. Becker 1–2 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | D. Köhn 7.21/6.47 · Christopher Trimmel 7.2/6.87 · A. Schäfer 6.97/6.68 | — |
Order is always home team (Union Berlin) then away team (Schalke) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- Bundesliga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.