FC Bayern Munich
Matchday 2
FC Schalke 04 vs. FC Bayern Munich
Saturday, September 5 – 11:30 AM
Location: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Match Facts
- Football fans in Germany had to wait over three years for FC Schalke 04 to return to the Bundesliga.
- FC Bayern last faced the Gelsenkirchen side in a competitive match on 13 May 2023. That convincing 6–0 win was the latest chapter in a run of 25 matches without defeat against the Royal Blues (22 wins, three draws).
- FC Bayern are now unbeaten in 26 Bundesliga encounters on the road (20 wins, six draws) Their last away defeat was a 2–1 loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in mid-December 2024.
- Bayern's record is 33 away matches set in 2012 - 2014.
- Schalke owe their return to the topflight largely to their good home form. Since the 1–0 defeat to Holstein Kiel in mid-September 2025, the Knappen have not lost any of their 14 competitive matches at home (11 wins, three draws).
- Schalke’s greatest strength in their promotion-winning season was their defense. The Knappen boasted the best back line in the second tier, conceding just 31 goals.
- However, they face Bayern's formidable attack that has already racked up 11 goals in their first three competitive matches.
- FC Bayern could not be bested in their last 19 Saturday evening fixtures. This is currently the longest run of its kind amongst Bundesliga clubs.
- Not only could Manuel Neuer and Edin Džeko, the two oldest players in this Bundesliga season, come up against each other, but it would also be the first time in the competition’s history that two players who have already celebrated their 40th birthdays have played in the same match.
- Harry Kane is set to come up against Schalke for the first time. The Englishman has so far scored at least once against each of the 20 Bundesliga clubs he's faced. Schalke will be number 21. Only Miroslav Klose has played against more different teams in the competition and scored against all of them (28).
- Kane has scored 98 goals in 95 league appearances. The record for the fewest matches taken to reach the 100-goal mark in the Bundesliga is held by Dieter Müller (129).
- Bayern could start a Bundesliga season with two wins for the 27th time; no other club has managed this feat as often.
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