Union Berlin vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 21′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 25′FC Schalke 04, goal:0–1
- 45′Union Berlin, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Union Berlin, substitution:off
- 46′Union Berlin, substitution:off
- 46′FC Schalke 04, VAR review:Goal confirmed
- 46′FC Schalke 04, goal:0–2assist
- 74′Union Berlin, yellow card:Argument
- 76′Union Berlin, substitution:off
- 78′Union Berlin, yellow card:Foul
- 80′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 80′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 80′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 85′Union Berlin, substitution:off
- 90′Union Berlin, goal:1–2assist
- 90′FC Schalke 04, goal:1–3assist
- 90+1′Union Berlin, substitution:off
- 90+4′FC Schalke 04, substitution:off
- 90+9′FC Schalke 04, yellow card:Time wasting
- Full-time1 – 3
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Match report
Schalke hold off late Union Berlin rally to win 3-1
Schalke 04 beat Union Berlin 3-1 in matchday three of the Bundesliga, having led 1-0 at half-time thanks to Robin Gosens' opener in the 25th minute. The victory moved Schalke to seventh in the table, while Union Berlin remained down in 15th position after the defeat.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Adil Aouchiche doubled Schalke's advantage straight after the break, converting an assist from Junior Adamu at the start of the second half to make it 0-2. Union Berlin pushed hard for a way back and got a goal through Tim Skarke deep into stoppage time, assisted by Tom Rothe, cutting the deficit to 1-2.
Any hope of a fightback was ended almost immediately when Maximilian Wöber restored Schalke's two-goal cushion in stoppage time, finishing from a Hwang Hee-Chan assist to make it 1-3, which proved the final score. Union Berlin dominated possession throughout but could not convert that control into a positive result at home.
Aouchiche was among the standout contributors for Schalke, scoring once and finishing with the highest rating of the match at 8.08.
Union Berlin enjoyed the lion's share of possession at 66% but were still undone by Schalke's clinical finishing.
FC Schalke 04 won 3–1 away against Union Berlin (half-time 0–1).
Union Berlin met FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 11 September 2026, 18:30 UTC at An der Alten Försterei. Referee: Timo Gerach.
Team pages: Union Berlin · FC Schalke 04 · Bundesliga
Key moments
- 25' Goal: Robin Gosens — 0–1 · Watch Robin Gosens's goal video (25')
- 46' Goal: Adil Aouchiche (assist: Junior Adamu) — 0–2 · Watch Adil Aouchiche's goal video (46')
- 90' Goal: Tim Skarke (assist: Tom Rothe) — 1–2 · Watch Tim Skarke's goal video (90')
- 90' Goal: Maximilian Wöber (assist: Hwang Hee-Chan) — 1–3 · Watch Maximilian Wöber's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Union Berlin (4-3-1-2)
FC Schalke 04 (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Union Berlin 41%, the draw 27%, FC Schalke 04 32%. It finished Union Berlin 1–3 FC Schalke 04.
Level sides, home ground holds off FC Schalke 04's cold finishing due to recover — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Union Berlin's 41% is home ground and little else. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Union Berlin in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1660 to 1638. Sides this close won 45.7% of 14,631 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. FC Schalke 04 sit -0.44 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.4% of 1,359 games, vs 29.2% for visitors finishing normally. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Union Berlin's column. Across 11,040 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 27%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,172. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Schalke 04 are newly promoted — game 3 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. FC Schalke 04 are missing 2 regular starters — Ron Schallenberg, Kenan Karaman — about 16% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
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About this match
On this page: the Union Berlin vs FC Schalke 04 final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Robin Gosens's goal against Union Berlin (25').
- Watch Adil Aouchiche's goal against Union Berlin (46').
- Watch Tim Skarke's goal against FC Schalke 04 (90').
- Watch Maximilian Wöber's goal against Union Berlin (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Union Berlin 1–3 FC Schalke 04. Explore more on the Union Berlin and FC Schalke 04 team pages or the Bundesliga page.