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February 9, 2013 5:30 PM GMT
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: P. Gagelmann
Attendance: 71000
February 9, 2013 5:30 PM GMT
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: P. Gagelmann
Attendance: 71000
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| Bayern | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Draw | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 5.80 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 5.57 |
| Schalke | 10.00 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 12.50 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 7.70 | 9.53 |
Bayern Munich-Schalke Preview: Die Roten seek another win against struggling visitors
After enjoying a great start to 2012-13, Die Knappen are enduring a rotten run of form, and the Bavarians will hope to take advantage and further extend their lead at the summit
By Daniel Edwards
Dennis Grombkowski
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BAYERN MUNICH
 Neuer Lahm, Dante, Van Buyten, Alaba Martinez, Schweinsteiger Muller, Kroos, Ribery Mandzukic |
SCHALKE
 Hildebrand Uchida, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs Jones, Neustadter Farfan, Draxler, Bastos Pukki |
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has seen Thomas Muller and Mario Mandzukic become key figures in his side since they were given regular first team starts and the two look likely to start again on Saturday.
The Bavaraians are likely to name an unchanged team for the fourth consecutive Bundesliga fixture; a selection that would mean Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben are relegated to a place on the bench.
An eye injury suffered while on international duty with the Netherlands is almost certain to keep Klaas-Jan Huntelaar out of action for Schalke's visit to the Allianz Arena. Finnish youngster Teemu Pukki, so far used sparingly during 2012-13, is the favourite to replace the club captain up front. Julian Draxler is another doubt after returning from the Germany camp with a severe cold, but he is still in with a chance of starting.
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Bayern retain their iron grip on the Bundesliga standings with 14 games to play, sitting an incredible 12 points clear of closest challengers Borussia Dortmund.
- With 51 goals scored they are also comfortably the league's most prolific outfit, averaging a total of just over 2.5 a match across the 20 fixtures played so far.
- Top scorer Mario Mandzukic (right) has converted five in his last three outings for Bayern, and also netted for his native Croatia in midweek to extend his scoring run to four consecutive games.
- Schalke's campaign has been a tale of two halves. After opening with seven wins in their first 11 games, the following nine yielded five defeats and just one victory to see the club slip down to sixth.
- Die Knappen have won the Bundesliga a total of seven times; however, their last championship success came all the way back in 1957-58.
- Current coach Jens Keller has been in charge since December 16, taking over from the sacked Huub Stevens.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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FC Bayern München 3-0 Schalke 04
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FC Bayern München 2-0 Schalke 04
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FC Bayern München 3-1 Schalke 04
- 12.04 %
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 9, 2013 | FC Bayern München 4 - Schalke 04 0 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Sep 22, 2012 | Schalke 04 0 - FC Bayern München 2 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 26, 2012 | FC Bayern München 2 - Schalke 04 0 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Sep 18, 2011 | Schalke 04 0 - FC Bayern München 2 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Apr 30, 2011 | FC Bayern München 4 - Schalke 04 1 |
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FC Bayern München
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| May 18, 2013 | Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - FC Bayern München 4 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | FC Bayern München 3 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 1 | GER1 |
| May 1, 2013 | FC Barcelona 0 - FC Bayern München 3 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | FC Bayern München 1 - SC Freiburg 0 | GER1 |
Schalke 04
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| May 18, 2013 | SC Freiburg 1 - Schalke 04 2 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Schalke 04 1 - VfB Stuttgart 2 | GER1 |
| May 3, 2013 | Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 - Schalke 04 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Schalke 04 4 - Hamburg 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - Schalke 04 0 | GER1 |
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| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Dante | Defender |
| 17 | Jerome Boateng | Defender |
| 21 | Philipp Lahm | Defender |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry | Midfielder |
| 20 | Javi Martínez | Midfielder |
| 10 | Arjen Robben | Midfielder |
| 27 | D. Alaba | Midfielder |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Midfielder |
| 39 | Toni Kroos | Midfielder |
| 33 | Mario Gomez | Striker |
| 22 | Tom Starke | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Daniel Van Buyten | Defender |
| 13 | Rafinha | Midfielder |
| 26 | Diego Contento | Defender |
| 30 | Luiz Gustavo Dias | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mario Mandzukic | Striker |
| 25 | Thomas Müller | Striker |
| 34 | Timo Hildebrand | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Benedikt Höwedes | Defender |
| 21 | Christoph Metzelder | Defender |
| 32 | Joel Matip | Midfielder |
| 35 | Sead Kolasinac | Midfielder |
| 11 | Michel Fernandes Bastos | Midfielder |
| 12 | Marco Höger | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jermaine Jones | Midfielder |
| 27 | Tranquillo Barnetta | Midfielder |
| 33 | Roman Neustädter | Midfielder |
| 20 | Teemu Pukki | Striker |
| 36 | Lars Unnerstall | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Vassilis Pliatsikas | Midfielder |
| 10 | Raffael | Striker |
| 31 | Julian Draxler | Midfielder |
| - | Max Meyer | Midfielder |
| 9 | Edu | Striker |
| 17 | Jefferson Agustin Farfán | Striker |
| Manuel Neuer | |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Squad Number: | 1 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Germany international is yet to concede a goal in 2013 for Bayern, and his marshalling of a defence that has been hit by injury this season is a big factor in their tremendous defensive record.
| Jefferson Agustin Farfán | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 17 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
On form, the speedy Peru winger has the quality to tear apart any defence. Schalke will need Farfan to pull wide and exploit the spaces left by Alaba, to bolster an attack robbed of Holtby and Huntelaar.
No-one looks like stopping Bayern as they continue in imperious fashion domestically, and an out-of-sorts Schalke missing talismanic captain Klaas-Jan Huntelaar start as clear underdogs in Bavaria.
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Top Scorers
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Stefan Kießling Striker Leverkusen |
25 | 4 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
24 | 1 |
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Alexander Meier Midfielder Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 | 3 |
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Vedad Ibisevic Striker VfB Stuttgart |
15 | 5 |
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Mario Mandzukic Striker Bayern |
15 | 0 |
