Bayer 04 Leverkusen have recorded 31 wins against Schalke in the Bundesliga (same as against Frankfurt) – only beating VfB Stuttgart more times in the competition (36).
FC Schalke 04 only have a lower points-per-game average in the Bundesliga against Bayern (0.8) than they do against Leverkusen (1.1, min. 9 games played).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored six goals in one half in their 6-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt last time out - the first team to do so since Borussia Mönchengladbach in April 1978 when they recorded the largest ever Bundesliga victory, beating Dortmund 12-0.
Following four consecutive wins, Leverkusen are now the third-best team during the second half of the season; their last defeat came at the start of April (2-4 v Leipzig).