Patrik Schick is the Bundesliga's form striker: the numbers behind his start
Patrik Schick leads the Bundesliga scoring chart with five goals in 344 minutes for Bayer Leverkusen. We break down his scoring rate, his share of Leverkusen's goals and the race.
Patrik Schick is the Bundesliga's form striker of the 2026-27 season. After five rounds, the 29-year-old Czech forward leads the Bundesliga top scorers chart with five goals for Bayer Leverkusen, one ahead of a pack of six players that includes Bayern München's Michael Olise and RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku. The league data as of Friday 16 October 2026 shows Schick has needed only 344 minutes across five appearances, with no penalties, and has added one assist. This player profile breaks down the numbers behind his start, his share of Leverkusen's goals and what comes next in the scoring race.
Patrik Schick's season in numbers
Five goals in five appearances is a goal-a-game start, and all of them have come from open play. Schick has played in every one of Leverkusen's league matches, but at an average of about 69 minutes per game, which means he is often replaced before the end and still leads the chart.
- Goals: 5 (0 penalties)
- Assists: 1
- Appearances: 5 of Leverkusen's 5 league matches
- Minutes played: 344
- Average rating: 7.24
- Age / nationality: 29, Czech Republic
His average rating of 7.24 is only seventh among the top ten scorers. Players such as Leipzig's Antonio Nusa (7.96) and Olise (7.90) rate higher because they contribute more across the pitch. Schick's value is concentrated in one thing: finishing. On that measure, nobody in the Bundesliga top ten is doing it better.
Goals per minute: the sharpest finisher in Germany
Schick scores a goal every 68.8 minutes, the best rate in the Bundesliga top ten. Nkunku is next at about 78 minutes per goal, followed by Eintracht Frankfurt's Ebnoutalib at about 82. Olise, Freiburg's Yuito Suzuki and Werder Bremen's Niclas Füllkrug have each needed close to 100 minutes per goal, and Mainz's Phillip Tietz 450 minutes for his four.
Including his assist, Schick has been directly involved in a goal every 57 minutes. One player outside the top ten has an even sharper scoring rate on small numbers: Elversberg's Krattenmacher has three goals in just 172 minutes. Over a full season, though, it is sustained output like Schick's that wins the scoring title.
Share of Leverkusen's goals
Leverkusen have scored 14 league goals in five games. Schick has five of them, 36% of the total, and has had a direct hand in six, 43%. No other Leverkusen player appears in the top 20 of the scoring chart, which underlines how much the team's attack currently depends on its number nine.
Leverkusen sit fourth on 10 points from three wins, one draw and one defeat, with a goal difference of +6. One unusual detail in the data: they have scored more away from home (eight goals) than at the BayArena (six).
| Bayer Leverkusen after 5 rounds | Figure |
|---|---|
| League position | 4th (Champions League places) |
| Points | 10 (W3 D1 L1) |
| Goals for / against | 14 / 8 |
| Home / away goals scored | 6 / 8 |
| Five-match form string | W W D W L |
| Schick's share of goals | 36% (5 of 14) |
Bundesliga top scorers race: the top ten
The race is wide open. Schick is the only player on five goals, and six players are one behind him on four.
| # | Player | Club | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 344 |
| 2 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 4 | 1 | 313 |
| 3 | Ebnoutalib | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 326 |
| 4 | Michael Olise | Bayern München | 4 | 1 | 393 |
| 5 | Yuito Suzuki | SC Freiburg | 4 | 0 | 387 |
| 6 | Niclas Füllkrug | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 396 |
| 7 | Phillip Tietz | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | 0 | 450 |
| 8 | Antonio Nusa | RB Leipzig | 3 | 3 | 406 |
| 9 | Igor Matanović | SC Freiburg | 3 | 1 | 389 |
| 10 | Jonathan Burkardt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 1 | 409 |
Two names just outside the top ten are worth watching. Bayern München's Harry Kane, the most prolific scorer in the league in recent seasons, has three goals and three assists so far. Leipzig, meanwhile, have both Nkunku and Nusa in the top ten, and Freiburg, the current leaders, have Suzuki and Matanović, a sign of how they share their goals around.
Background: Leverkusen's reliable number nine
Schick has been at Leverkusen since 2020, a spell that included the club's unbeaten Bundesliga title in 2023-24. Internationally, he is remembered for his long-range goal from near the halfway line against Scotland at Euro 2020, a tournament in which he finished as joint top scorer with five goals. He is a classic penalty-box striker with a strong left foot, and his numbers this season reflect exactly that profile: few touches, high return.
What it means for Leverkusen and the table
The top of the Bundesliga is tight after five rounds. SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund lead on 13 points, Bayern are third on 11, and Leverkusen fourth on 10, one point ahead of RB Leipzig. Fourth place currently means a Champions League spot, but a single result could change that.
Leverkusen's eight goals conceded is more than any of the three teams above them (Freiburg, Dortmund and Bayern have each let in four). That puts extra weight on Schick's scoring: if Leverkusen are going to keep pace with the top three, they will likely need him to keep finding the net at this rate.
What's next for Patrik Schick
The next rounds will show whether he can stay ahead of a crowded chasing group, with Kane lurking just behind it. Fitness and minutes will matter: Schick has not often completed the full 90 minutes so far, and his rate depends on staying available. Follow the full Bundesliga table and top scorers on Yalla Shoot, and check Leverkusen's upcoming fixtures on our matches page.