The last games this year were supposed to be won by Schalke. Augsburg, Freiburg and Bielefeld. These are usually the games that should mean 3 points for each game. But with the current performance this will mean 3 points for the opponents.
If you play like yesterday against Leverkusen, they have to be happy if you get one or two points from the remaining three games this year. Nothing at all fits in the team at the moment. If there isn't a major change at Schalke during the short winter break, then the next traditional club will end up in the second Bundesliga. And as the financial situation in Schalke is, they could then take the same journey as 1.FC Kaiserslautern did.