In this 24th week match, on Sat Mar 11th, Schalke 04 hosts Borussia Dortmund in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 17th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bochum. Manuel Riemann struck first for Schalke 04 on an own goal in the 45th minute, then Marius Bülter added another in the 79th minute In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and Schalke 04 ran away with the shutout win. Schalke 04 is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 0-2 loss against Chelsea. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 43rd minute, then Kai Havertz added another in the 53rd minute on a penalty In the end, Borussia Dortmund couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund last played eachother at the Signal-iduna-park on the 17th of September. Borussia Dortmund won by a score of 1 to 0. Moukoko scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Borussia Dortmund, their top scorers are Karim Adeyemi and Julian Brandt, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Schalke 04’s most prolific scorer has been Marius Bülter. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Schalke 04 will be without Jere Uronen, Thomas Ouwejan, Tobias Mohr, Cedric Brunner and Tim Skarke, while Mate Morey, Moukoko and Julien Duranville are unavailable to play for Edin Terzic’s team.