Football match preview: Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

Pre-match info: 19 points divide the teams so far this season, Schalke 04 the sharpest side. Will Dynamo Dresden pull off a surprise?

Insights:
  • Dynamo Dresden haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Schalke 04 have the most scored goals (54) in 2. Bundesliga

Dynamo Dresden and Schalke 04 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Dynamo Dresden form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Dynamo Dresden at their home stadium (Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.

Dynamo Dresden shared the glory with Nurnberg in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that, Dresden played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Nurnberg.

Dynamo Dresden are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Dynamo Dresden have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Playing away, Schalke 04, who have the most scored goals (54) in 2. Bundesliga, have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Schalke 04 go into this game after a win, the home game against Hannover 96 that ended 2-1. Midfield player Zalazar was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.72/10. Zalazar scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Prior to that result Schalke won their away game at Ingolstadt. The scoreline was 3-0.

Schalke 04 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. Schalke 04 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Schalke 04 - Dresden 3-0 was the story when these two contenders previously played each other, also in this season. Last two meetings with these teams: Dynamo Dresden won one, Schalke 04 were winners in one and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04S. Terodde
S. Terodde
19 goals
DresdenC. Daferner
C. Daferner
12 goals
Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
7 goals

Dynamo Dresden missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dynamo Dresden Schalke 04
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
7 5 1 Won W 3 6 14
7 3 2 Drew D 0 3 5
13 5 2 Lost L 1 4 8
26 16 5 Scored S 10 21 54
36 14 4 Conceded C 2 12 33
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 89%
48% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 63%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 30%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 22%
44% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 63%
26% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 75% 46% 33%
37% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
5 5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.2 5.4
5.6 4.7 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.9 4.9
2 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.7 14.6 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16.2 16.1 16.7
4.4 5.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 5.1 5.9
22% 22% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 32% 34%
 
15 13.2 15.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 14.1 12.5
4.9 3.5 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.8 3.7
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Dynamo Dresden haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Schalke 04 have scored more than double the goals of Dynamo Dresden.
  • Schalke 04 have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (6) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the most scored goals (54) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the the best goal difference (+21) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 27 15 6 6 53 37 13 10 2 1 32 13 14 5 4 5 21 24 16 51
2 Werder Bremen 27 15 6 6 51 36 13 7 4 2 23 12 14 8 2 4 28 24 15 51
3 Darmstadt 98 27 14 6 7 53 34 13 7 3 3 28 17 14 7 3 4 25 17 19 48
4 Schalke 04 27 14 5 8 54 33 14 8 2 4 33 21 13 6 3 4 21 12 21 47
5 Nurnberg 27 13 7 7 40 34 14 7 3 4 20 16 13 6 4 3 20 18 6 46
6 Hamburger SV 26 10 12 4 46 27 13 6 6 1 26 14 13 4 6 3 20 13 19 42
7 Heidenheim 27 12 6 9 34 35 13 8 4 1 21 12 14 4 2 8 13 23 -1 42
8 Paderborn 27 9 10 8 46 38 14 2 6 6 19 22 13 7 4 2 27 16 8 37
9 Karlsruher SC 27 9 10 8 46 40 14 5 6 3 26 20 13 4 4 5 20 20 6 37
10 Jahn Regensburg 27 10 6 11 44 39 14 6 3 5 28 22 13 4 3 6 16 17 5 36
11 Hansa Rostock 27 9 7 11 35 43 13 3 3 7 13 21 14 6 4 4 22 22 -8 34
12 Holstein Kiel 27 9 7 11 36 45 14 6 2 6 18 22 13 3 5 5 18 23 -9 34
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 27 8 8 11 33 34 14 4 5 5 21 18 13 4 3 6 12 16 -1 32
14 Hannover 96 27 8 7 12 25 40 13 4 4 5 10 16 14 4 3 7 15 24 -15 31
15 Sandhausen 27 7 9 11 30 44 13 2 4 7 12 24 14 5 5 4 18 20 -14 30
16 Dynamo Dresden 27 7 7 13 26 36 13 5 3 5 16 14 14 2 4 8 10 22 -10 28
17 Erzgebirge Aue 26 4 7 15 24 51 14 3 2 9 11 26 12 1 5 6 13 25 -27 19
18 Ingolstadt 27 3 6 18 22 52 13 1 4 8 9 22 14 2 2 10 13 30 -30 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 27 15 6 6 53 37 13 10 2 1 32 13 14 5 4 5 21 24 16 51
2 Werder Bremen 27 15 6 6 51 36 13 7 4 2 23 12 14 8 2 4 28 24 15 51
3 Darmstadt 98 27 14 6 7 53 34 13 7 3 3 28 17 14 7 3 4 25 17 19 48
4 Schalke 04 27 14 5 8 54 33 14 8 2 4 33 21 13 6 3 4 21 12 21 47
5 Nurnberg 27 13 7 7 40 34 14 7 3 4 20 16 13 6 4 3 20 18 6 46
6 Hamburger SV 26 10 12 4 46 27 13 6 6 1 26 14 13 4 6 3 20 13 19 42
7 Heidenheim 27 12 6 9 34 35 13 8 4 1 21 12 14 4 2 8 13 23 -1 42
8 Paderborn 27 9 10 8 46 38 14 2 6 6 19 22 13 7 4 2 27 16 8 37
9 Karlsruher SC 27 9 10 8 46 40 14 5 6 3 26 20 13 4 4 5 20 20 6 37
10 Jahn Regensburg 27 10 6 11 44 39 14 6 3 5 28 22 13 4 3 6 16 17 5 36
11 Hansa Rostock 27 9 7 11 35 43 13 3 3 7 13 21 14 6 4 4 22 22 -8 34
12 Holstein Kiel 27 9 7 11 36 45 14 6 2 6 18 22 13 3 5 5 18 23 -9 34
13 Fortuna Dusseldorf 27 8 8 11 33 34 14 4 5 5 21 18 13 4 3 6 12 16 -1 32
14 Hannover 96 27 8 7 12 25 40 13 4 4 5 10 16 14 4 3 7 15 24 -15 31
15 Sandhausen 27 7 9 11 30 44 13 2 4 7 12 24 14 5 5 4 18 20 -14 30
16 Dynamo Dresden 27 7 7 13 26 36 13 5 3 5 16 14 14 2 4 8 10 22 -10 28
17 Erzgebirge Aue 26 4 7 15 24 51 14 3 2 9 11 26 12 1 5 6 13 25 -27 19
18 Ingolstadt 27 3 6 18 22 52 13 1 4 8 9 22 14 2 2 10 13 30 -30 15

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