Hansa Rostock want to get a lot of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been hard so far with 7 points and a 14th place in the 2. Bundesliga table. Guests Schalke 04 own 9th place with 10 pts.
- All of Hansa Rostock's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Schalke 04 have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in 2. Bundesliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hansa Rostock form and stats
Hansa Rostock have played three 2. Bundesliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Rostock lost their last game at Nurnberg (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfield player Nik Omladič got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Omladič hit four key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Darmstadt 98.Rostock are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Rostock have conceded 7 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Schalke 04 have six points from their first three away games in the 2. Bundesliga, meaning two victories and a loss.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Bundesliga home defeat versus Karlsruher SC with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Thomas Ouwejan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Ouwejan hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Paderborn.Schalke are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Schalke 04 have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Rostock wins - draws - Schalke 04 wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 8 goals |   J. Verhoek 3 goals |  M. Bülter 2 goals |
Hansa Rostock missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Hansa Rostock | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 5 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 31% | 28% |
- All of Hansa Rostock's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Hansa Rostock have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hansa Rostock have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hansa Rostock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Schalke 04 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Schalke 04 have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Jahn Regensburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Nurnberg | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Karlsruher SC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | St. Pauli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
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