A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
The Revierderby, also known as the Ruhr Derby, is the name given to any football match played between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. There are also other teams in the area, but these are the biggest two and they enjoy an intense rivalry.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund, who have the most points (41) at home in Bundesliga, have been very solid at home so far, with 41 points collected from 15 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the league table. It’s been three wins in a row for Borussia Dortmund here at Signal-Iduna-Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.A good away victory last time out for Borussia Dortmund, who won 4-0 against Freiburg. Ahead of that match, Borussia Dortmund won a home game hosting Mainz 05 (2-1).
Borussia Dortmund are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found ten matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W4-D4-L2.
Borussia Dortmund always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Signal-Iduna-Park with 47 goals in 15 games. Borussia Dortmund have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Schalke 04 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Schalke 04 so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-7 (win-draw-lose).This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Bundesliga home defeat versus Hoffenheim with 2-5 on the scoreboard. Before that, Schalke 04 travelled to Nurnberg and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Schalke 04 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures. Schalke 04 have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Schalke 04 - Borussia Dortmund 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Borussia Dortmund, 5 draws and 2 wins for Schalke 04.Top Goalscorers
 
Paco Alcácer
17 goals
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M. Reus
16 goals / 8 assists
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J. Sancho
11 goals / 12 assists
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Borussia Dortmund missing players
Schalke 04 missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Schalke 04 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 72 | 47 | Scored | 16 | 32 |
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | 24 | 52 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 93% |
| 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 80% |
| 73% | 87% | Over 2.5 | 53% | 53% |
| 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 27% |
| 33% | 47% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 10% |
| 67% | 80% | Both teams to score | 60% | 53% |
| 30% | 20% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 17% |
| 10% | 0% | Failed To Score | 27% | 37% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 5 |
- Borussia Dortmund hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Borussia Dortmund is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Borussia Dortmund has scored in all of their 15 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 36 | 69 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 34 | 61 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 52 |
| 5 | Borussia M'gladbach | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 33 | -19 | 37 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -14 | 36 |
| 13 | Freiburg | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -15 | 32 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -9 | 31 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 40 | -40 | 21 |
| 17 | Nürnberg | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 39 | -32 | 18 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 40 | -41 | 15 |
