Striving Schalke 04 will hope to pull off a surprise when they host enterprising Borussia Dortmund in the upcoming league game. It’s 17th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have not-so-high confidence.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (6-0-0) in Bundesliga
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.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game was also an away game, at Chelsea. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Schalke 04 form and stats
Schalke 04's struggle is real here at VELTINS-Arena with only 12 points collected from 12 Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-6.
It's back home for Schalke, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bochum away with the result 2-0. Bülter found the net in that victory. The goalie Fährmann was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.8 out of ten. Fährmann topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stuttgart in a game that was won 2-1.It should be noted that a look at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Schalke 04 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (26 from 12 played). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Playing away, Borussia Dortmund have won 7 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a eight-match winning run which they hope continue versus Schalke 04.
Two away matches in a row for Borussia, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 vs Chelsea in the Champions League. Midfielder Bellingham was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Bellingham had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.Borussia Dortmund have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. 17 goals have been conceded by Borussia in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Borussia Dortmund have been victorious in all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this opponent. Something to take note of?These teams met each other earlier this campaign: Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04 1-0. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Brandt 8 goals |  Y. Moukoko 6 goals |   M. Bülter 5 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Schalke 04 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 47 |
| 42 | 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 0 | 17 | 28 |
| 78% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 78% |
| 52% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 61% |
| 30% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| 13% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 30% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 48% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 39% |
| 48% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.9 | 14.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 23 | 15.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 23% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 23% | 34% |
| 14.2 | 14.1 | 17.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Borussia Dortmund is in the best form (6-0-0) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 44 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Köln | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | Bochum | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 35 | -32 | 19 |
