Struggling Schalke 04 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Borussia Dortmund in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (15) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
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.
The visiting Borussia Dortmund played their last game only three days ago, a Champions League match. That game was also an away game, at Sevilla. 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 results here at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 8 defeats. Game days at VELTINS-Arena have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Schalke 04 as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 232 minutes without scoring a league goal. O. Mascarell was the last player to find the net.
Schalke manager C. Gross and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Union Berlin (placed 9th) in the Bundesliga. Preceding that match was the home game against RB Leipzig that was lost 0-3.
Schalke aren't scoring a lot here at VELTINS-Arena in the league, with only 8 goals from 11 games. Schalke have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
The visitors are W5-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Borussia's last three away games as they have all been lost.
It's the second away game in a row for Borussia, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Sevilla in the Champions League last time out. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hoffenheim.
Borussia has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Borussia have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 3-0 entered in the official records. Schalke 04-Borussia Dortmund H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Schalke 04 two wins, Borussia Dortmund three wins, five draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 15 goals |   M. Hoppe 5 goals |  J. Sancho 4 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Borussia Dortmund missing players
| Schalke 04 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 52 | 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 67% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 71% |
| 43% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 19% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 73% | 67% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 29% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.7 | 16.4 | 14.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 35% |
- Borussia Dortmund have scored more than double the goals of Schalke 04.
- Borussia Dortmund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schalke 04 has the fewest points (5) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (15) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals (22) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals (52) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 has the the worst goal difference (-37) in Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 49 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Union Berlin | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -15 | 21 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 14 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -37 | 9 |