📊 Form Guide

Schalke

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Schalke enter this game following a 1-1 Bundesliga 2 draw against Elversberg.

In that game, Schalke managed 53% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Schalke was Keke Topp (58'). On the other side, Elversberg got 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Florian Le Joncour (18') was the scorer for Elversberg.

Karel Geraerts's Schalke have netted 9 times in their prior six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in that same time amounts to 10.

Their previous form shows that Schalke:

• haven't won against Fortuna Dusseldorf in their previous 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches at home.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

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Fortuna Dusseldorf will go into this clash after a 1-0 Bundesliga 2 win vs Greuther Furth in their last outing.

In that game, Fortuna Dusseldorf had 41% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Fortuna Dusseldorf was Vincent Vermeij (69'). On the other side, Greuther Furth got 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

A tendency of at least one team not scoring a goal in games involving Fortuna Dusseldorf has been evident in recent matches. A glance at their last six outings reveals that this has occurred 5 times. During these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 5 and Fortuna Dusseldorf have scored 12.

Their past results show that Fortuna Dusseldorf:

• have not emerged victorious against Schalke when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 5 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 02/03/2019 shows that Schalke have won 1 of these & Fortuna Dusseldorf 4, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 28 in total at an average of 4.67 goals per meeting.

The last league match featuring these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 14 on 25/11/2023 which ended up with the score at Fortuna Dusseldorf 5-3 Schalke.

In that game, Fortuna Dusseldorf had 55% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 on target. The goals were scored by Vincent Vermeij (12', 26'), Felix Klaus (19'), Christos Tzolis (65') and Jona Niemiec (94').

Schalke got 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. Marcin Kamiński (57'), Tomáš Kalas (73') and Bryan Lasme (75') scored.

The referee was Robert Schröder.

ℹ️ Team News: Schalke

Cédric Brunner (Knee problems), Leo Greiml (Cruciate ligament tear), Derry Murkin (Torn muscle fiber) and Assan Ouédraogo (Adductor pain) aren’t available for Schalke boss Karel Geraerts. Suspended players who are serving a ban for this game are Dominick Drexler and Timo Baumgartl.

We are thinking that Schalke should use the 4-1-2-1-2 formation this time, beginning the first half with Marius Mueller, Brandon Soppy, Tomas Kalas, Marcin Kaminski, Thomas Ouwejan, Ron Schallenberg, Paul Seguin, Yusuf Kabadayi, Kenan Karaman, Simon Terodde and Keke Topp.

ℹ️ Team News: Fortuna Dusseldorf

With a fully healthy group to pick from, the Fortuna Dusseldorf manager Daniel Thioune has zero fitness worries to speak of before this match.

We’re of the thinking that Fortuna will likely begin the game with a 4-1-2-3 lineup by sending out Florian Kastenmeier, Matthias Zimmermann, Tim Oberdorf, Jordy de Wijs, Emmanuel Iyoha, Yannik Engelhardt, Shinta Appelkamp, I. B. Johannesson, Felix Klaus, Christos Tzolis and Vincent Vermeij.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Fortuna Dusseldorf and Schalke should both be able to score more than once here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.

Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could have goals and the potential for a draw. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very competitive game with a draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 18:10 27/04/2024