Schalke line up against visiting opponents Borussia Dortmund at Veltins-Arena in their Bundesliga 1 fixture on Saturday. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Schalke, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-2 Bundesliga 1 triumph over VfL Bochum. We are thinking that Schalke will possibly opt for a 4-3-3 system this time and select Ralf Fährmann, Mehmet Can Aydin, Maya Yoshida, Moritz Jenz, Henning Matriciani, Alex Kral, Tom Krauß, Rodrigo Zalazar, Tobias Mohr, Michael Frey and Marius Bülter.
Jere Uronen, Dominick Drexler, Justin Heekeren, Tim Skarke, Cédric Brunner, Sepp van den Berg, Soichiro Kozuki, Thomas Ouwejan and Sebastian Polter are unavailable for Schalke manager Thomas Reis.
Possible Schalke team versus Borussia Dortmund
After tasting defeat last time out to Chelsea in Champions League action, Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to turn things around here. We are inclined to think that Dortmund might play in a 4-3-3 system with a starting lineup of Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Niklas Süle, Nico Schlotterbeck, Raphael Guerreiro, Jude Bellingham, Emre Can, Salih Özcan, Giovanni Reyna, Sebastien Haller and Donyell Malen.
Dortmund boss Edin Terzić has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Julian Brandt (Torn Muscle Fibre), Karim Adeyemi (Torn Muscle Fibre), Mateu Morey Bauzà (Fitness), Julien Duranville (Muscle partial avulsion) and Youssoufa Moukoko (Ruptured syndesmotic ligament) won’t be making appearances.
Likely Borussia Dortmund lineup
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