Schalke 04
- Schalke 04 have won four of their last five league games (W4, D1) and are currently unbeaten in this sequence.
- Schalke 04 have won each of their last two home games.
- The visitors sit 15th, with their 34 points from 31 games only just enough to keep them clear of the bottom three, while the hosts have had a dominant season by their standards, sitting top of the table on 64 points from 31 matches.
- Schalke 04 have scored an average of 1.80 goals per home game in the 2. Bundesliga, while conceding just 0.93 per-game, and should be in fine spirits ahead of this clash.
Fortuna Dusseldorf
- TSV Fortuna Dusseldorf have lost four of their last five 2. Bundesliga matches (W1, L4).
- Fortuna Dusseldorf’s last three results have seen them lose 1-2 at home to Holstein Kiel, suffer a 2-0 defeat at Magdeburg, and then beat Dynamo Dresden 3-1 at home.
- Alexander Ende took over as head coach in April 2026, and has done a solid job to keep the squad together and stabilise the club’s form, but they’ve lost both of their last two away games.
Head-to-Head
Across their three most recent head-to-head league meetings, each side has won once and one match ended in a draw, with Schalke 04 taking a 2-0 win away from home when the sides last met four months ago.
Key Players
- Miron Muslic’s Schalke 04 set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation and play at a fast pace, with the wing-backs running at players and the midfielders moving the ball at speed to create fast transitions from defense to attack.
- Muslic’s side press well and possess plenty of quality in the offensive zone, with the likes of Kenan Karaman, Moussa Sylla and Dejan Ljubicic all doing damage.
- Kenan Karaman is top scorer for the Royal Blues this season with 13 goals from 29 appearances, while Cedric Itten leads the way for Fortuna with 13 goals from 28 league appearances.
- Itten has three goals in Dusseldorf’s last five games and has been a real danger man in recent games, while Moussa Sylla has scored three of Schalke’s ten goals during that same spell.
Betting Insights
- Despite Schalke 04 being such a strong favorite in this fixture (1.59), a high-scoring affair looks likely.
- The Over 2.5 goals market is running at 1.48, and Both Teams to Score - Yes is priced up at 1.57, so a high-scoring back-and-forth affair seems likely.
Prediction
- Schalke 04 are a team in their stride and will feel confident of taking all three points from this game, especially at home, where they’ve won 11, drawn three and lost just one of their 15 games in the league this season.
- Schalke 04 have the superior form and more quality in the front third, and with home-field advantage, should have enough to take all three points.
