Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund, taking place on Saturday, 11 March 2023, at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
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Schalke 04, Recent FormSchalke 04 will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-0 away win against Bochum. During that encounter they had 37% possession and had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 7 shots on goal.
They have amassed a limited number of points from their last 6 matches, despite only letting in 1 goal; this has been primarily due to their indifferent form in front of goal with 4 goals spread across those 6 matches. Despite winning their last 2 league games there have been some concerning signs recently, with them having failed to score in 4 of their last 6, so the fans will be hoping they have turned a corner. They are proving tough to beat, keeping 5 clean sheets in their last 6 games.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 6 games.
Borussia Dortmund, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-1 home win over RB Leipzig in their last league game, Borussia Dortmund will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They achieved 38% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against RB Leipzig's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
Their boss Edin Terzić will be rightly happy with his team of late, having seen them score 16 goals in their last 6 matches while only letting 3 over their own goal line. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away games. They are providing themselves with a good foundation for decent results away from home with their recent run of 3 clean sheets.
They are showing impressive league form with a run of 8 straight wins in a row and are also unbeaten in their last 8 games.
Julian Brandt will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Borussia Dortmund.
Not many saw the outcome of the last meeting between these sides as a surprise, with Borussia Dortmund running out winners in a match that ended 1-0.
Die Borussen will be looking to extend their current run of 5 clean sheets against Schalke. In each of the previous 4 matches against Die Borussen, Schalke have let in at least one goal. Die Königsblauen have struggled to keep Dortmund at bay when these two teams have met at Veltins-Arena, during the last 3 times they have hosted Dortmund in the league, they have conceded a total of 6 goals. Die Königsblauen have struggled for goals when Dortmund comes to visit Veltins-Arena, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
Dortmund will be looking to continue their winning streak against Schalke having won in their last 4 meetings in the league.
Dortmund player Raphaël Guerreiro will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Schalke, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
Schalke manager Thomas Reis has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Dominick Drexler (Illness), Justin Heekeren (Cruciate ligament), Danny Latza (Muscle), Thomas Ouwejan (Groin), Sebastian Polter (Cruciate ligament), Tim Skarke (Ankle), Simon Terodde (Illness), Jere Uronen (Groin) and Sepp van den Berg (Ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Edin Terzić has a number of injury concerns in his Dortmund squad to contend with: Karim Adeyemi (Hamstring), Julien Duranville (Thigh), Mateu Morey (Meniscus) and Youssoufa Moukoko (Ankle)
Schalke 04 Playing at home | Borussia Dortmund Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 2.2 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 30' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 18' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 6-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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