Schalke 04 in front of a decisive duel against Fortuna Düsseldorf!

current form and statistics

FC Schalke 04 goes into this game with a 4-2 win against SC Paderborn and has won two victories in the last eight games. Nevertheless, there is a great pressure on the team, since only one point from the last six second division folds against Düsseldorf was won, including two defeats and a draw. The team presents this balance sheet with a great challenge.

Fortuna Düsseldorf recently ended a negative series of five games without a win and achieved an impressive 5-0 against Eintracht Braunschweig. With 25 points from 15 games, they stayed behind the performance of previous years, but they show a particularly strong away balance sheet with 16 points from seven away games. This is a new club record.

• Schalke 04 : 22 points after 15 games
• Düsseldorf : 25 points after 15 games

Both teams scored five goals after free kick situations this season. Düsseldorf has also not yet conceded a goal after a free kick, while Schalke has already been overcome three times in this way.

lineup and key player

The expected lists reveal a lot about the strategic approaches of both teams. Schalke is expected to appear with the following eleven: Justin Heekeren, Ron Schallenberg, Derry John Murkin, Taylan Bulut, Marcin Kaminski, Amin Younes, Kenan Karaman, Paul Seguin, Janik Bachmann, Mehmet Aydin, Moussa Sylla . Düsseldorf will compete with Florian Kastmeier, Jamil Siebert, Tim Oberdorf, Andre Hoffmann, Marcel Sobottka, Emmanuel Iyoha, Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson, Giovanni Haag, Dawid Kownacki, Shinta Appelkamp, ​​ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

A key player for Schalke is Kenan Karaman , who leads the goal scorer list with nine goals. On the other hand, Dawid Kownacki shone after his double pack against Braunschweig.

With the current situation and the historical record of both teams, the game is eagerly awaited. The playoff places in the table are moving closer to Schalke, while Düsseldorf travels to a distance with high expectations.