Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 face each other in Signal-Iduna-Park, in a match for the 31st round of the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund won out (1-2) the last time they met in this league’s edition, on 08-12-2018. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 11-25-2017 , for the Bundesliga, the two teams tied for (4-4). P. Aubameyang (12 ‘), B. Stambouli (18’ Autogolo), M. Götze (20 ‘) and Raphaël Guerreiro (25’) scored the goals of the match, for Borussia Dortmund, and G. Burgstaller (61 ‘) , A. Harit (65 ‘), D. Caligiuri (86’) and Naldo (90 ‘), for Schalke 04.
Borussia Dortmund:
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 69 points won, after 21 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Mainz 05, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Freiburg, by (0-4).
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 15 games ago. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 30 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 5 of the 9 matches in which he suffered the first goal.
Dortmund continue with hopes of winning the Bundesliga title, which escapes from the 2011/2012 season. To do this, the locals need to win all their games and expect Bayern Munich to lose points in some day. It is important to remember that Borussia won in the last match at Freiburg, by 0-4: the goals of the team were marked by Jadon Sancho, Mario Gotze, Marco Reus and Paco Alcácer. Normally the trainer Lucien Favre plays in 4-3-3, favoring soccer of possession of ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Jadon Sancho and Raphael Guerrero are eximios in the transport of the ball towards the attack. Paco Alcácer continues with the hurried goal light and has already scored 17 goals in the championship. Outside of this game due to physical problems, Hakimi and Piszczek continue.
Schalke 04:
The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Nürnberg, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (2-5). For the league, Schalke 04 won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 19 times and never got the comeback.
The Schalke 04 comes to this unmotivated day, after having added a defeat, by 2-5, in the reception to Hoffenheim, recording the third consecutive game without beating in the German championship: the goals of the team were scored by Guido Burgstaller and Daniel Caligiuri. The season of Schalke 04 has been a true horror story and currently occupies a position very close to the relegation zone. In this game against Borussia Dormtund it is expected that coach Huub Stevens plays in the usual 3-5-2, privileging the defensive organization and the long balls towards Breel Embolo and Guido Burgstaller. On the other hand, Daniel Caligiuri, one of the stars of this team, is the best scorer of Schalke 04, with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Uth and Schopf, both with physical problems.
