Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 meet forces at ESPRIT arena, in a match for the 28th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 09‑11‑2019, the two teams tied (3‑3). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches has won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 16th and 6th in the league table, in reality it is a confrontation between the 15th ranked in home games and the 10th away.
Fortuna Düsseldorf :
After 5 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in 16th place, with 22 points won. In their last match, they tied with Mainz 05 away by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had tied (3‑3) at home, in a match against Hertha BSC. This is a team little affected by the home factor, since it achieved similar results at home and away. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Fortuna Düsseldorf have won 3, tied 2 and lost 5, winning 11 points in 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never got the comeback.
Fortuna Dusseldorf are still struggling against relegation and know they can no longer lose any more points. The championship has reached a crucial moment, so you must take each match as if it were a final. At home only wins matter and any other result will be considered bad. Therefore, you will have to show consistency until the end of the competition, because only then can you escape division relegation. In this match Steffen will be out, being in the medical department.
Schalke 04 :
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 37 points won, after 9 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Köln by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it usually conquers as many points at home as outside, with 15 goals scored and 18 suffered as a visitor, against 18 goals scored and 18 suffered at home. In their last 10 away matches for the championship, Schalke 04 has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 12 games). The team allowed the opponent goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 2 comebacks.
The return of the Bundesliga is bringing great headaches to Schalke 04. The team comes from two goals suffered and one of them was against his rival. You need to correct mistakes and pay more attention in your games, because that is the only way to get a positive result. Despite facing a team at the bottom of the table you will have to be careful. Only with safe, error-free performance can you return home with points in your luggage. In this match, Harit, Mascarell and Todibo will be left out, while Serdar and Stambouli are in doubt.
