About Match
Borussia Dortmund (2nd, 9 pts) visit Schalke 04 (11th, 4 pts) with 5 points between them. Schalke 04 have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for Schalke 04 and 2.67/0.67 for Borussia Dortmund (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93. If Schalke 04 win, their total rises to 7 and up to 3rd, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Borussia Dortmund arrive on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 7/15 points for Schalke 04 against 15/15 for Borussia Dortmund.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Schalke 04 7, draws 8, Borussia Dortmund 11, at 2.88 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 65% of the meetings produced three or more.
Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen stages the fixture, a ground that holds 62,271.