Match Report
Schalke 04 U19 went into the game 3rd in the table on 6 points; Duisburg U19 sat 2nd on 11 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Schalke 04 U19 no better than 34th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Schalke 04 U19 were scoring 0.6 and conceding 0.4, Duisburg U19 2 and 0.4, against a competition average of 2 goals per team per game.
Duisburg U19 had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Schalke 04 U19 had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Duisburg U19, 11.
7 meetings are on record — 5 won by Schalke 04 U19, 0 by Duisburg U19, 2 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Sportanlage Gesamtschule Ückendorf, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.