Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Schalke 04 1st with 70 points, SpVgg Greuther Fürth 16th with 37, 33 apart. Recent form flatters SpVgg Greuther Fürth's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, SpVgg Greuther Fürth were scoring 1.44 and conceding 2, Schalke 04 1.47 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 2 draws and 2 for Schalke 04, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, SpVgg Greuther Fürth led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Dennis Srbeny (12') · Schalke 04: Dejan Ljubicic (75')
Key stats
Possession: SpVgg Greuther Fürth 39% · Schalke 04 61% · Total shots: 6-15 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 4-5