Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th March 2023

Schalke 04 take on Borussia Dortmund for a match in the Bundesliga this coming Saturday at VELTINS-Arena.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Borussia Dortmund have claimed 49 points after 23 rounds, while Schalke 04 have amassed 19 points and are now ranked as number 17 in the Bundesliga standings.

Going into the match as underdog, Schalke 04 will be highly motivated to keep their positive run going against Borussia Dortmund. A positive result at this coming Saturday certainly does not look beyond their powers.

Schalke 04 have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded 12 goals, or 1.2 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to six clean sheets in this run.

Borussia Dortmund enter their next Bundesliga match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.4 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 24 goals, while also conceding 13 times. That is a total average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 in September 2022 and 4-0 in February 2021 in the last two matches against Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Union Berlin, before beating first VfB Stuttgart by 2-1, then Bochum in a 0-2 win. Schalke 04 managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund won twice in their last three matches as Hoffenheim were defeated by 0-1, before they beat RB Leipzig 2-1. Chelsea proved too strong, though, and a 2-0 defeat followed. Borussia Dortmund performed a very admirable four wins in six Bundesliga away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored nine times, while also conceding seven goals.

Borussia Dortmund are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Schalke 04 is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.

Borussia Dortmund claimed eight wins from 20 goals scored and four conceded in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 24 points. Schalke 04 have a record of four wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund are looking at 16 wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Schalke 04 Squad

Michael Bueskens will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Schwolow (0/17), Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Justin Heekeren (0/0), Michael Langer (0/0), Ralf Faehrmann (0/6), Brooklyn Ezeh (0/0), Cedric Brunner (0/19), Eder Alvarez (0/0), Henning Matriciani (0/12), Ibrahima Cisse (0/0), Jere Uronen (0/6), Leo Greiml (0/5), Marcin Kaminski (0/0), Maya Yoshida (0/23), Moritz Jenz (0/6), Sepp van den Berg (0/4), Thomas Ouwejan (0/12), Timothee Kolodziejczak (0/0), Alex Kral (0/18), Blendi Idrizi (0/0), Danny Latza (0/13), Dominick Drexler (3/18), Mehmet Aydin (0/12), Nassim Boujellab (0/0), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Rodrigo Zalazar (1/13), Soichiro Kozuki (1/5), Suat Serdar (4/22), Tim Skarke (0/6), Tobias Mohr (0/13), Tom Krauss (1/23), Kenan Karaman (0/12), Marius Buelter (5/23), Michael Frey (0/8), Sebastian Polter (1/14), Sidi Sane (0/0), Simon Terodde (3/23).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 40 year-old Borussia Dortmund manager Terzic will select his starting XI from these players:

Alexander Meyer (0/5), Gregor Kobel (0/18), Luca Unbehaun (0/0), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Antonios Papadopoulos (0/0), Julian Ryerson (1/19), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (0/19), Nico Schlotterbeck (3/23), Nico Schulz (0/0), Niklas Suele (1/20), Raphael Guerreiro (1/17), Soumaila Coulibaly (0/0), Tom Rothe (0/1), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/17), Felix Passlack (0/2), Giovanni Reyna (5/14), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (3/12), Jude Bellingham (4/22), Julian Brandt (8/23), Justin Njinmah (0/1), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/6), Marco Reus (4/15), Marius Wolf (1/16), Salih Oezcan (0/19), Thomas Meunier (0/9), Anthony Modeste (2/15), Donyell Malen (1/15), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (3/16), Sebastien Haller (1/8), Youssoufa Moukoko (6/18).

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Schalke 04 could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Borussia Dortmund this coming Saturday.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg are all absent from the Schalke 04 squad that faces Borussia Dortmund at VELTINS-Arena.

Borussia Dortmund could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as nine players are nursing various problems.

Names like Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Mats Hummels, Anthony Modeste, Marius Wolf, Tom Rothe, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Betting on Borussia Dortmund winning to nil in their latest meetings with Schalke 04 would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 1-0 in September 2022 and 4-0 in February 2021, respectively. Schalke 04 enter the match against Borussia Dortmund with a 2-3-5 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 11/10 with the bookies.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Marius Buelter netted twice in his six last Bundesliga matches for Schalke 04, who look to him to add a third on Saturday. Julian Brandt racked up four goals in his past six Bundesliga games going for Borussia Dortmund.

Schalke 04 claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Borussia Dortmund won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing two in this series of matches. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Bundesliga matches for Schalke 04 at VELTINS-Arena. Both teams also found their way to the target in four of the previous 10 away games for Borussia Dortmund.

Over 2.5 goals paid out six times in the previous ten encounters between these two Bundesliga sides. Schalke 04 pulled off an average of 1.2 goals, while Borussia Dortmund settled for an average of 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this streak. Schalke 04 saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Borussia Dortmund, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.