Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 Preview

Borussia Dortmund host second placed Schalke 04 in this week 13 game as they look to get their season back on track.

Dortmund have plunged into crisis since early October and have won only one of their last eight competitive games.

They started this season well but have now been eliminated from the Champions League.

Despite Dortmund’s poor form, one thing is certain they always score goals and they will need to be outscored if Schalke want to continue their recent impressive form.

Schalke 04 are having a good season and they come into this game in second position.

They are unbeaten in seven games since September, winning five and drawing two – a run that has seen them climb up the Bundesliga table to second position and they will be looking to get the better of Dortmund here.

They don’t seem to have any problems playing away from home as they have won three on the bounce so far, including a 0-3 win at Hertha berlin.

Schalke have not beaten Dortmund since September 2014 and it will be interesting to see if that run will continue here.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Borussia Dortmund

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	VfB Stuttgart		2-1		Borussia Dortmund	17 Nov, 2017	German Bundesliga
L	Borussia Dortmund		1-3		Bayern Munich	4 Nov, 2017	German Bundesliga
D	Borussia Dortmund		1-1		Apoel Nicosia	1 Nov, 2017	Champions League
L	Hannover 96		4-2		Borussia Dortmund	28 Oct, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	1. FC Magdeburg		0-5		Borussia Dortmund	24 Oct, 2017	German DFB Pokal

FC Schalke 04

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Schalke 04		2-0		Hamburg SV	19 Nov, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	SC Freiburg		0-1		Schalke 04	4 Nov, 2017	German Bundesliga
D	Schalke 04		1-1		VfL Wolfsburg	28 Oct, 2017	German Bundesliga
W	SV Wehen Wiesbaden		1-3		Schalke 04	24 Oct, 2017	German DFB Pokal
W	Schalke 04		2-0		Mainz	20 Oct, 2017	German Bundesliga

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Schalke 04		1-1		Borussia Dortmund	1 Apr, 2017	German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund		0-0		Schalke 04	29 Oct, 2016	German Bundesliga
Schalke 04		2-2		Borussia Dortmund	10 Apr, 2016	German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund		3-2		Schalke 04	8 Nov, 2015	German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund		3-0		Schalke 04	28 Feb, 2015	German Bundesliga

Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:

German Bundesliga Table

German Bundesliga Results