H2H: Schalke vs. Dusseldorf – Prediction (Bundesliga

Preview and Teams Comparison.

A 3-2 victory last time out means Schalke’s previous five competitive victories have now seen both teams score, with four featuring at least two goals by half-time. Furthermore, with an average of 3.6 total goals per fixture across the last five H2Hs, more goals seems likely here. Amine Harit (S04) scored last time out – four of his five Bundesliga goals this term came after the 70th minute. Fans might have to wait for the first strike though, considering Schalke are yet to score in the first 30 minutes at home this Bundesliga campaign. In fact, whilst the hosts’ last two league games here have been goalless at half-time, there has been some action, with a combined total of seven first-half yellow cards.

Eight of Schalke’s last nine competitive fixtures featured at least one goal after the 75th minute. There’s been at least two first-half yellow cards in each of the last four H2Hs. Düsseldorf were leading at half-time in three of their five Bundesliga away games (HT: W3, L2).

Fortuna Düsseldorf have lost their last four Bundesliga away games, with all four seeing at least one goal before half-time, but most worryingly for the visitors, they opened the scoring in three of those losses. Whilst their most recent road trip was a defeat ‘to nil’, that bucked a recent trend that has seen Düsseldorf score in their six previous top-flight away losses. Rouwen Hennings (DUS), meanwhile, has scored six Bundesliga goals this season – all were match openers. The visitors have been solid early on in their travels this term, and are yet to concede a goal within the first 30 minutes of any Bundesliga away game. However with five of the ten goals they’ve conceded on the road coming in the final half-hour, any solid start may be undone by a shaky finish.