Schalke vs Dortmund PREVIEW & PREDICTION 08/12/2018

On Saturday at 14:30, Schalke 04 will receive the Borussia Dortmund rival’s visit in a match for the 14th round of the Bundesliga. The match will take place at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.

Even though it is said that in derby like “Revierderby” there are no favorites, this time, we could be of another opinion without being judged. Schalke-Dortmund illustrates a duel between the leaders of the throne and the 12th place in the Bundesliga, divided by not less than 19 points after only 13 stages. Indeed, Favre’s Dortmund is in a great shape this season and is, in fact, the only unbeaten team in the Bundesliga in the current season. With 10 wins and three draws, the “yellow-blacks” march to unbeaten championship title, as the distance from the main rival to the Bayern trophy is already 10 points. As for Schalke, after a troublesome beginning of the season, the Gelsenkirchen group has come back lately, including the UEFA Champions League, and will try its best to rise to the level of the rival in the afternoon’s Saturday derby.

In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Dortmund was imposed three times, Schalke in the other two rows, while five other disputes ended in a tie;

Four of the previous six direct duels ended with goals on both sides;

The last direct match took place in the last season’s return, when Schalke set himself home, scoring 2-0;

Probable teams:

Schalke (3-5-1-1): Fahrmann- Stambouli, Sane, Nastasic- Caligiuri, Rudy, McKennie, Bentaleb, Mendyl- Harit- Burgstaller

Dortmund (4-2-3-1): Burki- Piszczek, Akanji, Diallo, Hakimi-Witsel, Delaney-Sancho, Reus, Larsen-Gotze

Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a spectacular hostile run. Although we are aware that, in its current form, Borussia Dortmund is the favorite of this confrontation, we also rely on the motivation and pride of the hosts, who will be keen to keep up with the great rival.


PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.75

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