FC Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2025-26

FC Schalke 04

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Hertha BSC

Fri 1 Aug 2025 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga .

FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Hertha BSC 11 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richard Hempel (Germany)

6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	11	31
2	1. FC Nurnberg	11	24
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	21
4	1. FC Magdeburg	11	20
5	VfL Wolfsburg	11	19
6	Arminia Bielefeld	11	17
7	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	11	16
8	VfL Bochum 1848	11	14
9	FC St. Pauli 1910	11	12
10	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	11	12
11	Hannover 96	11	12
12	FC Energie Cottbus	11	11
13	Eintracht Braunschweig	11	11
14	VfL Osnabruck	11	11
15	SG Dynamo Dresden	11	11
16	Karlsruher SC	11	11
17	SV Darmstadt 98	11	9
18	Holstein Kiel	11	8

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Hertha BSC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-01 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC 2025-03-08 Hertha BSC 1–2 FC Schalke 04 2024-10-05 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hertha BSC 2024-03-17 Hertha BSC 5–2 FC Schalke 04 2023-10-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Hertha BSC	H	2–1	W
18 May	SV 07 Elversberg	H	1–2	L
10 May	TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf	A	0–2	L
02 May	SC Paderborn 07	H	0–2	L
27 Apr	1. FC Kaiserslautern	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	Hamburger SV	H	2–2	D

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	FC Schalke 04	A	1–2	L
18 May	Hannover 96	H	1–1	D
09 May	SC Preussen Munster	A	0–2	L
04 May	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	1–0	W
25 Apr	1. FC Magdeburg	H	1–1	D
20 Apr	SSV Ulm 1846	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hertha BSC

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/–

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

3/–

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Hertha BSC

Josip Brekalo	5 G	5 A
Oluwaseun Adewumi	5 G
Sebastian Gronning	4 G	1 A
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	3 G	2 A
Deyovaisio Zeefuik	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' FC Schalke 04 have kicked off against Hertha BSC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Hertha BSC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marius Bulter	3
Simon Terodde	3
Ondrej Duda	2
Ondrej Duda	2
Dedryck Boyata	2
Fabian Reese	2
Smail Prevljak	2
Haris Tabakovic	2

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2025-08-01 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC W 2025-05-18 FC Schalke 04 1–2 SV 07 Elversberg L 2025-05-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 2–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2025-05-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 L 2025-04-27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2025-04-19 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hamburger SV D

Hertha BSC Form

2025-08-01 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC L 2025-05-18 Hertha BSC 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2025-05-09 SC Preussen Munster 2–0 Hertha BSC L 2025-05-04 Hertha BSC 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2025-04-25 Hertha BSC 1–1 1. FC Magdeburg D 2025-04-20 SSV Ulm 1846 2–3 Hertha BSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.41 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or Hertha BSC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0442% Draw27% Hertha BSC31%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

68%

Draw or Hertha BSC

58%

FC Schalke 04 or Hertha BSC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 0429% Draw45% Hertha BSC26%

Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.