FC Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2023-24

FC Schalke 04

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Hertha BSC

Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 11:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Jonjoe Kenny

Kenan Karaman 31' Y

Y 78' Toni Leistner

Kenan Karaman 85' YR

Y 90' Gustav Christensen

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Hertha BSC 34 games · 51 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers

19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Schalke 04	34	70
2	SV 07 Elversberg	34	62
3	SC Paderborn 07	34	62
4	Hannover 96	34	60
5	SV Darmstadt 98	34	52
6	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	52
7	Hertha BSC	34	51
8	1. FC Nurnberg	34	46
9	VfL Bochum 1848	34	44
10	Karlsruher SC	34	44
11	SG Dynamo Dresden	34	41
12	Holstein Kiel	34	41
13	Arminia Bielefeld	34	39
14	1. FC Magdeburg	34	39
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	37
16	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	34	37
17	TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf	34	37
18	SC Preussen Munster	34	30

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Hertha BSC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC 2023-04-14 FC Schalke 04 5–2 Hertha BSC 2022-10-23 Hertha BSC 2–1 FC Schalke 04 2021-05-12 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC 2021-01-02 Hertha BSC 3–0 FC Schalke 04

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Hertha BSC	H	1–2	L
29 Sep	SC Paderborn 07	A	1–3	L
23 Sep	FC St. Pauli 1910	A	1–3	L
16 Sep	1. FC Magdeburg	H	4–3	W
02 Sep	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Holstein Kiel	H	0–2	L

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	FC Schalke 04	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	FC St. Pauli 1910	H	1–2	L
24 Sep	Holstein Kiel	A	3–2	W
17 Sep	Eintracht Braunschweig	H	3–0	W
02 Sep	1. FC Magdeburg	A	4–6	L
26 Aug	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04		Hertha BSC
#1	Position	#7
70	Points	51
34	Played	34
21 / 7 / 6	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
50	Scored	47
31	Conceded	44
+19	GD	+3
2.06	PPG	1.50
62%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

35% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

FC Schalke 04 are 1st (70 pts). Hertha BSC are 7th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Schalke 04

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Hertha BSC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Hertha BSC kicks off things out of here…
5' Smail Prevljak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pal Dardai will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Sebastian Polter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
29' Jonjoe Kenny is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
31' Kenan Karaman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 31.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' Smail Prevljak makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Hertha BSC are in front.
46' Henning Matriciani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Schalke 04 tonight.
51' Against the run of play, Fabian Reese has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' The 27-year-old Lino Tempelmann has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
58' A change in the FC Schalke 04 ranks — Dominick Drexler exits the field as Bryan Lasme enters on 58.
63' Another substitution for FC Schalke 04 to replace Ron Schallenberg by Paul Seguin on 63 minute.
64' Hertha BSC make a change. Deyovaisio Zeefuik trudges off to be replaced by Derry Scherhant on 64 minutes.
69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' Fresh legs for Hertha BSC! Bilal Hussein comes on to replace Marton Dardai.
75' A quiet spell here at Veltins-Arena. Hertha BSC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' It’s gonna be a card for Toni Leistner.
80' The Germany Yusuf Kabadayi breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 1-2!
81' Gustav Christensen gets the nod from Hertha BSC. He replaces Fabian Reese and will look to change the dynamic.
85' A moment of madness from Kenan Karaman on 85 minutes earns him a card. FC Schalke 04 will be frustrated.
86' FC Schalke 04 ring the changes. Lino Tempelmann has done his job and it is now time for Assan Ouedraogo to step up.
90' A moment of madness from Gustav Christensen on 90 minutes earns him a card. Hertha BSC will be frustrated.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

2
Thomas Ouwejan ↓ Yusuf Kabadayi 58'
25
Timo Baumgartl
24
Dominick Drexler ↓ Bryan Lasme 58'
40
Sebastian Polter ↓ Simon Terodde 63'
19
Kenan Karaman
35
Marcin Kaminski
6
Ron Schallenberg ↓ Paul Seguin 63'
10
Lino Tempelmann ↓ Assan Ouedraogo 86'
28
Justin Heekeren
41
Henning Matriciani
5
Derry Murkin

Bench

26
Tomas Kalas
11
Bryan Lasme ↑ 58'
7
Paul Seguin ↑ 63'
34
Michael Langer
9
Simon Terodde ↑ 63'
21
Niklas Tauer
42
Keke Topp
43
Assan Ouedraogo ↑ 86'
17
Yusuf Kabadayi ↑ 58'

Hertha BSC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Jonjoe Kenny
37
Toni Leistner
34
Deyovaisio Zeefuik ↓ Derry Scherhant 64'
20
Marc-Oliver Kempf
11
Fabian Reese ↓ Gustav Christensen 81'
5
Andreas Bouchalakis
9
Smail Prevljak ↓ Florian Niederlechner 70'
25
Haris Tabakovic
6
Michal Karbownik
31
Marton Dardai ↓ Bilal Hussein 70'
12
Tjark Ernst

Bench

Coach Pal Dardai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marius Bulter	3
Simon Terodde	3
Dedryck Boyata	2
Fabian Reese	2
Smail Prevljak	2
Haris Tabakovic	2
Marten Winkler	2
Kenan Karaman	2

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2023-10-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC L 2023-09-29 SC Paderborn 07 3–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2023-09-23 FC St. Pauli 1910 3–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2023-09-16 FC Schalke 04 4–3 1. FC Magdeburg W 2023-09-02 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2023-08-25 FC Schalke 04 0–2 Holstein Kiel L

Hertha BSC Form

2023-10-08 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC W 2023-09-30 Hertha BSC 1–2 FC St. Pauli 1910 L 2023-09-24 Holstein Kiel 2–3 Hertha BSC W 2023-09-17 Hertha BSC 3–0 Eintracht Braunschweig W 2023-09-02 1. FC Magdeburg 6–4 Hertha BSC L 2023-08-26 Hertha BSC 5–0 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.74 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or Hertha BSC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0436% Draw25% Hertha BSC39%

Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

61%

Draw or Hertha BSC

64%

FC Schalke 04 or Hertha BSC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 0430% Draw41% Hertha BSC29%

Actual: Hertha BSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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