Tuesday , 21 July 2026

FC Schalke 04 vs TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2025-26
FC Schalke 04
1 – 0
Full Time
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
Sat 2 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Veltins-Arena 61,587 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenan Karaman 15' 1–0
Y 22' Tim Breithaupt
Moussa Sylla 51' Y
Adil Aouchiche 67' Y
Y 90' Kilian Sauck
Y 90' Christopher Lenz

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf — 2. Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Patrick Ittrich
  • Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
  • Assistant 2 Thomas Gorniak

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 Düsseldorf 34 37
18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30

Head-to-Head

4
3
4
FC Schalke 04 11 games · Avg 3.4 goals TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 FC Schalke 04 1–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2025-12-05 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 0–2 FC Schalke 04 2025-05-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–0 FC Schalke 04 2024-12-14 FC Schalke 04 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2024-04-27 FC Schalke 04 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 1–0 W
26 Apr SC Paderborn 07 A 3–2 W
19 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 4–1 W
12 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 2–1 W
05 Apr Karlsruher SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–1 D
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May FC Schalke 04 A 0–1 L
24 Apr SG Dynamo Dresden H 3–1 W
18 Apr 1. FC Magdeburg A 0–2 L
10 Apr Holstein Kiel H 1–2 L
04 Apr 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 0–3 L
22 Mar Hertha BSC H 2–5 L

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
#1 Position #17
70 Points 37
34 Played 34
21 / 7 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 4 / 19
50 Scored 33
31 Conceded 53
+19 GD -20
2.06 PPG 1.09
62% Win % 32%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Schalke 04 are 1st (70 pts). TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf are 17th (37 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Veltins-Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Soufiane El-Faouzi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' GOAL! Kenan Karaman scores on 15. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 22' The referee calls foul for Tim Breithaupt. He receives a card.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Schalke 04 winning 100% of all matches.
  • 32' FC Schalke 04 looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kenan Karaman scoring 1 goals.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Schalke 04 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' FC Schalke 04 receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hasan Kurucay, as he is very good at scoring at Veltins-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' It looks surprising TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf does not make any changes. Emmanuel Iyoha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' FC Schalke 04 receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf that had 302 games and scored 271 goals.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 87' The travelling TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Kilian Sauck. He receives a card.
  • With this win, FC Schalke 04 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Ende

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rouwen Hennings 5
Dawid Kownacki 4
Weston McKennie 2
Kenan Karaman 2
Salif Sane 2
Vincent Vermeij 2
Suat Serdar 1
Ao Tanaka 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 FC Schalke 04 1–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2025-12-05 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 0–2 FC Schalke 04 2025-05-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–0 FC Schalke 04 2024-12-14 FC Schalke 04 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2024-04-27 FC Schalke 04 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf

FC Schalke 04 Form

2026-05-02 FC Schalke 04 1–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf W 2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04 W 2026-04-19 FC Schalke 04 4–1 SC Preussen Munster W 2026-04-12 SV 07 Elversberg 1–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC W 2026-03-21 SV Darmstadt 98 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D

TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf Form

2026-05-02 FC Schalke 04 1–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf L 2026-04-24 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 3–1 SG Dynamo Dresden W 2026-04-18 1. FC Magdeburg 2–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf L 2026-04-10 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 1–2 Holstein Kiel L 2026-04-04 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–0 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf L 2026-03-22 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2–5 Hertha BSC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.7 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + FC Schalke 04 to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0466% Draw23% TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf11%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
89%
Draw or TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
34%
FC Schalke 04 or TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0444% Draw48% TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf8%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.5%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 1
10%
3 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2.1%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 21% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 27% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
61% ✓
TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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