Saturday , 22 August 2026

TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf vs FC Schalke 04, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2024-25
Sat 10 May 2025 · 11:00 UTC Merkur Spiel-Arena 51,500 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dawid Kownacki 57' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf vs FC Schalke 042. Bundesliga at Merkur Spiel-Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Bacher
  • Assistant 1 Nico Fuchs (Germany)
  • Assistant 2 Tobias Fritsch

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May FC Schalke 04 H 2–0 W
03 May Eintracht Braunschweig A 2–2 D
26 Apr 1. FC Nurnberg H 3–3 D
19 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 1–1 D
13 Apr SC Paderborn 07 A 2–1 W
05 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13 Apr SSV Jahn Regensburg A 0–2 L
06 Apr SSV Ulm 1846 H 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Merkur Spiel-Arena will turn into a battlefield for TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf and FC Schalke 04.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 10' The travelling FC Schalke 04 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Shinta Appelkamp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • 20' It’s high time Jakob Fimpel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giovanni Haag on 34.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Jamil Siebert argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 40' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Derry Murkin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dawid Kownacki on 57.
  • 60' The FC Schalke 04 bench stirs into life. Amin Younes is withdrawn and Mehmet-Can Aydin gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ron Schallenberg suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Danny Schmidt. He replaces Dawid Kownacki on 68 minute.
  • 73' Emil Hojlund, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' Myron van Brederode is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Anton Donkor. He replaces Taylan Bulut on 81 minute.
  • 86' Nicolas Gavory makes way for Andre Hoffmann at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.75 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf57% Draw24% FC Schalke 0419%
Actual: TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
43%
TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf or FC Schalke 04
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf38% Draw45% FC Schalke 0417%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf

Handicap TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% 46%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf keeps clean sheet
38%
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
18%

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