Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Schalke 04: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 April 2019

Result

Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Schalke 04

Bundesliga · Saturday 27 April 2019, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Borussia Dortmund · Schalke 04 · Bundesliga predictions

Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Schalke 04: match report

Borussia Dortmund lost to Schalke 04 2-4 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 27 April 2019. The half-time score was 1-2.

Mario Götze opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Borussia Dortmund's goals came from Mario Götze (14') and Axel Witsel (84'). Schalke 04 scored through Daniel Caligiuri (18', penalty), Salif Sané (28'), Daniel Caligiuri (62') and Breel Embolo (86').

Discipline: Borussia Dortmund received no yellow cards and 2 red cards; Schalke 04 received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Borussia Dortmund were 2nd on 69 points from 30 and Schalke 04 15th on 27 points from 30. Borussia Dortmund went on to finish that season 2nd with 76 points, and Schalke 04 14th with 33.

Borussia Dortmund lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Schalke 04 in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Axel Witsel of Borussia Dortmund (7.8), level with Daniel Caligiuri (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Borussia Dortmund wins, 5 draws and 2 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Mario GötzeBorussia Dortmund · 1-0
  • 18'Penalty goal · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04 · 1-1
  • 28'Goal · Salif SanéSchalke 04 · 1-2
  • 34'Yellow card · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04
  • 36'Yellow card · Suat SerdarSchalke 04
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Breel EmboloSchalke 04
  • 60'Red card · Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund
  • 62'Goal · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04 · 1-3
  • 65'Red card · Marius WolfBorussia Dortmund
  • 72'Yellow card · Weston McKennieSchalke 04
  • 84'Goal · Axel WitselBorussia Dortmund · 2-3
  • 86'Goal · Breel EmboloSchalke 04 · 2-4
  • 89'Yellow card · Omar MascarellSchalke 04
  • 89'Yellow card · Sebastian RudySchalke 04

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Borussia Dortmund 3, draws 5, Schalke 04 2.

Team news

Borussia Dortmund line-up (4-2-3-1)

Roman Bürki, Marius Wolf, Julian Weigl, Manuel Akanji, Abdou Diallo, Axel Witsel, Thomas Delaney, Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus, Raphaël Guerreiro, Mario Götze

Schalke 04 line-up (5-3-2)

Alexander Nübel, Daniel Caligiuri, Salif Sané, Benjamin Stambouli, Matija Nastasić, Bastian Oczipka, Weston McKennie, Omar Mascarell, Suat Serdar, Guido Burgstaller, Breel Embolo