Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund prediction and preview

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Saturday 5 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Schalke 04 · Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga predictions

Schalke 04 host Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. Schalke 04 sit 17th on 6 points after 8 matches, while Borussia Dortmund sit 2nd on 18 points after 8 matches.

Schalke 04 come into the game with a L-D-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Borussia Dortmund's recent sequence reads D-W-D-D-W. Over their last 6, Schalke 04 have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Borussia Dortmund average 1.5 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Schalke 04 won 2, 3 games were drawn and Borussia Dortmund won 5. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 11 Mar 2023, ended Schalke 04 2-2 Borussia Dortmund.