Dortmund hosts Schalke in round 31 of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 27th at Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
In early April, the team from Dortmund was mercilessly beaten in Munich (0: 5). It was the most anticipated match of the whole second round, since Bayern and Borussia continued to fight for the champion’s title. It is too early to call this match a “golden one”, because there are still some games left to play until the end of the season. In the first half of this match, Bayern smeared its opponent on the lawn. This match showed that Lucien Favre’s players lack champion psychology. It was proved a few weeks earlier, when Tottenham Hotspur dealt with Borussia in the Champions League very confidently as well.
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In the first half of that match with Dortmund, Bayern made 15 (!) shots, four of which reached the net. Of course, you can’t argue against such statistics, and the wards of Niko Kovac turned out to be much stronger. The impression was that it was not a match between two contenders for the Bundesliga golden medals, but a match between a leader and an outsider. In fact, in this match, Borussia had only one goal attempt at the start. Some fans from Dortmund did not even return to watch the second half after the break, because there were no prerequisites for a comeback. After 29 matches, Borussia has 66 points, which is one point more than Bayern’s index.
Schalke failed this season absolutely on all fronts. During it, the team shows disgusting football. They were lucky to have such a drawing in the Champions League group, where they managed to beat Galatasaray and Lokomotiv. However, when the team from Gelsenkirchen met with the first serious rival, they had to lay down their arms at once. Manchester City’s player received a red card in the first match in Germany; Guardiola’s wards missed 2 penalty goals, but they managed to win anyway (3: 2). In the return game, there were no hints of intrigue - the Citizens simply smashed Schalke in Etihad (7: 0). The Miners’s results are not improving, even though the coaching staff tried to use a wide rotation. In winter, the club even put a few players on the transfer, but for most of them there were not even offers. In the last 12 matches, Schalke managed to beat only Hannover (1: 0), which will definitely fly out of the Bundesliga. At the moment, Hub Stevens is working with the team, however, until the end of the season, he will not be able to radically change anything. Now the team from Gelsenkirchen is located only on the 15th place, having 27 points. There is only relegation zone below - the closest pursuer Augsburg trailed by 6 points.
Ruhr derby is always spectacular and interesting. Even despite the fact that the Miners is far from the best shape now, they will try to squeeze out the maximum in the derby. However, Dortmund hasn’t any home defeat in this season, so it will probably manage to take the important three points in a principled game.
Prediction for the match: Dortmund to win.
