Klopp's men looking for Ruhr derby win as they march towards Bundesliga title
Veltins-Arena — Gelsenkirchen
Referee: M. Gräfe
Team News
Benedikt Höwedes will most likely start at right-back again, with Joel Matip and Kyriakos Papadopoulos defending in the centre.
Manager Stevens has no new injury problems and could field an unchanged team.
Schalke will be nearly at full strength on Saturday, with only goalkeepers Ralf Fahrmann and Timo Hildebrand sidelined with injuries.
probable lineups : Unnerstall, Fuchs, Matip, Papadopoulos, Höwedes, Holtby, Jones, Draxler, Raúl, Farfán, Huntelaar. (4-2-3-1).
Borussia Dortmund
Sebastian Kehl and Ilkay Gündogan compete for a spot in central midfield. Kevin Großkreutz and Ivan Perisic compete for the spot on the left wing.
Mario Götze could play a part again, having returned from injury last week. Manager Klopp could field an unchanged team once again.
probable lineups : Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gündogan, Bender, Blaszczykowski, Kagawa, Großkreutz, Lewndowski. (4-2-3-1).
Match Fatcs
Borussia Dortmund have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Schalke 04 in all competitions.
Schalke 04 have been winning at both half time and full time in 9 of their last 10 home matches in Bundesliga.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Schalke 04's last 12 home games in Bundesliga.
Schalke 04 have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Borussia Dortmund in all competitions.
Head to Head
| Apr 11, 2012 | Nürnberg 4 - Schalke 04 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Schalke 04 3 - Hannover 96 0 | GER1 |
| Apr 5, 2012 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Schalke 04 2 | EL |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Hoffenheim 1 - Schalke 04 1 | GER1 |
| Mar 29, 2012 | Schalke 04 2 - Athletic Bilbao 4 | EL |
| Apr 11, 2012 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 0 | GER1 |
| Apr 7, 2012 | VfL Wolfsburg 1 - Borussia Dortmund 3 | GER1 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | Borussia Dortmund 4 - VfB Stuttgart 4 | GER1 |
| Mar 25, 2012 | FC Köln 1 - Borussia Dortmund 6 | GER1 |
| Mar 20, 2012 | Greuther Fürth 0 - Borussia Dortmund 1 | GERC |
| Bundesliga (GER1) | Nov 26, 2011 | Borussia Dortmund 2 - Schalke 04 0 | |
| Germany - Super Cup | Jul 23, 2011 | Schalke 04 0 - Borussia Dortmund 0 | |
| Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 4, 2011 | Borussia Dortmund 0 - Schalke 04 0 | |
| Bundesliga (GER1) | Sep 19, 2010 | Schalke 04 1 - Borussia Dortmund 3 | |
| Bundesliga (GER1) | Feb 26, 2010 | Schalke 04 2 - Borussia Dortmund 1 |
After a heavy defeat at Nürnberg last weekend, Schalke need to regain
confidence ahead of this important game to solidify third spot.
Dortmund are full of confidence after 24 games without a loss and a win
against Bayern last weekend. They are six points clear at the top of the
table now.
The "Ruhr Derby" always has the potential to become a very intense game.
Expect Schalke to start carefully to deny Dortmund an early goal. Both
teams are strong on the break, but the away team should be slight
favourites to win.
Schalke 04 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
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