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Germany Bundesliga II

[1] Schalke 1
0 Fortuna Dusseldorf [15]

Round: 32
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Lineup

4-3-3 4-2-3-1
1 - Loris Karius Florian Kastenmeier - 33
5 - Timo Becker Matthias Zimmermann - 25
43 - Mertcan Ayhan Tim Christopher Oberdorf - 15
4 - Hasan Kurucay Elias Egouli - 44
16 - Moussa N’Diaye Christopher Lenz - 3
23 - Soufiane El-Faouzi Sotirios Alexandropoulos - 14
6 - Ron Schallenberg Tim Breithaupt - 6
21 - Dejan Ljubicic Emmanuel Iyoha - 19
19 - Kenan Karaman Shinta Karl Appelkamp - 23
24 - Adil Aouchiche Marin Ljubicic - 20
9 - Moussa Sylla Cedric Itten - 13

Substitutes

33 - Vitalie Becker Kilian Nuno Joaquim Sauck - 29
17 - Adrian Gantenbein Luca Raimund - 7
2 - Felipe Sanchez Jordi Paulina - 27
7 - Christian Pierre Louis Gomis Hamza Anhari - 40
3 - Dylan Leonard Moritz Heyer - 5
10 - Edin Dzeko Jesper Daland - 2
18 - Christopher Antwi-Adjei Julian Hettwer - 11
14 - Janik Bachmann Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson - 12
22 - Kevin Muller Marcel Lotka - 1
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Date Home Score Away 1x2 Drop Home Asian Handicap Goal Line Asian Corners Dangerous Attacks Total Shots Shots on Target Corners     
05-12-2025 17:30 6 1 [14] Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 - 2 Schalke [1] 1
S: - 3.40 ?
K: ?3.25 -
 0%
?
1.775
-
?
?
1.850, 1.950
?-?

15-12

?-?

1-4

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10-05-2025 11:00 2 [6] Fortuna Dusseldorf 2 - 0 Schalke [13] 1
S: - 4.33 ?
K: ?4.00 -
 7%
?
1.975
-
?
?
1.825, 1.975
?-?

13-8

?-?

5-4

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14-12-2024 12:00 1 [14] Schalke 1 - 1 Fortuna Dusseldorf [6] 4
S: - 3.40 ?
K: ?3.40 -
 3%
?
1.925
-
?
?
1.800, 2.000
?-?

18-7

?-?

6-2

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27-04-2024 18:30 2 [13] Schalke 1 - 1 Fortuna Dusseldorf [3] 2
S: - 3.60 ?
K: ?3.60 -
 4%
?
1.975
-
?
?
1.800, 2.000
?-?

13-10

?-?

4-4

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25-11-2023 19:30 1 [6] Fortuna Dusseldorf 5 - 3 Schalke [16] 2
S: - 3.60 ?
K: ?3.60 -
 9%
?
1.975
-
?
?
1.825, 1.975
?-?

13-10

?-?

6-8

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Schalke Fortuna Dusseldorf
Substitution 95 - Substitution - Schalke
Corner 95 - 5th Corner - Schalke
92 - 4th Yellow Card - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Corner 90 - 4th Corner - Schalke
Substitution 82 - Substitution - Schalke
Substitution 81 - Substitution - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Substitution 81 - Substitution - Schalke
Substitution 81 - Substitution - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Substitution 71 - Substitution - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Substitution 69 - Substitution - Schalke
67 - 3rd Yellow Card - Schalke
Substitution 64 - Substitution - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Substitution 64 - Substitution - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Corner 61 - 3rd Corner - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Corner 55 - 2nd Corner - Schalke
51 - 2nd Yellow Card - Schalke
22 - 1st Yellow Card - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Goal 15 - 1st Goal - Schalke
Corner 4 - 1st Corner - Schalke
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Full-Time xG Corners Penalties Substitutions Offsides Saves Shots Blocked Fouls Ball Safe Injures Goals
Schalke 1.25 4 2 0 0 4 2 3 2 6 90 2 1
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0.54 1 2 0 0 5 5 6 1 17 112 2 0
39%
Possession
61%
6
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
4
117
Attacks
91
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
20:23 - 1x2: 1.012 23.000 501.000
20:17 - Asian Handicap: (0) 1.500, 2.500
20:21 - Goal Line: (1.5) 5.900, 1.130
Last 15 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 0 0 0 3 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 2 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
1
17
Attacks
24
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
1st Half Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 1 0 0 0 0 1
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 0 0
-
Possession
-
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
0
54
Attacks
46
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
2nd half Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 3 2 0 0 4 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1 1 0 0 0 0
-
Possession
-
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
63
Attacks
45
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Last 5 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 0 0 0 1 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 0 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
1
12
Attacks
15
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Last 10 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 0 0 0 3 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 0 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
1
17
Attacks
18
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Last 15 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 0 0 0 0 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 2 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
1
17
Attacks
24
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Last 20 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 0 0 0 3 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 3 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
1
28
Attacks
27
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Last 25 minutes Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 2 1 0 0 4 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 0 1 0 0 0 0
-
Possession
-
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
3
30
Attacks
33
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
Since Last Goal Corners Penalties Substitutions Goals
Schalke 3 2 0 0 4 0
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1 2 0 0 5 0
-
Possession
-
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
4
96
Attacks
83
?
Dangerous Attacks
?
20:23 - 1x2: 1.012 23.000 501.000
20:17 - Asian Handicap: (0) 1.500, 2.500
20:21 - Goal Line: (1.5) 5.900, 1.130

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Germany Bundesliga II

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2. Bundesliga 25/26

P Team W D L Goals PO
1 Schalke 21 7 6 50:31 70
2 Elversberg 18 8 8 64:39 62
3 Paderborn 18 8 8 59:45 62
4 Hannover 96 16 12 6 60:44 60
5 Darmstadt 13 13 8 57:45 52
6 Kaiserslautern 16 4 14 52:47 52
7 Hertha Berlin 14 9 11 47:44 51
8 Nurnberg 12 10 12 47:45 46
9 Bochum 11 11 12 49:47 44
10 Karlsruher SC 12 8 14 53:64 44
11 Dynamo Dresden 11 8 15 54:53 41
12 Holstein Kiel 11 8 15 44:48 41
13 Arminia Bielefeld 10 9 15 53:51 39
14 Magdeburg 12 3 19 52:58 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 10 7 17 36:54 37
16 Greuther Furth 10 7 17 49:68 37
17 Fortuna Dusseldorf 11 4 19 33:53 37
18 SC Preussen Munster 6 12 16 38:61 30

2. Bundesliga 25/26

P Team W D L Goals PO
1 Schalke 13 3 1 29:14 42
2 Elversberg 11 4 2 35:14 37
3 Darmstadt 10 5 2 32:17 35
4 Kaiserslautern 11 1 5 35:19 34
5 Paderborn 10 3 4 35:27 33
6 Nurnberg 9 4 4 27:17 31
7 Karlsruher SC 9 3 5 34:29 30
8 Bochum 8 5 4 30:21 29
9 Hannover 96 7 6 4 27:23 27
10 Arminia Bielefeld 7 5 5 34:21 26
11 Dynamo Dresden 7 3 7 30:22 24
12 Fortuna Dusseldorf 7 3 7 22:26 24
13 Hertha Berlin 6 5 6 16:18 23
14 Greuther Furth 6 5 6 26:31 23
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 6 5 6 20:26 23
16 Holstein Kiel 6 4 7 22:19 22
17 SC Preussen Munster 3 8 6 22:26 17
18 Magdeburg 5 2 10 23:28 17

2. Bundesliga 25/26

P Team W D L Goals PO
1 Hannover 96 9 6 2 33:21 33
2 Paderborn 8 5 4 24:18 29
3 Hertha Berlin 8 4 5 31:26 28
4 Schalke 8 4 5 21:17 28
5 Elversberg 7 4 6 29:25 25
6 Magdeburg 7 1 9 29:30 22
7 Holstein Kiel 5 4 8 22:29 19
8 Kaiserslautern 5 3 9 17:28 18
9 Darmstadt 3 8 6 25:28 17
10 Dynamo Dresden 4 5 8 24:31 17
11 Bochum 3 6 8 19:26 15
12 Nurnberg 3 6 8 20:28 15
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 4 2 11 16:28 14
14 Greuther Furth 4 2 11 23:37 14
15 Karlsruher SC 3 5 9 19:35 14
16 Arminia Bielefeld 3 4 10 19:30 13
17 Fortuna Dusseldorf 4 1 12 11:27 13
18 SC Preussen Munster 3 4 10 16:35 13
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