Comments Schalke vs Dortmund: Opportunity to rise up

In the 2022/23 season, Schalke was completely inferior to Dortmund in terms of performance and mentality. It is known that Schalke lost 0-1 to Dortmund in the Ruhr derby in the first leg of the league this season. Since the beginning of the season, the Blue Emperor has only won 4, drawn 7 and received 12 defeats, thereby standing at the penultimate position in the rankings.

On the other side of the field, Dortmund owns the opposite rank when standing in 2nd place and is very confident in competing for the championship with Bayern Munich when they have 49 points together. Back to tonight's derby, coach Terzić's teachers and students aim to win all 3 points to dominate the championship race.

That's the theory, but that doesn't mean everything will go as planned by Dortmund. It should be remembered that they are a team that suffers from many physical and psychological disadvantages when they have just attended the European Cup. Accordingly, Dortmund just lost 0-2 to Chelsea a few days ago and was officially eliminated from the European Cup.

Back to the VELTINS-Arena home team, Schalke has a full week of rest and fitness will be their advantage against Dortmund. It should also be noted that Schalke is gradually entering a stable trajectory and opening the door to relegation when unbeaten in the last 6 rounds in the No. 1 tournament in Germany. With the current form, Schalke is confident to win points in the Ruhr derby tonight and rise up in the relegation race.

- Schalke: Fahrmann; Aydin, Yoshida, Jenz, Ouwejan; Kral, Krauss; Drexler, Zalazar, Bulter; Frey.

- Dortmund: Kobe; Wolf, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro; Can; Brendt, Bellingham, Ozcan, Adeyemi; Haller.