In this week 11 match on Oct 23rd, Hertha BSC hosts Schalke 04 at Olympiastadion Berlin in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hertha BSC sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Abdou Diallo added another in the 30th minute. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Schalke 04 recorded a 1-5 loss against Hoffenheim. Munas Dabbur scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 5th minute, then Angeliño added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Robert Skov. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Veltins-arena, Schalke 04 was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 54000 spectators. Pascal Köpke struck first for Hertha BSC in the 12th minute on a feed from Marius Wolf, then Krzysztof Piątek added another in the 39th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 115th minute on a goal by Benito Raman.
Schalke 04 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tom Krauss and Simon Terodde, and they each have 1 goal. Dodi Lukebakio has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in his last five matches with 3 goals
Rune Jarstein, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun are unavailable to play for Sandro Schwarz’s team, while Frank Kramer’s squad will be without Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez.