Week 28 features a match on Fri Apr 14th, where Hertha BSC will travel to Gelsenkirchen to battle Schalke 04 in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 18th placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hoffenheim. Alex Král struck first for Hoffenheim on an own goal in the 22nd minute, then Ihlas Bebou added another in the 70th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by Hoffenheim’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hoffenheim ended the match with the shutout victory. Schalke 04 is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while hertha BSC sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara struck first for RB Leipzig in the 39th minute on a feed from Mohamed Simakan, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hertha BSC was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 23rd, Hertha BSC hosted Schalke 04 at the Olympiastadion Berlin in their last match together. Hertha BSC won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 60000 jubilant fans. Lucas Tousart struck first for Hertha BSC in the 49th minute, then in the 85th minute, Sebastian Polter sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Florent Mollet.
Jessic Ngankam has been the most effective weapon for Hertha BSC lately. The German attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Marius Bülter has been the most prolific scorer on Schalke 04 in the last five matches with three goals
Thomas Reis’s squad will be without Dominick Drexler, Jere Uronen, Tim Skarke and Moritz Jenz, while Chidera Ejuke, Rune Jarstein and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka are unavailable to play for Hertha BSC.