Week 11 brings us a match on Oct 23rd, where Hertha BSC will play host to 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 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hertha BSC is fresh off their 2-3 loss against RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg struck first for RB Leipzig in the 25th minute, then Abdou Diallo added another in the 30th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 1-5 loss against Hoffenheim. Munas Dabbur struck first for Hoffenheim in the 5th minute, then Angeliño added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Robert Skov. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Schalke 04 won by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 54000 jubilant fans. Pascal Köpke struck first for Hertha BSC in the 12th minute, then Krzysztof Piątek added another in the 39th minute But luckily in the 115th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Benito Raman.
Schalke 04 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Tom Krauss and Simon Terodde each only have 1 goal in their last five. Dodi Lukebakio has been the most prolific scorer on Hertha BSC in his last 5 matches with three goals
Hertha BSC will be without Rune Jarstein, Kelian Nsona Wa Saka and Lee Dong-Jun, while Frank Kramer’s Schalke 04 squad will be without Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez.