Facts and figures ahead of away game against Schalke

All the most important facts and info about the Foals’ Bundesliga away game against FC Schalke 04 on Saturday evening (KO 18:30 CET).

Spectators

• The current national and regional coronavirus measures in place only allow professional sporting events to take place without spectators. Consequently, the Bundesliga clash between Schalke and Borussia in the VELTINS-Arena (Photo: DFL / Lukas Schulze) on Saturday evening will also take place in front of empty stands.
• The current rules also currently forbid the operation of restaurants and other gastronomical establishments. The FohlenSportsbar must also remain closed until at least 28th March. The broadcast of Gladbach’s away games will also not take place.

Head-to-head record

• Schalke 04 and the Foals are set for their 96th meeting in the Bundesliga. The head-to-head record is clear in Borussia’s favour, who have won 39 of the clashes. The Royal Blues have won 28 of the 95 matches to date. There were also 28 draws.
• Borussia have only lost one of the last 10 competitive matches against Schalke 04 – a 2-0 loss in the most recent away game in Gelsenkirchen on 17th January 2020. Prior to this, Schalke went 30 Bundesliga matches in a row without a win.
• Matches between Schalke and Borussia have produced an average of 2.82 goals per game.
• The Foals have scored 156 Bundesliga goals against Schalke to date. S04 have scored 112 times against Gladbach.

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• Borussia have lost their last four Bundesliga matches, the club’s worst run for three years.
• The 28 shots in the most recent Bundesliga game against FC Augsburg (3-1 loss) was a season best in a league game for the Foals.
• Gladbach have conceded a goal from a substitute in three of the last four Bundesliga fixtures (Kevin Stöger scored the final goal for Mainz, Alexander Sörloth also scored the final goal for Leipzig and most recently Ruben Vargas scored the opener for Augsburg). Borussia had not conceded a single goal from a substitute across the first 21 matchdays of the season.
• Gladbach were awarded their ninth penalty of the season in Augsburg, which is a league high. The protagonist was Marcus Thuram, who was awarded a penalty for the fourth time this Bundesliga season, which is more than any other player.
• Florian Neuhaus scored his fifth goal of the season in Augsburg, setting a new personal record for goals in a single season. It was his first away goal of the season.
• Schalke have not won any of their last 10 Bundesliga matches, winning only three points. Only Tasmania Berlin in 1965/66 have had fewer points after 25 Bundesliga games than Schalke currently have (10 points). Converting to the three-points-for-a-win rule, Tasmania would have had 10 points at the end of the season.
• After the 4-0 win against Hoffenheim, Schalke have only picked up one of a possible 15 points from their previous five Bundesliga games – a point from the 0-0 draw against Mainz in their last home game.
• S04’s last match was a 5-0 loss in Wolfsburg, which was their biggest loss since the first matchday of the season (8-0 loss to Bayern).
• The Royal Blues conceded goals numbers 62 to 66 on the 25th matchday – the last season in which they conceded more goals was in 1987/88 (84). The last club to have conceded so many goals after 25 matchdays was Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 years ago (70 goals conceded after 25 matches in the 1986/87 season).
• Schalke have failed to score a goal in their last four home matches. The Royal Blues have never failed to score in five consecutive matches in their Bundesliga history.

Referees

• In relation to the coronavirus pandemic, the refereeing team will only be announced shortly before the match by the DFB.

Weather

• It is forecast to be cold in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday evening. Temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius are expected, accompanied by a slight breeze from the west. The chance of rain is very low.