Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Schalke 04: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fortuna Düsseldorf played Schalke 04 in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The match was played on 5 December 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Fortuna Düsseldorf: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Schalke 04: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fortuna Düsseldorf scores 0.93 and concedes 1.64 goals per match. Schalke 04 scores 1.29 and concedes 0.57. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fortuna Düsseldorf 57%, Schalke 04 36%. Over 2.5: Fortuna Düsseldorf 57%, Schalke 04 43%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Schalke 04 has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.37. Fortuna Düsseldorf: 12.4 shots per match, Schalke 04: 13.1.

Match halves

Fortuna Düsseldorf: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.57. Schalke 04: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Fortuna Düsseldorf: 31-45+ (4 goals). Schalke 04: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Bundesliga: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
14Shots13
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1Shots on target7
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.28xG1.64
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1Corners4
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
45Dangerous attacks45
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
15Fouls8
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
7Cards1
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0.93Goals scored / match1.29
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.64Goals conceded / match0.57
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
48%Average possession41%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
3.57Shots on target / match4.57
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.43Shots per match13.14
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
3.57Shots on target4.57
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
7.5%Shot conversion9.8%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
48%Possession41%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.37xG for1.51
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.76xG against1.03
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Shooting quality

Fortuna Düsseldorf: BalancedSchalke 04: Balanced
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
Accuracy (shots on target)29%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Schalke 04 is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Fortuna Düsseldorf · 2 pts / match - Schalke 04

Fortuna Düsseldorf
LDLWL
Season result split
29% W14% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Schalke 04
WLWDW
Season result split
71% W7% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-1-3
2.21 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 0.83BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Schalke 04 is 39% better for: goals scored per match.

0.93 goals / match - Fortuna Düsseldorf · 1.29 goals / match - Schalke 04

Schalke 04 is 188% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.64 goals / match - Fortuna Düsseldorf · 0.57 goals / match - Schalke 04

Fortuna Düsseldorf scoring profile: mixed

Fortuna Düsseldorf scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Schalke 04 keeps a clean sheet in 50% (7 of 14 matches).

Schalke 04 scoring profile: very strong

Schalke 04 scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Fortuna Düsseldorf keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

13Goals scored (season)18
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
23Goals conceded (season)8
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
2.57Average goals in match1.86
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
4Goals scored (last 5)5
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal79%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
29%2 goals43%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0%3 goals7%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0%4 goals0%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal50%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
43%2 goals7%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
21%3 goals0%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
7%4 goals0%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
Fortuna Düsseldorf - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 14 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time7%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
7%Scored in both halves21%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
60%BTTS - last 540%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time14%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Schalke 04 is 57% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Fortuna Düsseldorf · 1.79 pts / match - Schalke 04

Fortuna Düsseldorf - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing
Schalke 04 - half-time state
43% leading50% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.79
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.14
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0.79Average goals (1st half)0.86
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
64%Clean sheet before half-time86%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
71%No goal before half-time50%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per match (2nd half)1.57
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.21Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
1.79Average goals (2nd half)1
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
29%Clean sheet after half-time64%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04
57%No goal after half-time50%
Fortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04

Fortuna Düsseldorf - second-half results

14% W43% R43% P
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Schalke 04 - second-half results

43% W29% R29% P
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Fortuna Düsseldorf - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Schalke 04 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Fortuna Düsseldorf
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
3
16-30
4
3
31-45
0
4
46-60
4
5
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Schalke 04
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
3
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Schalke 04

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Fortuna DüsseldorfLigaSchalke 04
Average goals in match 2.572.79 1.86
Both teams scored 57%52% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%57% 43%
Clean sheets 14%27% 50%
Goal before half-time 57%68% 57%
Goal after half-time 86%83% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.30
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Schalke 04Yellow cardSoufian El-Faouzi
  2. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardFlorent Muslija
  3. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardTim Oberdorf
  4. Schalke 04GoalKenan Karaman
  5. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardAnouar El Azzouzi
  6. Schalke 04SubstitutionOn: Bryan LasmeOff: Kenan Karaman
  7. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardTim Oberdorf
  8. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardEmmanuel Iyoha
  9. Fortuna DüsseldorfSubstitutionOn: Christian Theodor Kjelder RasmussenOff: Luca Raimund
  10. Schalke 04SubstitutionOn: Finn-Dominik PorathOff: Mika Tom Wallentowitz
  11. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardTan Kenneth Jerico Schmidt
  12. Schalke 04SubstitutionOn: Janik BachmannOff: Paul Friedrich Pöpperl
  13. Fortuna DüsseldorfYellow cardJesper Daland
  14. Schalke 04SubstitutionOn: Felipe SanchezOff: Vitalie Becker

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Felix PriganMatches officiated: 11
5.36Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 255%Home wins18%Draws27%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Schalke 04?

The 2. Bundesliga match finished Fortuna Düsseldorf 0:2 Schalke 04. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Schalke 04?

Fortuna Düsseldorf score 0.93 goals per game on average and Schalke 04 1.29. The 2. Bundesliga average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Fortuna Düsseldorf's matches and 36% of Schalke 04's.

What form are Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 in?

Over the last 5 games Fortuna Düsseldorf have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Schalke 04 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Fortuna Düsseldorf vs Schalke 04?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.