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Fortuna Dusseldorf host Schalke in their upcoming 2.Bundesliga fixture on Sunday at Merkur Spielarena. The hosts are winless in 2022 and have lost four games in a row.
Jonas Sterner scored an injury-time winner in their previous league fixture to secure a 1-0 win for Holstein Kiel. Schalke are fifth in the league standings but only two points separate them from first-placed Darmstadt.
The visiting side came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over Jahen Regensburg in their previous encounter. The visiting side are unbeaten in league fixtures in 2022.
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Schalke Head-to-Head
There have been 70 meetings between the two sides across all competitions since 1937. The visiting side lead 33-18 in wins while 19 games in this fixture have ended in draws.
They last squared off at Veltins Arena in August, with the reverse fixture ending in a 3-1 win for Die Königsblauen.
Fortuna Dusseldorf form guide (all competitions): L-L-L-W-L
Schalke form guide (all competitions): W-W-D-D-W
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Schalke Team News
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Edgar Prib has been ruled out with persistent back problems while Emmanuel Iyoha will also miss the game with a muscle injury. Kristoffer Peterson continues to be suspended for his harsh tackle in the game against Werder Bremen.
Injured: Edgar Prib, Emmanuel Iyoha
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Kristoffer Peterson
Schalke
The visiting side have a few injury concerns for the game as Danny Latza, Mehmet Aydin, Michael Langer and Andreas Vindheim are all ruled out with injuries.
Dominick Drexler has returned from COVID-19 isolation and is in contention to feature in the game.
Injured: Danny Latza, Mehmet Aydin, Michael Langer, Andreas Vindheim
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Schalke Predicted XI
Fortuna Dusseldorf Probable XI (4-2-3-1): Florian Kastenmeier (GK); Nicolas Gavory, Christoph Klarer, André Hoffmann, Matthias Zimmermann; Marcel Sobottka, Jakub Piotrowski; Shinta Appelkamp, Felix Klaus, Daniel Ginczek; Rouwen Hennings
Schalke Probable XI (3-1-4-2): Martin Fraisl (GK); Mallick Thiaw, Ko Itakura, Florian Flick; Victor Palsson; Reinhold Ranftl, Rodrigo Zalazar, Blendi Idrizi, Thomas Ouwejan; Marius Bülter, Simon Terrode
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Schalke Prediction
The home side have lost four games in a row in the league, failing to score in three of them. So, they are expected to find it difficult to find the back of the net here. Schalke have found a good run of form in their recent outings and are expected to come out on top in this encounter.
Prediction: Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-2 Schalke
