Duel between two traditional clubs at the start: Schalke 04 opens the 2025/26 season in the 2nd Bundesliga with a home game against Hertha BSC. This was announced by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday morning.
The game between Schalke and Hertha takes place on August 1st (8:30 p.m.), the sports show reports in the radio full reportage and on Sportschau.de in the live ticker followed. The ARD also shows a summary of the game from 10.30 p.m. at One. The game can also be seen with the TV channels Sky and Sat.1.
The DFL announces the complete schedule of the 2025/26 season on Friday at 2 p.m.