When Arminia Bielefeld receives FC Schalke 04 on Sunday, the promoted team should be warned. Because with the royal blue, a current pilot from the 2nd Bundesliga comes to the Schüco-Arena. The DSC has to tremble.
That has never been done, at least not in the 2nd Bundesliga: after a total of 39 games in the Oberhaus, in the DFB Cup and the Oberliga West meeting Arminia Bielefeld and FC Schalke 04 on Sunday (1:30 p.m. in sport.de-Live ticker) for the first time as part of the 2nd Bundesliga.
So time for the DSC to use the premiere to polish up the balance sheet a little: Although the Bielefelders won the last two comparisons in the 2020/21 season (then in the Bundesliga), there has been only one further victory against S04 in September 2002), but five draws and Sage and Sage since the beginning of 1985.
The problem: Schalke is currently in an absolute top form. With 15 points from seven games, the Gelsenkircheners set up the second best starting value in the 3-point era. It was only one more point in 2015/16, but at that time in the upper house.
With five victories, Schalke has already (!) Celebrated as many successes as in the last two half series: in the first half of 2024/25 (five draws and seven defeats) and in the second half of 2024/25 (three draws, nine defeats), only five wins.
The current yield is no coincidence: With just four goals conceded, S04 not only has the best defensive in the league (divided with Paderborn), but recently lasted a white vest twice in a row. This has only been two more times since the Bundesliga relegation (last in November 2024).
More facts about Arminia Bielefeld against Schalke 04:
- Bielefeld received 2 defeats for the first time this season, as many as in the last 20 league games (15S 3U in the 3rd division and 2nd division).
- Air sovereignty: against Hanover (1: 3) Bielefeld most recently hit the 3rd time this season, only K’lautern succeeded more frequently (5 times). Already last season (3rd league) header goals were a specialty of the DSC (11 goals, 4th place in the league ranking). In the ranking of the header duelle obtained, however, Bielefeld is only in 7th place (133), while Schalke, on the other hand, is in third place (152).
- Success from the point: 2 (2) penalty has already transformed Schalke, making it second in this ranking with K’lautern (Hannover 3 of 4). S04 already hit both sentences awarded last season. The last awarded penalty dates from mid -April 2024.
- With Bryan Lasme, a former Bielefeld (61 games, 12 goals, 4 templates) switched to FC Schalke in July 2023, which has so far been in 6 goals and 2 templates in 42 games. This summer, Lasme was long considered a candidate for sale, but in the end it was surprisingly at S04. Since then he has mostly got shorter missions (1 goal).
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