20:25
The teams enter the lawn of the sold -out arena. Both the fans of the Schalke show a gigantic choreo in the north curve and the Bochum travelers who are completely dressed in white. This atmosphere really makes you feel really like!
20:15
This derby is directed by Frank Willenborg. For the 46-year-old it is the 132nd game in the lower house. It was recently known that the Osnabrücker will be the last season as a professional referee.
20:01
There are also some changes in the starting eleven at VfL. In addition to Sissoko (on the bench), Loosli and Miyoshi (both not in the squad), Koscierski (not in the squad) have to clear their place. For the four backs Stromf, Morgalla, pass lacquer and starting eleven debutant, wätjen.
19:56
Last year’s Bundesliga club from Bochum was able to follow two victories against Elversberg and in the cup against the BFC Dynamo after the following 1: 4 defeat in Darmstadt. Even if the appearances at the two games were expandable, Dieter Hecking sees it very soberly: “[…] It was not all gold, but we are in a phase where not everything can fit. ”. That was the assessment of the victory in Berlin. Today Ibrahima Sissoko will be missing. The midfielder had to be replaced early last week and is out with a shoulder corner blast for several weeks. The Frenchman is missing in defensive midfield and was considered a potential selling candidate to generate some money.
19:46
Kenan Karaman is available again at FC Schalke 04. The Schalke leader was able to participate again in the cup. In addition, Karius returns to the goal, just like Schallenberg to the midfield center. Gantenbein makes the trio complete. For Heekeren, Grüger and Højlund it is time to take a seat on the bench.
19:43
It’s called home game for the narrow. And that should be a good sign again. In the first game in the arena, Schalke Hertha BSC defeated 2-1. The force that the almost 60,000 fans developed in this game was amazing. This should be the case again today when it goes to head coach Miron Muslic. After the rather weak follow -up appearances against Kaiserslautern (0: 1) and in the cup at Lok Leipzig (1-0 nV), the next three should follow. A new player should help: Finn Porath was hired by the other relegated team from Kiel until 2027 during the week. Today the 28-year-old is already on the bench.
19:37
For the first time after almost two and a half years, the small district derby between FC Schalke 04 and VfL Bochum rises again. At that time, Königsblau won 2-0 in Bochum in his relegation season. It is the 61st meeting of these two teams, but the first in the 2nd Bundesliga. And for both opponents, the encounter is extremely important in order not to let the start of the season become misjudged. Both teams are in the midfield of the table with three points and were very difficult in the cup. Accordingly, the teams are still looking for their shape and all the more important are today’s meters in direct duel.
19:25
The district derby between FC Schalke 04 and VfL Bochum rises to the Saturday evening of the 2nd matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. The kick -off on Schalke is at 8:30 p.m. We wish you good entertainment from the pot!