Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 - prediction, team news, lineups

Desperate for respite from their top-flight strife, Schalke 04 volition question to look second-tier Dynamo Dresden at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in the DFB-Pokal's 2nd round.

SGD are hoping to bolster their morale against acquainted opposition, portion Die Knappen are searching for a archetypal triumph successful 5 games.

Match preview

Thomas Stamm's Dynamo are struggling successful the 2.Bundesliga, but contempt languishing adjacent the relegation zone, they volition beryllium raring to spell successful midweek.

SGD held Schalke to a 2-2 gully successful February's second-division showdown, warring backmost from 2 down arsenic an ain extremity from Hasan Kurucay and Thomas Keller's 87th-minute header cancelled retired Edin Dzeko's brace.

However, Stamm's broadside were thoroughly beaten 3-0 by Holstein Kiel connected Sunday, meaning that the nine person lone travel retired connected apical successful 1 of their past 7 matches.

To marque matters worse, Dynamo mislaid 4 times crossed that stretch, which goes backmost to their 6-0 thrashing of Westfalia Rhynern successful August's DFB-Pokal archetypal circular tie.

That being said, the much affirmative amongst the location assemblage would item that SGD person won 2 of their 4 matches at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion this word - keeping cleanable sheets successful each - including their 2-0 triumph implicit Magdeburg connected October 18.

Meanwhile, Miron Muslic's Schalke person struggled since making the halt up to the Bundesliga, but a clash against 1 of their erstwhile lower-division rivals represents a gilt-edged accidental to boost morale with a win.

Die Knappen played retired a goalless gully with FC Koln connected Saturday, a lucifer made much frustrating by the information Robin Gosens and Soufiane El-Faouzi were bloodied aft being pushed into each different by Said El Mala, who received nary punishment from the officials.

On a much affirmative note, the stalemate prevented a 3rd consecutive decision for Muslic's side, who were beaten 2-1 by Freiburg and 1-0 by Mainz 05 successful the 2 games prior.

In immoderate case, Schalke are present without a triumph since their 3-1 triumph implicit Union Berlin connected September 11, which stands arsenic their lone top-flight triumph truthful far.

With that successful mind, progression to the 3rd circular could supply a intelligence borderline earlier the visitors instrumentality to Bundesliga action, particularly of they tin repetition the attacking showcase they delivered to people 3 extra-time goals against Hallescher during their 5-2 win successful the archetypal round.

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Team News

Dynamo are lighter successful defence than perfect this week, arsenic Thomas Keller is dealing with carnal discomfort, Kenneth Schmidt works done rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury, and chap centre-back Lars Bunning recovers aft undergoing exigency country owed to a brain haemorrhage successful the summer.

In their absence, Nicolai Rapp and Friedrich Muller could commencement astatine the bosom of the hosts' backline, flanked by full-backs Jonas Sterner and Simon Straudi.

As for Schalke, they are without near wing-back Robin Gosens (forehead lacerations) and midfielder Soufiane El-Faouzi (broken nose) aft they collided during the gully with Koln pursuing a propulsion from Said El Mala.

That incidental added to an already-length database of sidelined stars, including Maximilian Wober (thigh), Ron Schallenberg (leg), Kenan Karaman (muscle), Dejan Ljubicic (knee) and Moussa Sylla (leg).

Filling the gaps, Muslic could opt for Vitalie Becker astatine near wing-back, with Janik Bachmann successful the centre of the parkland alongside Satoshi Tanaka and Adil Aouchiche.

Dynamo Dresden imaginable starting lineup:

Schreiber; Sterner, Rapp, Muller, Straudi; Wagner, Raschl; Covic, Hauptmann, Bobzien; Vermeij

Schalke 04 imaginable starting lineup:

Karius; Ebimbe, Becker, Katic, Kurucay, Becker; Bachmann, Tanaka, Aouchiche; Adamu, Hwang

We say: Dynamo Dresden 1-3 Schalke 04

Dynamo are important underdogs, owing to their lower-division status, arsenic good arsenic the information they are struggling successful the 2nd tier.

Schalke are hopeless for a win, hoping to physique momentum for their Bundesliga campaign, and volition beryllium optimistic against a acquainted foe.

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