Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04

27 April 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

Mario Götze 14’
Axel Witsel 85’

Daniel Caligiuri 18’ (pen), 62’
Salif Sané 28’
Breel Embolo 86’

Match summary

Schalke 04 came from behind to win 4-2 away at Borussia Dortmund. Schalke 04 led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mario Götze put Borussia Dortmund ahead with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Jadon Sancho, Daniel Caligiuri equalised from the penalty spot in the 18th minute, and Salif Sané put Schalke 04 in front with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Daniel Caligiuri. In the second half, Caligiuri made it 1-3 with a direct free kick in the 62nd minute, Axel Witsel pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 85th minute, set up by Jacob Bruun Larsen, and Breel Embolo made it 2-4 in the 86th minute, set up by Bastian Oczipka.

There was little between the sides on chances: Borussia Dortmund created 1.10 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Schalke 04 1.12 from 8. Borussia Dortmund had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

8 Shots 8

2 Shots on Target 4

2 Corners 4

0 Yellow Cards 6

2 Red Cards 0

1.10 xG 1.12

1.10 Non-penalty xG 0.37

4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Borussia Dortmund Schalke 04

Kick-off

Mario Götze
Assist: Jadon Sancho

1-0

14’

18’

Daniel Caligiuri
Penalty

1-1

28’

Salif Sané
Assist: Daniel Caligiuri

1-2

Half-time1-2

62’

Daniel Caligiuri

1-3

Axel Witsel
Assist: Jacob Bruun Larsen

2-3

85’

86’

Breel Embolo
Assist: Bastian Oczipka

2-4

Full-time2-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Borussia Dortmund

Marius Wolf
Marco Reus

Schalke 04

Daniel Caligiuri
Suat Serdar
Omar Mascarell
Weston McKennie
Breel Embolo
Sebastian Rudy

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Borussia Dortmund 1.10 xGSchalke 04 1.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Schalke 04 attacking Borussia Dortmund attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Roman Bürki	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marius Wolf	DEF	69			0	0.00	0.02	1
Julian Weigl	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Manuel Akanji	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Abdou Diallo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.06	1
Axel Witsel	MID	90	1		1	0.58	0.02	1
Thomas Delaney	MID	60			3	0.15	0.00	0
Jadon Sancho	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.28	1
Marco Reus	MID	64			0	0.00	0.00	0
Raphael Guerreiro	MID	82			2	0.04	0.00	0
Mario Götze	FWD	87	1		2	0.34	0.02	1
Paco Alcácer	Sub	30			0	0.00	0.00	0
Christian Pulisic	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jacob Bruun Larsen	Sub	3		1	0	0.00	0.58	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Alexander Nübel	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Daniel Caligiuri	DEF	71	2	1	2	0.79	0.09	2
Benjamin Stambouli	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Salif Sané	DEF	90	1		1	0.03	0.00	0
Matija Nastasic	DEF	90			1	0.04	0.00	0
Bastian Oczipka	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.10	2
Suat Serdar	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Omar Mascarell	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Weston McKennie	MID	81			0	0.00	0.07	1
Guido Burgstaller	FWD	90			2	0.15	0.00	0
Breel Embolo	FWD	90	1		2	0.11	0.07	1
Sebastian Rudy	Sub	19			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jeffrey Bruma	Sub	9			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rabbi Matondo	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Borussia Dortmund win 72% Bet365 odds 1.30

Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.50

Schalke 04 win 11% Bet365 odds 9.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Borussia Dortmund W W L W W

Schalke 04 L W L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Schalke 04 1-2 Borussia Dortmund, 08 Dec 18 Next meeting: Schalke 04 0-0 Borussia Dortmund, 26 Oct 19 All Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04 meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.