Next basement duel in the 2nd Bundesliga! Once again two traditional clubs are playing for important points and once again FC Schalke 04 is in the middle of it all. The Royal Blues host Eintracht Braunschweig on matchday 20 (February 3, 1 p.m.).
While FC Schalke 04 lost both games this year, Eintracht Braunschweig started 2024 with two wins. Things could get really bad for S04 if they go bankrupt again. Then head coach Karel Geraerts’ team would end up in the relegation places.
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Who will get the big points in the basement duel? How does S04 react after the Lautern debacle (1:4)? Will the Lions get their fifth win in a row? All information about the game Schalke 04 – Eintracht Braunschweig is available in our live ticker.
Schalke 04 – Eintracht Braunschweig 1:0 (0:0)
Gates: 1-0 Karaman (61.)
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64th minute: First yellow card for a Schalke player. Idrizi sees her after a foul.
62nd min: Immediately after the opening goal, Geraerts changes: Terodde and Churlinov leave the pitch, Topp and Mohr are new to the game.
61st min: GOOD for FC Schalke 04! There is the deserved lead of the Royal Blues. The Turk gets the ball, sprints into the penalty area and scores to make it 1-0 for S04.
55 minutes: First yellow card of the game: Former Schalke Tauer fouls Seugin on the halfway line, preventing the Knappen from attacking.
54th minute: As in the first half, things continue to go back and forth. The opening goal is in the air. But for which team?
46th minute: Let’s continue in the Veltins Arena! Both teams come out of the locker room unchanged.
HALFTIME! 61 to 39 percent ball possession, 7 to 2 shots on goal – but the score is 0-0. FC Schalke 04 was the better team in the first 45 minutes and could have easily taken the lead. The best chance came from Karaman, who hit the crossbar. Things are looking pretty good for the Knappen, but there needs to be an improvement in performance in the second half.
45+2. Min: Excitement in the Braunschweig penalty area! An Eintracht defender is said to have touched the ball with his hand, but that is not enough for a penalty.
40 minutes: It goes back and forth now. Both teams are fighting for every ball and are desperate to take the lead before halftime. Who succeeds?
34th minute: Great opportunity for S04 to take the lead! Karaman gets the ball and slams it into the crossbar on the left. The Knappen definitely want to make it 1-0 here.
30 min: S04 combines well forward and gets the next goal through Idrizi. The ball is deflected towards a corner. The following corner poses no danger.
29th minute: This time it is Karaman who heads towards goal after a corner, but a Braunschweiger is in the way.
20 min: Kaminski climbs up to head the ball after a free kick and forces Hoffmann to make a good save. The game is getting better now.
15 minutes: Great opportunity for Braunschweig now! Philippe passes after a long ball into the penalty area, where Kaufmann only had to push in. But Murkin intervenes and prevents the boys from being shocked early on.
10th min: Idrizi comes down the left side and crosses into the penalty area to Terodde. But his direct acceptance goes clearly over the gate. Nevertheless, Schalke has a slightly better start here. With 66 percent, the Knappen also have more possession of the ball.
5th minute: The first goal of the game belongs to Schalke! Churlinov tries from a distance, but Hoffmann is there.
1st minute: Kick-off! S04 plays in the blue jerseys from left to right in the first half.
12:58 p.m.: By the way, this is what the Braunschweig line-up looks like: Hoffmann – Ivanov, Bicakcic, Kurucay – Rittmüller, Tauer, Donkor, Krauße, Kaufmann – Gomez, Philippe.
12:53 p.m.: In just a few minutes it will finally start. Can S04 provide a liberating blow?
12:14 p.m.: This is the 21st goalkeeper change at S04 in the past five years. The Schalke goalkeepers since 2019: – Ralf Fährmann (55 games) – Marius Müller (7 games) – Justin Heekeren (2 games) – Michael Langer (8 games) – Alexander Schwolow (25 games) – Martin Fraisl (26 games) – Frederik Rönnow (11 games) – Alexander Nübel (29 games) – Markus Schubert (10 games).
12:02 p.m.: Now the lineup is here! In fact, Karel Geraerts has sent the ferryman to the bench, Müller starts in the Schalke goal. This is the starting eleven: Müller – Matriciani, Kalas, Kaminski, Murkin – Schallenberg – Idrizi, Seguin – Churlinov – Terodde, Karaman.
11.20 a.m.: There was a lot going on at both clubs before the game. Because deadline day was approaching and both teams strengthened themselves. At S04, Darko Churlinov was joined by Brandon Soppy. Braunschweig strengthened itself on deadline day with two new additions: Anderson Lucoqui and Hampus Finndell.
10.10 a.m.: There will probably also be a reunion with a former S04 talent: Sidi Sane. The youngster moved to Braunschweig at the start of the season but missed the first leg due to an injury. Now he is fit again and hopes to play against his former club. In an interview with our partner portal “News38”, the talent also explains that it hurts him to see the S04 like that. Click here for the entire interview.
9:43 a.m.: Karel Geraerts is likely to draw severe consequences after the Lautern embarrassment (1:4). “We have zero points out of six, but we don’t have to question everything now. It’s not over yet,” said the coach before the game. This means that there could probably be some changes in the starting eleven. In defense, S04 will have to do without Cedric Brunner, who received his fifth yellow card. Henning Matriciani could probably start here instead of newcomer Brandon Soppy. Marcin Kaminski could also return to the starting line-up after his yellow card suspension.
There could also be changes in midfield. Schallenberg could throw Tempelmann out of the starting lineup. In addition, Keke Topp is also threatened with the bench, but Darko Churlinov can have hopes of being in the starting eleven when he returns to the arena. And probably the most important decision is looming in the goal. Marius Müller will probably get preference over the recently weak Ralf Fährmann. The expected line-up: Müller – Matriciani, Kalas, Kaminski, Murkin – Churlinov, Schallenberg, Seguin, Mohr – Terodde, Karaman.
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9.11 a.m.: Meanwhile, things are going well at Braunschweig under new coach Daniel Scherning. The last four competitive games were all won. That’s why the Lions have high hopes of staying in the league again, after it didn’t look like that a few match days ago.
8:32 a.m.: Before the season, they dreamed of promotion to the Bundesliga, but now S04 has arrived at the bitter reality. After 20 games, the Royal Blues only have 20 points and are in the middle of a relegation battle. If things go really badly against Braunschweig today, head coach Karel Geraerts’ team will end up in a relegation zone.
8:01 a.m: Have a beautiful good morning! The 20th matchday is coming up in the 2nd Bundesliga and there will be a duel between two traditional clubs that are fighting to stay in the league: FC Schalke 04 against Eintracht Braunschweig. We’ll keep you up to date in our live ticker.