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Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 17:00 GMTRound of 32 · Rudolf-Harbig Stadion, Dresden

Dynamo Dresden v FC Schalke 04 match analysis

This analysis was locked at kick-off on Wed 28 Oct 2026 and has not been changed since.

Pre-match analysis · as published

Written before kick-off

Dynamo Dresden host FC Schalke 04 in a tightly contested 2. Bundesliga match. The model gives Schalke a 40% chance of winning compared to Dresden's 34%, with a 26% chance of a draw. Expected goals total 2.9, with Schalke having a gap of 0.16 in their favour. Dresden are winless in five games while Schalke have won their most recent fixture.

How the match could end · our estimate before kick-off

  • 34%Dynamo Dresden win
  • 26%Draw
  • 40%FC Schalke 04 win

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Form · newest first

Dynamo DresdenDynamo Dresden

Last 5: 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats

FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04

Last 5: 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats

Past results

From stored results before kick-off. Each figure shows how many games it covers.

Trends

  • FC Schalke 04 won 3 of the last 4 meetings.
  • Over 2.5 goals in 7 of FC Schalke 04's last 10 away league games.
  • Both teams scored in 7 of FC Schalke 04's last 10 away league games.

Last meetings

Meetings in the competitions Ledger covers.

4 meetings: Dynamo Dresden 0, draws 1, FC Schalke 04 3

Goals: Dynamo Dresden 3, FC Schalke 04 8

DateMatchScore
7 Feb 2026FC Schalke 04 v Dynamo Dresden2. Bundesliga2–2
31 Aug 2025Dynamo Dresden v FC Schalke 042. Bundesliga0–1
1 Apr 2022Dynamo Dresden v FC Schalke 042. Bundesliga1–2
23 Oct 2021FC Schalke 04 v Dynamo Dresden2. Bundesliga3–0

Home and away

Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden at home

Last 5: 3 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost

  • Won1. FC Magdeburg2. Bundesliga18 Oct 20262–0
  • LostHertha BSC2. Bundesliga19 Sep 20261–2
  • LostVfL Bochum2. Bundesliga5 Sep 20261–2
  • WonSV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga16 Aug 20261–0
  • WonHolstein Kiel2. Bundesliga17 May 20262–1

Dynamo Dresden: home league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
19 scored, 7 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
4 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
5 of 10
Clean sheets
5 of 10
FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 away

Last 5: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost

  • Drawn1. FC KölnBundesliga24 Oct 20260–0
  • LostSC FreiburgBundesliga11 Oct 20261–2
  • WonUnion BerlinBundesliga11 Sep 20263–1
  • LostFC AugsburgBundesliga30 Aug 20260–3
  • DrawnHallescher FC24 Aug 20262–2 AET 5–2

FC Schalke 04: away league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
13 scored, 15 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
7 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
7 of 10
Clean sheets
1 of 10

Rest and schedule

Days since each team's last match and until its next one, in the competitions Ledger tracks. Friendlies are left out.

Dynamo Dresden
Last match
3 days before25 Oct 2026 · v Holstein Kiel · 2. Bundesliga
Next match
4 days after1 Nov 2026 · v Hannover 96 · 2. Bundesliga
FC Schalke 04
Last match
4 days before24 Oct 2026 · v 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
Next match
3 days after31 Oct 2026 · v RB Leipzig · Bundesliga

Injuries and suspensions

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Published 28 Oct 2026, 15:58 GMT · not changed since

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