Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 Schalke 04: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Friday 5 December 2025

Result

Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga · Friday 5 December 2025, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Fortuna Düsseldorf · Schalke 04 · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 Schalke 04: match report

Fortuna Düsseldorf were beaten by Schalke 04 0-2 in the 2. Bundesliga on Friday 5 December 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Kenan Karaman opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Fortuna Düsseldorf did not score. Schalke 04 scored through Kenan Karaman (45+2', penalty) and Vitalie Becker (81').

Discipline: Fortuna Düsseldorf received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Fortuna Düsseldorf were 14th on 14 points from 14 and Schalke 04 1st on 31 points from 14. Fortuna Düsseldorf went on to finish that season 17th with 37 points, and Schalke 04 1st with 70.

Fortuna Düsseldorf lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Schalke 04 in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Vitalie Becker of Schalke 04 (8.0), ahead of Nikola Katic (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Fortuna Düsseldorf wins, 3 draws and 2 for Schalke 04.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

13'Yellow card · Soufiane El-FaouziSchalke 04
40'Yellow card · Florent MuslijaFortuna Düsseldorf
44'Yellow card · Tim OberdorfFortuna Düsseldorf
45+2'Penalty goal · Kenan KaramanSchalke 04 · 0-1
45+3'Yellow card · Anouar El AzzouziFortuna Düsseldorf
55'Second yellow · Tim OberdorfFortuna Düsseldorf
66'Yellow card · Emmanuel IyohaFortuna Düsseldorf
73'Yellow card · Kenneth SchmidtFortuna Düsseldorf
81'Goal · Vitalie BeckerSchalke 04 · 0-2
83'Yellow card · Jesper DalandFortuna Düsseldorf

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Fortuna Düsseldorf 5, draws 3, Schalke 04 2.

Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-0 Schalke 042. Bundesliga · 10 May 2025
Schalke 04 1-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga · 14 Dec 2024
Schalke 04 1-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga · 27 Apr 2024
Fortuna Düsseldorf 5-3 Schalke 042. Bundesliga · 25 Nov 2023
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 Schalke 042. Bundesliga · 13 Feb 2022
Schalke 04 3-1 Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga · 28 Aug 2021

Team news

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Tomas KalasSchalke 04 · injury (Fitness)
Zaid TchibaraSchalke 04 · injury (Fitness)
Florian SchockFortuna Düsseldorf · injury (Tendon Rupture)
Emil HøjlundSchalke 04 · injury (Heel Injury)
Johannes SiebekingSchalke 04 · injury (Broken Collarbone)
Sotiris AlexandropoulosFortuna Düsseldorf · injury (Torn Muscle Bundle)
Tim RossmannFortuna Düsseldorf · injury (Ill)
Timo BeckerSchalke 04 · injury (Internal Ligament Tear)
Tidiane TouréSchalke 04 · injury (Torn Muscle Bundle)
Peter RemmertSchalke 04 · injury (Torn Muscle Fiber)
Adrian GantenbeinSchalke 04 · injury (Calf Injury)
Valgeir LunddalFortuna Düsseldorf · injury (Muscular problems)
Tim BreithauptFortuna Düsseldorf · injury (Torn Muscle Fiber)

Fortuna Düsseldorf line-up (4-2-3-1)

Florian Kastenmeier, Tim Oberdorf, Elias Egouli, Jesper Daland, Kenneth Schmidt, Anouar El Azzouzi, Sima Suso, Emmanuel Iyoha, Florent Muslija, Luca Raimund, Cedric Itten

Schalke 04 line-up (3-4-2-1)

Loris Karius, Mertcan Ayhan, Nikola Katic, Hasan Kuruçay, Mika Wallentowitz, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Paul Friedrich Pöpperl, Vitalie Becker, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Kenan Karaman, Moussa Sylla