Schalke 04 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 8 December 2018

Result

Schalke 04 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Saturday 8 December 2018, 14:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Schalke 04 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: match report

Schalke 04 lost to Borussia Dortmund 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 8 December 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Thomas Delaney opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Schalke 04's goal came from Daniel Caligiuri (61', penalty). Borussia Dortmund scored through Thomas Delaney (7') and Jadon Sancho (74').

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards; Borussia Dortmund received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 12th on 14 points from 13 and Borussia Dortmund 1st on 33 points from 13. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 14th with 33 points, and Borussia Dortmund 2nd with 76.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Borussia Dortmund in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Thomas Delaney of Borussia Dortmund (8.0), ahead of Salif Sané (7.7).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Thomas DelaneyBorussia Dortmund · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · Łukasz PiszczekBorussia Dortmund
  • 22'Yellow card · Bastian OczipkaSchalke 04
  • 31'Yellow card · Salif SanéSchalke 04
  • 59'Yellow card · Matija NastasićSchalke 04
  • 61'Penalty goal · Daniel CaligiuriSchalke 04 · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Achraf HakimiBorussia Dortmund
  • 67'Yellow card · Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund
  • 74'Goal · Jadon SanchoBorussia Dortmund · 1-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Sebastian RudySchalke 04

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Schalke 04 2, draws 5, Borussia Dortmund 3.

Team news

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

R. Fährmann, Daniel Caligiuri, Salif Sané, Matija Nastasić, Bastian Oczipka, Alessandro Schöpf, Sebastian Rudy, Amine Harit, Nabil Bentaleb, Guido Burgstaller, Weston McKennie

Borussia Dortmund line-up (4-2-3-1)

Roman Bürki, Łukasz Piszczek, Manuel Akanji, Abdou Diallo, Achraf Hakimi, Thomas Delaney, Axel Witsel, Jadon Sancho, Marco Reus, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Paco Alcácer