Two clubs in the top four of the German Bundesliga table will do battle today in a league match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund. Information on how and where to stream the match live can be found here.
While no one will confuse this match for the clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, the local rivalry between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 carries its own bit of intensity, especially with a single point being the only thing separating the two clubs in the Bundesliga table. It's that perfect storm that has led Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski to understand the weighted significance of today's battle (h/t to the Bundesliga's official website). "Schalke are just one point behind us, so it's not just the derby itself that motivates us," said Lewandowski. "It's also the battle for second place - and that's where we want to finish the season," he added.
"This is a huge match now and we really want to win it. We've done quite well in the last couple of derbies, and I hope this is also the case on Tuesday.
"We'll be really up for it, that's for sure."
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Player to Watch: Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels has been a stalwart defender for the German club this season. In addition to his two goals, the 25-year-old averages nearly six clearances per match.
Dortmund's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller; Durm, Hummels, Sokratis, Piszczek; Kehl, Sahin; Reus, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang; Lewandowski
Schalke 04's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Unnerstall; Kolasinac, Matip, Ayhan, Hoogland; Neustädter, Boateng; Draxler, Meyer, Obasi; Huntelaar
Bundesliga Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Bayern München |
26 |
24 |
2 |
0 |
76 |
12 |
64 |
74 |
|||
|
2 |
Borussia Dortmund |
26 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
59 |
29 |
30 |
51 |
|||
|
3 |
Schalke 04 |
26 |
15 |
5 |
6 |
51 |
37 |
14 |
50 |
|||
|
4 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
26 |
14 |
2 |
10 |
43 |
32 |
11 |
44 |
|||
|
5 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
26 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
46 |
32 |
14 |
42 |
|||
|
6 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
26 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
43 |
40 |
3 |
41 |
|||
|
7 |
FSV Mainz 05 |
26 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
37 |
40 |
-3 |
41 |
|||
|
8 |
FC Augsburg |
26 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
39 |
37 |
2 |
39 |
|||
|
9 |
Hertha BSC |
26 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
35 |
34 |
1 |
36 |
|||
|
10 |
Hoffenheim |
26 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
57 |
58 |
-1 |
32 |
|||
|
11 |
Hannover 96 |
26 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
34 |
46 |
-12 |
29 |
|||
|
12 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
26 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
33 |
46 |
-13 |
29 |
|||
|
13 |
Werder Bremen |
26 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
30 |
50 |
-20 |
29 |
|||
|
14 |
SC Freiburg |
26 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
29 |
47 |
-18 |
25 |
|||
|
15 |
VfB Stuttgart |
26 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
40 |
52 |
-12 |
24 |
|||
|
16 |
Hamburger SV |
26 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
41 |
55 |
-14 |
23 |
|||
|
17 |
1. FC Nürnberg |
26 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
30 |
49 |
-19 |
23 |
|||
|
18 |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
26 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
21 |
48 |
-27 |
18 |
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