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0:22
WATCH: SOMMER: "WE HAD GOOD QUALITY ON THE PITCH"
0:18
WATCH: HUNTELAAR: “WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SCORING AND DEFENDING”
Full-time
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
89'
LATE DOUBLE CHANGE
Lainer and Neuhaus are replaced, with Beyer and Zakaria coming on.
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Substitution
89'
Substitution
83'
DOUBLE CHANGE
Stindl and Hofmann's work is done, with Embolo and Wolf on in their place.
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Substitution
83'
Substitution
81'
MIDFIELD WORKHORSES
Distance run (km)
11.2
11.4
Omar Mascarell Jonas Hofmann
77'
CHANGES!
Huntelaar comes on with time ticking, while Lazaro is on in place of Thuram for Gladbach.
77'
Substitution
76'
Substitution
75'
ALMOST FOUR!
Rönnow makes up for his mistake with a big save to deny Thuram from close range, as he gets onto a low cross from the right to shoot from in front of goal.
72'
IT'S THREE FOR GLADBACH
Plea is found in acres of space on the right and his cross into the middle is met by Elvedi, who was still up from a corner. Rönnow gets two hands to the ball but can't keep control of the ball as he comes back down, and it bounces over the line before he can claw it back. That goes down as an own-goal for the Schalke goalkeeper.
71'
NEUHAUS GOES CLOSE!
Lovely play from the Germany international who skips past Mascarell before shooting at goal from 20 yards. It's curling towards the far bottom corner, but Rönnow pulls off a nice one-handed save.
A GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE
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68'
HARIT SHOOTS WIDE
A nice bit of work from the substitute as he plays a pass in behind the Gladbach defence for Serdar to chase. He battles with Thuram at the byline but finds space to pass back to Harit to shoot at the near post, but he misses the target.
64'
HARIT COMES ON
The next change for Schalke sees playmaker Harit on for Raman.
64'
Substitution
63'
LAINER DOUBLES THE LEAD!
There's the goal Gladbach had been searching for and the lead is doubled. It's a simple move from a corner as Lainer drifts from his marker to go to the near post, and Hofmann's corner goes over Calhanoglu and lands right on the Swiss international's head and he duly nods home past Rönnow.
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
61'
KRAMER HAS A GO!
Rönnow comes off his line to punch a cross clear from Lainer and the ball comes out to Kramer 30 yards from goal. He hits a first-time volley back towards the Schalke goal but a deflection takes it wide for a corner. Gladbach having chances, but none clear-cut.
60'
MOST CHANCES AT ONE END
Goal attempts
2off target
1on target
11off target
3on target
57'
PLEA FORCES A SAVE
Slick play from Thuram as he drifts inside from the left before finding Plea just inside the Schalke area. He turns quickly and shoots at goal, forcing Rönnow to tip the ball over his own bar.
HOPPE WORKING HARD
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54'
STINDL BOOKED
Gladbach's captain is cautioned as he brings down Serdar in midfield.
53'
SCHALKE PRESS
The hosts are looking to push Gladbach back more at the start of this second half. But with their five-man defence, it's proving difficult for the three in midfield and two in attack ahead of them to make real inroads.
49'
ON THE FRONT FOOT AGAIN
Kramer's cross after a short corner is headed wide by Ginter as Gladbach come out of the blocks quickly in this second half. Rose won't like his side being only 1-0 up here, with that scoreline keeping hope alive in the Schalke camp of a comeback. The next goal here is crucial.
46'
BACK UNDERWAY!
Gladbach get the second half rolling here with no changes at the break from either side.
Kick-off!
Half-time
45'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
We'll have just one minute of added time at the end of this first half.
41'
CALHANOGLU FORCES A GOOD SAVE!
Schalke break forward well with Kolasinac through the middle, and he spots Calhanoglu in space to the left of the Gladbach box. A first-time shot from the young full-back is the first forceful shot at goal of this half for the hosts, and stings the palms of Sommer as he pushes it clear.
38'
NEUHAUS FIRES WIDE!
Another chance goes begging for Gladbach as Neuhaus twists and turns at the near post before pulling the trigger with a shot on his left. It whizzes past Rönnow at his near post.
37'
GLADBACH ON TOP
Goal attempts
2off target
0on target
6off target
2on target
35'
THURAM GOES CLOSE!
Gladbach break down the left once more with Plea sliding a through-ball into Thuram's pass. He goes for a left-footed chip over Rönnow but miscues his effort and slices the shot wide at the near post.
32'
SHOULD REALLY BE 2-0!
Lainer's cross from the right bounces across goal with Plea and Bensebaini waiting at the back post, but the French forward can't stretch long enough to get a toe on the ball to turn it home.
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
29'
THURAM ON THE HUNT
The Frenchman has made a bright start here, with Becker up against him now at right-back. He's causing a lot of problems down the left with 58 percent of Gladbach's attacks coming down his side of the pitch so far.
27'
SCHALKE IMPROVING
The Royal Blues have begun to grow into this game more since going behind, but the going is still tough in terms of chances on goal. Raman takes a pop-shot from all of 30 yards which goes high over the Gladbach goal. Sommer has a shout at his defence, wanting them to close down the opposition a lot quicker than that.
FOALS JUMPING FOR JOY
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22'
MASCARELL BOOKED
An early card for the Spanish midfielder as he brings down Kramer.
20'
EARLY CHANGE
William comes off after just 20 minutes here, with Oczipka on his place. Looks to be a tactical move from Grammozis.
20'
Substitution
19'
DOMINANT START FROM GLADBACH
15'
STINDL OPENS THE SCORING!
Gladbach make their pressure pay early on and it's captain fantastic who does the job. Thuram keeps the ball in on the byline but his cross is saved by Rönnow. William can clear but scuffs his strike of the ball, and it goes in front of goal for Stindl to smash home from a rebound after a blocked shot.
Goal probability
Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
14'
A TEASER
Neuhaus collects the ball just outside the Schalke area and looks to cross to the back post. It's a curler, and in the end bounces out of play between Rönnow and the Gladbach attack he was searching for.
10'
ON THE FRONT FOOT
Gladbach have enjoyed most of the early possession here but Schalke have been happy with that, while they look on the counter when they do get on the ball.
7'
BENSEBAINI BOOKED
An early caution for Gladbach's left-back as he brings down Serdar on the counter. That's his fifth, and he'll be suspended for Gladbach's game against Freiburg after the international break.
5'
FIRST EFFORT ON GOAL
Gladbach keep the attack alive after a corner is cleared by the Schalke defence. Hofmann's cross to the back post is headed back into the middle by Thuram for Bensebaini, and his header then brings a save out of Rönnow.
2'
FIVE AT THE BACK
Schalke starting with a defensive set-up here with a five-man defence. In front of it are Serdar, Mascarell and Kolasinac, with Raman and Hoppe together in attack.
1'
HERE WE GO!
The home side get things underway on this Saturday evening, with two sides desperate for a win going head-to-head.
Kick-off!
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HOPPE
American forward Hoppe has not scored in 572 minutes of Bundesliga football since bringing up his fifth top-flight goal in the second half of the Matchday 17 defeat to Cologne. He was on the bench at Wolfsburg last week, but starts tonight.
STINDL'S SCHALKE STRUGGLES
Lars Stindl is Gladbach's 10-goal top scorer in this season's Bundesliga. Eleven goals is his best single-campaign return (2016/17). He has scored once in 17 Bundesliga meetings with Schalke.
0:09
WATCH: TIME TO GET WARM IN GELSENKIRCHEN
SCHALKE TEAM NEWS
Everything is going against Die Knappen, not least an absentee list comprising first-choice goalkeeper Fährmann and 10 outfield players. Hoppe is recalled in attack in a bid to instigate Schalke's Great Escape, after dropping to the bench against Wolfsburg. Fellow forward Huntelaar is back on the bench, while Paciencia is still working on his fitness and the visit of Gladbach comes too soon for him.
GLADBACH TEAM NEWS
Despite defeat to Man City in the Champions League in midweek, Embolo put in a strong shift in the lone striker's role that Plea occupied in last Friday's 3-1 loss to Augsburg, but Plea is back in his place to start. Kramer is also rotated in, while Lazaro and Wolf are both options from the bench.
2:03
WATCH: GLADBACH 4-1 SCHALKE - REVERSE FIXTURE
SCHALKE STARTING XI!
Rönnow - Becker, Mustafi, Thiaw - William, Serdar, Mascarell, Kolasinac (c), Calhanoglu - Hoppe, Raman
SCHALKE SUBS
Langer, Stambouli, Huntelaar, Oczipka, Harit, Schöpf, Mercan, Aydin, Bozdogan
GLADBACH STARTING XI!
Sommer - Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Bensebaini - Kramer, Neuhaus - Hofmann, Stindl (c), Thuram - Plea
GLADBACH SUBS
Sippel, Herrmann, Zakaria, Wolf, Beyer, Wendt, Lazaro, Jantschke, Embolo
HEAD-TO-HEAD
History is on Gladbach's side in this fixture, with 39 wins from the 95 Bundesliga meetings to date. Schalke have won 28, while there have been 28 draws. The Royal Blues did triumph in their last home game against Gladbach though, a 2-0 victory in January 2020.
BIG POINTS ON THE LINE
Bottom-of-the-table Schalke have their next chance to pick up points today, and they might not get a better opportunity to do so than against an off-colour Gladbach side. The Foals have lost their last seven games in all competitions, and eight of their last nine overall...
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Here you will find the most important information on the game between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach on Matchday 26 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season.