Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 Prediction, 10/24/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/23/2020

Game: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Borussia Dortmund (-476) FC Schalke 04 (+760)

Signal Iduna Park is the venue where Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund (3-0-1, 3rd in Bundesliga) will play FC Schalke 04 (0-1-3, 17th in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The men protecting the net will be Roman Burki for Borussia Dortmund and Frederik Ronnow for FC Schalke 04. Borussia Dortmund are at -476 while the Royal Blue are at +760. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Borussia Dortmund controls possession for 62.3% of contests while dribbling successfully 65.2% of the time (3rd in Bundesliga). They have tried 58 shots at their opponents with 19 of them being on target, which is a 32.8% SOT percentage. Borussia Dortmund as a team have totaled 8 goals on the campaign, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have received 2,527 passes from teammates on 2,763 tries on the campaign, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 91.5%.

Erling Haaland is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Borussia Dortmund. He has accounted for 13 assists while earning 7 yellow cards thus far in his career. Haaland has been given a starting assignment in 46 outings so far in his career and tallies 0.98 goals per 90. The forward from England has recorded 48 goals in 4,412 minutes played. Another player who could decide the outcome is Jadon Sancho, the forward hailing from England. He has helped on a goal 35 times so far in his career while he has scored 30 total goals. Sancho has totaled 5,668 minutes in 61 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 4 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.48 goals per 90 mins in his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Borussia Dortmund is Roman Burki. Burki has been on the field for 27,273 minutes and has tallied 889 saves during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.27 (384 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .704. The goalkeeper from Switzerland has had 1,261 shots tried at him in 303 starting assignments. Burki (150-72-82 mark during his career) has accumulated 99 clean sheets, which has earned him a 32.7% clean sheet percentage.

FC Schalke 04 has tallied 1,678 targets for the year (12th in the Bundesliga) with 1,405 completed passes. They have earned a receiving percentage of 83.7% while they control possession of the ball 47% of the time. The Royal Blue have had success dribbling 55.6% of the time for the season while tallying 2 goals. They have connected on 28.6% of their shots on target out of 35 shots.

Suat Serdar will need to provide a lift for FC Schalke 04. The midfielder born in Germany has accumulated 6,573 professional minutes while scoring 11 goals. He has 14 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 1 times. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 75 games in his career. You should also watch out for Amine Harit, the forward hailing from France. He has accumulated 11 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 9 times. Harit has been given a total of 12 yellow cards in 7,519 mins (83 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.13.

Frederik Ronnow will look after the goal for the Royal Blue. Ronnow has totaled 60 clean sheets while he has seen 692 shots against him in 15,512 minutes in his career. He has a save percentage of .725 and his shutout rate is 34.9%. He has surrendered 1.16 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 81-41-49. During his professional soccer career, Ronnow has surrendered 200 goals while he has racked up 495 saves in 172 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FC Schalke 04 (+760)

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