GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 was ultimately too strong for Heidenheim with the goal of D. Drexler (35′), K. Itakura (52′) and S. Terodde (90′). Schalke 04 capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the help of Jan Seidel and Richard Hempel. The 4th official was Fabian Porsch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Schalke 04

3 - 0

Heidenheim

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 22 Total 21
  • 11 On Target 8
  • 11 Off Target 13
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 132 Attack 99
  • 56 Dangerous attack 47
  • 112 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Schalke 04 was in firm control of the ball 56% while Heidenheim was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Schalke 04 was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Schalke 04 won the match​.

Schalke 04 shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Heidenheim shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (D. Latza and D. Churlinov). Regarding the opposition, Heidenheim received 1 yellow card (P. Mainka).

Match Timeline

Dominick Drexler(goal)
35'
46'
Christian Kühlwetter- sub ->M. Malone
46'
52'
58'
Stefan Schimmer- sub ->K. Sessa
58'
Jonas Föhrenbach- sub ->A. Geipl
Danny Latza- Yellow
61'
63'
Norman Theuerkauf(var)
67'
77'
Tim Siersleben- sub ->N. Theuerkauf
81'
Patrick Mainka - Yellow
Darko Churlinov- sub ->R. Zalazar
81'
Blendi Idrizi- sub ->D. Drexler
90'
Darko Churlinov- Yellow
90'
Simon Terodde (goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Schalke 04
65
34
Werder Bremen
63
34
Hamburger SV
60
34
Darmstadt 98
60
34
St. Pauli
57
34
Heidenheim
52
34
Paderborn
51
34
Nürnberg
51
34
Holstein Kiel
45
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
44
34
Hannover 96
42
34
Karlsruher SC
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Sandhausen
41
34
Jahn Regensburg
40
34
Dynamo Dresden
32
34
Erzgebirge Aue
26
34
Ingolstadt
21
34

After playing this contest, Schalke 04 will have 53 points like Werder Bremen to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Heidenheim will stay with 45 points like Hamburger SV to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 will play away against Darmstadt 98 on the 17th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Schalke 04 (1 draw).

Heidenheim will host Erzgebirge Aue on the 17th of April with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Heidenheim (4 draws).

Schalke 04 – Formation

Schalke 04
G
Martin Fraisl 30.Austria
8.4
D
Marcin Kaminski 35.Poland
7.8
D
Malick Thiaw 33.Germany
8.6
D
Henning Matriciani 41.Germany
7.3
D
K. Çalhanoğlu 42.Germany
8.1
M
Ko Itakura 3.Japan
8.0
52'
M
Danny Latza 8.Germany
7.1
67' 61'
M
Dominick Drexler 24.Germany
8.6
90' 35'
M
Rodrigo Zalazar 10.Uruguay
7.1
81'
M
Marius Bülter 11.Germany
7.1
F
Simon Terodde 9.Germany
8.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Ralf Fährmann 1.Germany
D
Mika Timothy Hanraths 37.Germany
D
S. Sané 26.Senegal
M
Reinhold Ranftl 27.Austria
M
Darko Churlinov 7.Macedonia
6.8
81' 90'
M
F. Flick 17.Germany
7.1
67'
M
Blendi Idrizi 36.Kosovo
90'
M
Y. Mikhaylov 39.Russia
M
Mehmet Aydin 38.Germany

Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Büskens decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Schalke 04 made 3 changes: D. Latza for F. Flick (67′), R. Zalazar for D. Churlinov (81′) and D. Drexler for B. Idrizi (90′).

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim
G
Kevin Müller 1.Germany
7.5
D
Oliver Hüsing 5.Germany
6.7
D
Marnon Busch 2.Germany
6.9
D
Patrick Mainka 6.Germany
7.2
81'
D
Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany
6.2
77'
M
Andreas Geipl 8.Germany
6.4
58'
M
Tobias Mohr 29.Germany
7.3
M
Kevin Sessa 16.Germany
7.1
58'
M
Jan Schöppner 3.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Maurice Malone 15.Germany
6.2
46'
F
Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany
6.9
Substitutes
G
Vitus Eicher 22.Germany
D
Tim Siersleben 4.Germany
6.5
77'
D
Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany
7.1
58'
D
Marvin Rittmüller 18.Germany
M
Dzenis Burnic 20.Germany
M
Melvin Ramusović 28.Bosnia and Herzegovina
F
Christian Kühlwetter 24.Germany
6.9
46'
F
Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany
6.1
58'
F
Robert Leipertz 13.Germany
6.5
46'

Heidenheim started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Frank Schmidt played with: .

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 5 changes: M. Malone for C. Kuhlwetter (46′), J. Schoppner for R. Leipertz (46′), K. Sessa for S. Schimmer (58′), A. Geipl for J. Fohrenbach (58′) and N. Theuerkauf for T. Siersleben (77′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​