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Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 prediction, tips and odds

  • cup
  • Leg single
  • Dynamo Dresden: high
  • Schalke 04: high
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Competition
German Cup

Our prediction

Dynamo Dresden
15th · 8 pts
FormL, W, D, L, D

Lukas Boeder (out)

Schalke 04
16th · 6 pts
FormD, L, L, W, D

Simon Gantenbein (out), Robin Gosens (out), Soufiane El-Faouzi (out), Kenan Karaman (out), Moussa Sylla (out), Dejan Ljubicic (doubtful), Maximilian Wöber (out), Emil Højlund (out), Ron Schallenberg (out)

Our prediction
1–12.5 goals projected
DYN 39%Draw 27%SCH 34%
goals per meeting
2.8goals per meeting
with both teams scoring
3/5with both teams scoring
over 2.5 goals
4/5over 2.5 goals
likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Dynamo Dresden keep it closeOur pickDynamo Dresden starts 2 goals ahead
    1.12
  • Goals stay downOur pickUnder 5.5 Goals
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How the model sees it

Result probability
DYN 39%Draw 27%SCH 34%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 1–113%
  • 1–011%
  • 0–110%
Projected goals
2.5
Likeliest at half time
0–032%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Dynamo Dresden against Schalke 04
StatDYNSCHTotal
Goals1.291.22.5
Expected goals (xG)1.661.483.1

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
Dynamo DresdenL, W, D, L, D
Schalke 04D, L, L, W, D
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendDYNSCH
Over 2.5 goals3/52/5
Both teams scored3/52/5
Clean sheets1/52/5
Failed to score1/53/5
Head-to-head · last 5
1
DYN wins
1
Draws
3
SCH wins
  • DSchalke 04 2–2 Dynamo Dresden2026-02-07 · 2. Bundesliga4 gls
  • LDynamo Dresden 0–1 Schalke 042025-08-31 · 2. Bundesliga1 gls
  • LDynamo Dresden 1–2 Schalke 042022-04-01 · 2. Bundesliga3 gls
  • LSchalke 04 3–0 Dynamo Dresden2021-10-23 · 2. Bundesliga3 gls
  • WDynamo Dresden 2–1 Schalke 042014-08-18 · DFB-Pokal (1st round)3 gls
2.8goals per meeting3/5with both teams scoring4/5over 2.5 goals

Match context

Form
Dresden LWDLW: 0-3 loss at Holstein Kiel, 2-0 home win over Magdeburg, 1-1 at Osnabrück; five in nine. Schalke DLDWL: 0-0 at Köln, 0-1 home loss to Mainz, 2-1 loss at Freiburg, 3-1 win at Union, 0-0 v Bayern — only four goals in seven league games.
History
Recent meetings are all league (2. Bundesliga) or one cup tie, and they lean slightly Schalke's way with three straight league wins before Dresden's 2-2 draw on 7 Feb 2026 at the Veltins-Arena. All three recent league meetings were low-scoring first halves: 0-0 at HT in Feb 2026 (2-2), 0-0 at HT in Aug 2025 (Dresden 0-1), and 0-1 at HT in Apr 2022 (Dresden 1-2). Dresden's only win in the fixture since 2014 was the 2-1 DFB-Pokal upset at home in Aug 2014 (1-0 HT). The two are now in different ti…
The competition
DFB-Pokal 2026/27, 2nd round (single-leg knockout, extra time/penalties if level) — a cup tie between a 2. Bundesliga side and a Bundesliga side, so there is no shared table. Dynamo Dresden sit 15th in the 2. Bundesliga (9 played, 2W-2D-5L, 11:18, 8 pts) after a 3-0 loss at Holstein Kiel. Schalke are 16th in the Bundesliga (7 played, 1W-3D-3L, 4:7, 6 pts), Bundesliga's lowest scorers with only four goals; their last two league games were 0-1 v Mainz and 0-0 at Köln. Clearly different divisions,…

Team news

Dynamo Dresden
  • Lukas Boeder — out (def)
Schalke 04
  • Simon Gantenbein — out (def)
  • Robin Gosens — out (def)
  • Soufiane El-Faouzi — out (mid)
  • Kenan Karaman — out (fwd)
  • Moussa Sylla — out (fwd)
  • Dejan Ljubicic — doubtful (mid)
  • Maximilian Wöber — out (def)
  • Emil Højlund — out (fwd)
  • Ron Schallenberg — out (mid)

German Cup table

German Cup standings
#ClubPLGDPts
16Schalke 04 (Bundesliga row)7—6
15Dynamo Dresden (2. Bundesliga row)9—8

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 prediction?

We project 1–1. Our model gives Dynamo Dresden 39%, the draw 27% and Schalke 04 34%.

What is the best bet for Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04?

Our tip is Dynamo Dresden starts 2 goals ahead at 1.12.

What time does Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 kick off?

Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 kicks off at Wed 17:00 in the German Cup.

Who is out for Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04?

Reported absences: Simon Gantenbein (out), Robin Gosens (out), Soufiane El-Faouzi (out), Kenan Karaman (out), Moussa Sylla (out), Dejan Ljubicic (doubtful), Maximilian Wöber (out), Emil Højlund (out), Ron Schallenberg (out), Lukas Boeder (out).

What happened the last time Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 met?

Schalke 04 2–2 Dynamo Dresden (2026-02-07 · 2. Bundesliga). Over their last 5 meetings it is 1 wins for Dynamo Dresden, 1 draw and 3 for Schalke 04.

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