Overview

• The match kicks off Friday, 17 October, at 18:30 at Hannover’s Heinz von Heiden Arena and will be shown live on Sky, with streaming via Sky Go and WOW TV but not in full on free-to-air TV.
• Schalke sit second on 18 points after eight games and Hannover are fifth on 17, so victory would at least temporarily take the winner to the top of the 2. Bundesliga.
• Hannover forward Benedikt Pichler has ligament and meniscus damage in his knee and is being treated conservatively, with reports indicating a possible return around mid-November.
• Hannover also expect to be without Maik Nawrocki, Ime Okon, Taycan Kurt and Denis Husser for Schalke’s visit.
• Schalke arrive on a three-game winning run, including a 2–1 at Arminia Bielefeld, with captain Kenan Karaman and coach Miron Muslic stressing humility, and report Nikola Katic and Moussa Sylla fit while Timo Becker and likely Christian Gomis remain out.