Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for 20:30 local time in Gelsenkirchen with live coverage on RTL and RTL Nitro, streams on RTL+ and Sky, and a SPORT1 liveticker.
• Schalke captain Kenan Karaman has been declared fit and is in line for his first league start of the season, according to club guidance.
• VfL winger Christopher Antwi-Adjei filed a complaint following racist abuse during the recent DFB-Pokal tie in Leipzig and has been named in the squad.
• Both teams have struggled for consistency in 2025, ranking near the top for defeats and cautions, with Bochum setting a league mark of eight yellow cards in one match.
• Recent head-to-head trends favor Schalke at home, with six straight home wins against Bochum and only one loss in the last nine competitive meetings.