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Dynamo Dresden
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Schalke 04

Dynamo Dresden vs Schalke 04 prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

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Who wins?

Schalke 04 to win: 47%, about 1 in 2

Dynamo Dresden28%Bookies 28
Draw25%Bookies 25
Schalke 0447%Bookies 47

Goals call3+ goals 59% · bookies 59%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

1 of 3 think Schalke 04's chances are better than the bookmakers say.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Schalke's away scoring edges a cup tie that should produce chances at both ends

Schalke have scored 9 in their last 5 away games, and Dresden's home record of W L L W with 5 scored and 4 conceded suggests an open game. Both teams score in 60% of the underlying numbers, and this competition averages 4.62 goals per match this season.

Schalke 04Schalke 04: slightly underrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

A short rest and a heavy run of league games shape a tense cup night

Dresden's last six league games include three defeats and two draws, while Schalke's recent run shows draws and narrow losses, pointing to a tight, cautious contest.

Schalke 04Schalke 04: slightly overrated Fewer goalsLow

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

The 47% for Schalke looks fair given their away record and the head-to-head

Schalke have won 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads, including 0-1 in Dresden in 2025, and the 2-2 draw earlier in 2026 fits the 60% both-teams-score rate.

✓ In line with bookmakers

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Schalke 04 are favourites at 47%, with Dynamo Dresden on 28% and the draw on 25%. In their last five matches across all competitions, Dynamo Dresden won one and Schalke 04 one. The prices point to about 3.1 goals.

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Win or draw (double chance)

Dynamo Dresden win or draw
53%
Either team wins (no draw)
75%
Schalke 04 win or draw
72%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
81%
3+ goals
59%
4+ goals
37%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
60%
No
40%

We expect about 1.3 goals from Dynamo Dresden and 1.7 from Schalke 04. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (11%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 9. Next: 1–2 (9%), 0–1 (8%), 0–2 (7%), 2–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 28%25%47%Stats preview#1672

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Form

All competitions, newest first.

Dynamo Dresden: last 6

LWDLDL · 7 scored, 10 conceded

25 Octat Holstein Kiel 2. Bundesliga0–3L
18 Octvs 1. FC Magdeburg 2. Bundesliga2–0W
10 Octat VfL Osnabrück 2. Bundesliga1–1D
19 Sepvs Hertha BSC 2. Bundesliga1–2L
12 Sepat Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga2–2D
5 Sepvs VfL Bochum 2. Bundesliga1–2L

Last 4 at home: WLLW

Schalke 04: last 6

DLLDWD · 4 scored, 4 conceded

24 Octat 1. FC Köln Bundesliga0–0D
17 Octvs FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga0–1L
11 Octat SC Freiburg Bundesliga1–2L
20 Sepvs SV Elversberg Bundesliga0–0D
11 Sepat Union Berlin Bundesliga3–1W
5 Sepvs Bayern München Bundesliga0–0D

Last 5 away: DLWLW

Head-to-head

Last 5 meetings: Dynamo Dresden won 1, Schalke 04 3, 1 draw; 2.8 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
7 Feb 2026Schalke 042–2Dynamo Dresden2. Bundesliga
31 Aug 2025Dynamo Dresden0–1Schalke 042. Bundesliga
1 Apr 2022Dynamo Dresden1–2Schalke 042. Bundesliga
23 Oct 2021Schalke 043–0Dynamo Dresden2. Bundesliga
18 Aug 2014Dynamo Dresden2–1Schalke 04DFB Pokal

Match context

Travel for Schalke 04
464 km
Rest days
Dynamo Dresden 3Schalke 04 4
Matches in the last 14 days: Dynamo Dresden 2 · Schalke 04 2
Weather at kick-off
12°C · wind 5 km/h
Dry
Coaches
M. Muslić
Schalke 04, since Oct 2026
Goals in this league
DFB-Pokal average: 4.62 per match

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