Schalke Vs Frankfurt

Competition/Round: DFB Cup

Date/Time: Wednesday 17th April 2018 – 7.45pm BST

Venue: Veltins-Arena

Referee: Robert Hartmann

Schalke go into the diversion high on certainty in the wake of beating nearby opponents Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in Sunday’s Revierderby. The Royal Blues have a four-point pad on third as they focus on a sprinters up complete, and have just lost twice since removing Wolfsburg in the DFB Cup quarter-finals toward the start of February. Head mentor Domenico Tedesco rested Bastian Oczipka and Max Meyer against Dortmund, however both are required to return for the visit of Frankfurt. Franco Di Santo, a moment half substitute on Sunday, is additionally in line to begin. Individual forward Breel Embolo, who stressed a muscle in the Matchday 29 annihilation to Hamburg, remains an uncertainty.

What seven days it’s been for Frankfurt. After news broke of head mentor Niko Kovac’s mid year move to Bayern Munich, the Eagles endured a rebuking 4-1 thrashing to top-four adversaries Bayer Leverkusen – who confront Bayern in the other semi-last – at the end of the week. On the in addition to side, Marco Fabian scored his first Frankfurt objective in very nearly a year, and should keep his place in the side. Sent from the seat on Saturday evening, protector Timmy Chandler and driving scorer Luka Jovic are pushing for reviews, however the diversion will probably come too early for Croatia worldwide Ante Rebic. Genuine Madrid and Chivas loanees Omar Mascarell and Carlos Salcedo are certainly out.

Probable line-ups

Schalke: Fährmann (c) – Stambouli, Naldo, Kehrer – Caligiuri, Goretzka, Meyer, Oczipka – Harit, Di Santo – Burgstaller
Absentees: Nastasic (knee), Embolo (muscular)
Coach: Domenico Tedesco

Frankfurt: Hradecky – Abraham (c), Hasebe, Falette – Da Costa, Fernandes, De Guzman, Chandler – Fabian, Boateng, Gacinovic – Jovic
Absentees: Salcedo (collarbone), Mascarell (foot), Mbouhoum (knee), Dadashov (disciplined by club), Rebic (calf)
Coach: Niko Kovac