Hamburg vs Schalke: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Hamburg SV host Schalke 04 at Volksparkstadion on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the Bundesliga (round 13). Hamburg have had 56 days of rest since playing Stuttgart (Bundesliga); Schalke have had 56 after facing Mainz and travel about 296 km. Hamburg are without 4 players (Albert Sambi Lokonga, Bakery Jatta, Nicolai Remberg and others); Schalke are missing 5 (Ron Schallenberg, Moussa Sylla, Dejan Ljubičić and others).