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

TSG Hoffenheim host Schalke 04 at PreZero Arena on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 18:30 UTC, in the Bundesliga (round 9). Hoffenheim have had 21 days of rest since playing Gladbach (Bundesliga); Schalke have had 22 after facing Mainz and travel about 288 km. Hoffenheim are without 3 players (Nathan De Cat, Albian Hajdari, Patrick Wimmer); Schalke are missing 7 (Kenan Karaman, Maximilian Wöber, Ron Schallenberg and others).