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

Dynamo Dresden host Schalke 04 at Rudolf Harbig Stadium on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC, in the DFB-Pokal (round 2). Prediction markets make Schalke the favourite at 52%, with the draw at 24% (Polymarket). D Dresden have had 10 days of rest since playing Magdeburg (2. Bundesliga); Schalke have had 11 after facing Mainz and travel about 468 km. D Dresden are without 3 players (Thomas Leon Keller, Lars Bünning, Kenneth Schmidt); Schalke are missing 5 (Ron Schallenberg, Moussa Sylla, Dejan Ljubičić and others).