On Saturday, there will be a small local derby between the U23 teams of Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. BVB expects a large crowd.

On Saturday (2 p.m., RS live ticker), the eagerly awaited mini-derby between the U23 teams of Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 will take place at the Rote Erde stadium.

From a sporting perspective, this is a very interesting situation. Although almost every expert had BVB as the favorites for promotion, FC Schalke 04 travels to Dortmund as league leaders to face their archrivals.

After their home defeat against 1.FC Bocholt, the Royal Blues are eight points ahead of BVB. Schalke will take to the field against the Black and Yellows with their chests puffed out. Dortmund, on the other hand, are still struggling to live up to their own expectations. After their last-minute relegation from the 3rd division, the aim was to secure immediate promotion. But they are still lacking consistency.

Now, of course, things should go better against S04 İİ. It is the first regional league derby in more than four years. But what about security? After the riots at Cologne Central Station last weekend, when up to 340 fans from each club reportedly fought, is something similar to be expected? Probably not.

As BVB expects the game to proceed peacefully, according to RS information, there will be few changes compared to other BVB II home games. For example, there will be more stewards on duty. Otherwise, it will be business as usual.

However, only a few fans of the Knappen are likely to make their way to Dortmund on Saturday. This is because, on the one hand, the active fan scene does not attend U23 games anyway, and on the other hand, the professionals are playing against SV Elversberg in the arena at 1:00 p.m. BVB is also playing at Hamburger SV at 3:30 p.m. In this respect, a large crowd is not expected at the Rote Erde stadium. BVB is expecting 1,500 fans for the game.