Schalke have lost eleven times in the bundesliga this season, and have only won twice, that is the form of a team that is going to be relegated, and right now i can't see schalke coming out of the relegation area. Eintracht Frankfurt easily beat them three goals to zero yesterday, that was a game that Schalke had to try and get something from, a draw would have been good, but they were beaten and now have only have 9 points, even Hertha that's in 17th position has 14 points, that is five points higher than Schalke, they are surely going to be relegaged.
Schalke still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone but that chance is quite slim if they can't change their game in the upcoming matches. Schalke are 6 points adrift of the Augsburg side who are ranked 15th as a safe haven to stay in the bundesliga for next season.
VFb and Hertha Berlin have also had quite poor performance this season, but compared to Schalke, vfb and Hertha Berlin have a bigger chance of getting out of the relegation zone. Schalke has stronger opponents this week. I think they really have to try their best to get points this week.