The 2nd Bundesliga kicks off the new 2025/26 season on Friday, August 1, with the Schalke – Hertha opening match. The match pits two teams against each other that are among the favorites to win promotion to the Bundesliga!
All the important Schalke – Hertha TV information can be found here: broadcast, time, commentator, and the current situation with betting odds.
Schalke vs. Hertha on TV: Broadcast & time
Broadcast & time: Who is showing Schalke vs. Hertha BSC live on TV on August 1?
The live soccer program featuring the 2nd Bundesliga will be broadcast in its entirety by the pay-TV channel Sky this season. On every match day, the Saturday evening game will also be shown on free-to-air TV on RTL.
As the opening game of the 2nd Bundesliga is also being shown on Sat1, the TV broadcast of Schalke vs. Hertha on Friday at 8:30 p.m. will not only be available on Sky, but also on free-to-air TV.
Schalke vs. Hertha on free-to-air TV on Sat.1
- Start & time: The live broadcast of Schalke vs. Hertha on Sat 1 will begin on Friday, August 1, at 7:50 p.m., 40 minutes before kickoff, which is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. In the 40 minutes leading up to kick-off, there will be interviews and background reports on the start of the second division season.
- Presenter, expert, commentator: Matthias Opdenhövel will present the Sat 1 broadcast of the second Bundesliga opening game. He will be joined by Stefan Kuntz as expert. The commentator is Jonas Friedrich.
S04 – Hertha live on Sky
- Start & time: Sky will begin its broadcast of the 2nd Bundesliga opening match between Schalke and Hertha BSC on Friday (August 1) at 7:30 p.m., one hour before kick-off at 8:30 p.m. Until then, interviews, background reports, and analysis will be provided.
- Presenter, expert, commentator: Stefan Hempel and Torsten Mattuschka will be presenting and providing expert analysis. Hannes Herrmann will be commentating on the match.
The situation
Last season did not go as planned for either Schalke or Berlin. Both teams finished in the lower half of the table.
However, the expectations for the new season are quite different – both teams are secretly dreaming of promotion to the Bundesliga.
Schalke have achieved respectable results in pre-season under new coach Miron Muslic, including two draws against Twente Enschede and Panathinaikos. They also beat St. Gallen 1-0. What’s striking is that the defense has mostly performed very well.
The Berliners most recently drew 1-1 against Scottish club Motherwell, following a 2-1 win in Austria against Austria Vienna.
It is not easy to predict the outcome of the Schalke – Hertha opening game on Friday based on the results of the test matches. Anything seems possible. This is also reflected in the betting odds from online bookmaker NEO.bet, which are very evenly balanced.
Last season, the duel between Königsblau and the Old Lady ended in a 2-2 draw at Schalke. The return leg in the capital went 2-1 to Berlin.
