Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke will be aiming to make amends for a 5-3 loss to Dusseldorf when they take on Osnabruck on Friday afternoon. Die Knappen are eager to escape the relegation zone and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the fellow relegation strugglers. Even though all Kabadayi, Drexler, Latza, Ouedraogo, Muller, Maza, and Greiml remain in the recovery room, home win should be considered as Schalke will not have a better chance than this to get back on course.
The Violets, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table with only seven points on their account and given their shaky defence, we predict that the hosts are going to win the relegation six-pointer. As for the away team, both Timo Beermann and Emeka Oduah are out of contention with injuries, while Maxmilian Thalhammer is pushing for a recall to the starting XI.
Highlighted Team (Schalke):
Schalke 04 are a professional football club founded in 1904. Die Knappen (The Miners) compete in German Bundesliga and they have won seven domestic titles. Schalke have clinched five German Cup trophies as well, while lifting the UEFA Cup title in 1997. The German club defeated Italian side Inter on penalties in the title game and that was the last time the final of the competition was played in a two-legged format.
Schalke 04 play their home matches at Veltins-Arena, the stadium that has been the home of the team since 2001. The capacity of Veltins-Arena is 62,271. It is well known that Borussia Dortmund are Schalke’s main rivals and the Ruhy neighbours face each other in the Revierderby.
The likes of Klaus Fichtel (477), Norbert Nigbur (355), Rolf Russmann (304), Klaus Fischer (295), Olaf Thon (295) and Herbert Lutkebohmert (286) are the players with most appearances for die Knappen. The colour of Schalke’s home kit is blue.