Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Union Berlin
Match Time & Date:
13/02/2021
18:30
Prediction: 2-0
Schalke
Union Berlin and Schalke 04 face each other at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei in the Bundesliga round 21. The capital club aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Mainz, with the team eyeing their first league win since January 15 when they defeated Bayer Leverkusen thanks to Cedric Teuchert’s late goal. Union Berlin produce much better showings at home than on the travels, and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways.
Talented defender Nico Schlotterbeck is banned for the match following his sending off in the 1-0 loss to Mainz. Die Knappen, on the other hand, do not seem to be competitive at this level, with the team sitting in the ultimate position with only 8 points in the pocket. Schalke 04 experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-0 loss to Leipzig, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Marvin Friedrich):
Marvin Friedrich is a product of FSC Guxhagen football school. The German footballer played for the likes of OSC Vellmar, Paderborn and Schalke during his youth career as well before making his senior debut with die Knappen.
Marvin Friedrich scored 4 goals in 30 appearances for Schalke B before he started playing for the senior team. The German defender made his Bundesliga debut on September 13, 2014 in a 4-1 loss to Borussia M’gladbach. Nowadays Friedrich plays for Union Berlin as he signed a permanent deal with the Bundesliga side on July 5, 2019. His main position is centre-back, but he is capable of producing fine performances as both left and right back as well.
Friedrich’s contract with Union Berlin expires on June 30, 2022. The versatile defender has yet to make his debut with the Germany senior team, but he has four caps with Germany U20 and three with Germany U19 respectively.
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.
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