Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Hoffenheim play host to Schalke 04 at their PreZero Arena on Matchday 32. Hoffenheim are not enjoying a season to remember, but they will, at least, secure yet another Bundesliga survival. Die Kraichgauer aim to finish the season in style, and we are positive that they will go for a win in Saturday’s clash. Even though Akpoguma, Bicakcic, Gacinovic, Geiger, Hubner, John, Rudy, and Stafylidis are all sidelined with injuries, home win should be considered as Schalke 04 are stuck at the bottom of the table.
Die Knappen failed to avoid relegation, and, no doubt, they head into the match with the lack of confidence. Given the number of absentees in the away team, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on Hoffenheim. In the first half of the season Schalke crushed Hoffenheim 4-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Moanes Dabour):
Born in Nazareth on May 14, 1992, Moanes Dabour is an Israel international who plays for Red Bull Salzburg in Austrian Bundesliga. Dabour played in Israeli clubs Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv during his youth career and it has to be noted that he played for the two teams at senior level as well.
In 2014 he joined Swiss side Grasshopper and after scoring 41 goals in 82 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Austria, signing a deal with big-spending Red Bull Salzburg. In 2017 Moanes Dabour was scoring goals for fun in the 2018/2019 Champions League qualifiers, but that eventually did not help the Red Bulls book their place in the group stages of the elite competition.
Speaking of his international career, Moanes Dabour made his Israel debut against Honduras on June 1 2014. Israel won the game 4-2, but the Salzburg attacker failed to mark his debut with a goal. Dabour opened his goal-scoring account with the Israeli national team in September, 2015 in a 4-0 win over Andorra.
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.