Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Hamburg
Match Time & Date:
28/07/2023
20:30
Prediction: 2-1
Schalke
There will be fireworks when Hamburger SV and Schalke 04 square off against each other at Volksparkstadion in the opening match of the season. Die Rothosen did well to make it to the 2. Bundesliga playoffs last season, but Stuttgart proved to be a big catch for Tim Walter’s troops. The 47-year-old tactician is still in charge of the team, with the likes of Guilherme Ramos, Levin Oztunali, and Immanuel Pherai joining the club.
Die Knappen, on the other hand, were not competitive in the Bundesliga last term and, as a result, they suffered relegation to the German second tier. Since the club chiefs failed to sign high-profile players in the summer transfer window, we are tempted to put our money on HSV, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Former Paderborn midfielder Ron Schallenberg is likely to make his Schalke 04 debut in Friday’s derby.
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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