Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke 04 and Hannover, the two old rivals, face each other at Veltins Arena in what is expected to be a close 2. Bundesliga game. Die Knappen are eager to put an end to their four-game losing run and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against die Roten. All Cedric Brunner, Marius Muller, Ibrahim Maza, and Leo Greiml should miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Hannover, meanwhile, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Kaiserslautern, with the team beating Magdeburg 2-1 in front of home fans. Schalke and Hannover, though, seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils on Matchday 11. Forward Havard Nielsen is banned for the match, but he is the only absentee in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Gelsenkirchen.
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.