Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke will look to put an end to their four-game winless run in 2. Bundesliga when they take on Nurnberg on Matchday 29. Die Knappen are only two points clear of the relegation zone, meaning that Saturday’s football game is of big importance for the home team. All Danny Latza, Lino Tempelmann, and Leo Greiml are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, aim to put an end to their three-game winless run in the German second tier with little to play for in the remainder of the season. As Schalke want this win more than Nurnberg, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Joseph Hungbo is banned for the match, while all Jannik Hofmann, Marcel Wenig, and James Lawrence are out of contention with injuries.
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.