Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Elversberg and Schalke 04 face each other at Waldstadion Kaiserlinde in what is expected to be an interesting 2. Bundesliga game. Horst Steffen’s men did remarkably well to beat league leaders St. Pauli in Hamburg at the weekend, but, as things stand now, they have little to play for in the season finale. All Semih Sahin, Arne Sicker, Frederik Jakel, Marcel Correia, and Patryk Dragon are sideline with injuries, while Luca Schnellbacher is a major doubt.
Die Knappen, on the other hand, recorded a very important 2-0 win over Nurnberg at the weekend to move away from the relegation zone. As both Schalke and Elversberg should be happy with one point from Friday’s clash, we are tempted to place our bets on draw. As for the visitors, all Michael Langer, Cedric Brunner, Assan Ouedraogo, Danny Latza, and Leo Greiml are out of contention through 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.