Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
All eyes will be on Veltins Arena when Schalke and Kaiserslautern square off against each other in a highly-anticipated Bundesliga game. Die Knappen are undefeated in the previous three league games, but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they are to rejoin the race for promotion. Anyhow, their performance in a 2-2 draw with Hamburg is fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Friday’s clash. Vitalie Becker and Tobias Mohr should be the only absentees in the home team.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, are undefeated in the previous five league matches. Considering that Kaiserslautern should be happy with one point from the match, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. The likes of Aaron Opoku, Avdo Spahic, Jean Zimmer, Philipp Klement, Julian Niehues, and Hendrick Zuck are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
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.