Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Dusseldorf
Match Time & Date:
13/02/2022
13:30
Prediction: 1-2
Schalke
Merkur Spiel-Arena will host Sunday’s 2. Bundesliga game between Fortuna Dusseldorf and Schalke. Die Fortunen are running down a blind alley, with the team losing each of their last four league fixtures. The relegation strugglers are desperate to get back on course, but they face a difficult task on Matchday 22. Both Emmanuel Iyoha and Adam Bodzek are sidelined with injuries, while Kristoffer Peterson has yet to serve his ban.
Die Knappen, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Aue (5-0) and Regensburg (2-1). Schalke are only one point behind automatic promotion berth, and given Fortuna’s four-game losing run, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the away side. In the first half of the season Schalke defeated Fortuna Dusseldorf 3-1. All Danny Latza, Mehmet Can Aydin, and Michael Langer should miss out with injuries for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Alfredo Morales):
Alfredo Morales is an American football player who was born in Berlin on 12 May, 1990. The USA midfielder moved to Germany as a boy and he played for the likes of BSC Reinickendorf 21, Borussia Pankow, FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh and Hertha BSC during his youth career.
Morales played 81 games for Hertha II at senior level, scoring 11 league goals for the capital club. He made 20 appearances for the first team as well, but in 2013 he joined Ingolstadt on a two-year deal. Alfredo Morales was eligible to play for both Germany and USA, but he decided to represent the Yanks on the international level.
The 183-cm-tall midfielder made his USA debut on 29 January, 2013 against Canada. He came as a substitute 15 minutes before the final whistle. It has to be noted that Morales represented United States of America at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as both centre back and a defensive midfielder.
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.
