Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Elversberg
Match Time & Date:
20/12/2024
18:30
Prediction: 2-1
Schalke
Elversberg will be aiming to build on back-to-back wins over Nurnberg and Eintracht Braunschweig when they take on Schalke 04 on Matchday 17. Elversberg are eager to retain top position in the standings, but Friday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. A man to watch in the home team will be Fisnik Asllani, who scored a brace in the last league match, while both Dragon and Sahin are major doubts.
Die Knappen, on the other hand, head into Friday’s clash following a 1-1 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf. Schalke, though, have been having their ups and downs on the road this term, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the home team. Defender Vitalie Becker remains in the recovery room, but the 19-year-old should be the only absentee in the visiting side.
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.
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