Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Holstein Kiel
Match Time & Date:
11/02/2024
13:30
Prediction: 1-1
Schalke
Sunday’s football game at Holstein-Stadion pits together Holstein Kiel and Schalke 04, the two teams with totally different ambitions for the remainder of the season. The hosts aim to put an end to their three-game winless run and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against die Knappen. Midfielder Lewis Holtby serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while all Philipp Sander, Fiete Arp, Benedikt Pichler, and Carl Johansson are out of contention with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, did well to beat Eintracht Braunschweig in Gelsenkirchen thanks to Kenan Karaman’s goal, but given their difficulties on the road, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing more than one point from the match. Karel Geraerts has a full squad to choose from, except for Assan Ouedraogo and Leo Greiml, who remain in the recovery room.
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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