Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Magdeburg
Match Time & Date:
24/02/2024
20:30
Prediction: 1-1
Schalke
Magdeburg and Schalke take on each other at MDCC-Arena in what is expected to be an interesting 2. Bundesliga game. The hosts aim to recover from a 3-2 loss to Hertha Berlin and they are seen as slim favourites to beat Die Knappen in front of home fans. Defender Jean Hugonet is banned for the match, while both Bryan Teixeira and Julian Pollersbeck are sidelined with injuries. Herbert Bockhorn should miss out through illness for the home side.
Schalke, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wehen, but given their difficulties on the road, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing more than one point from Saturday’s clash. Simon Terodde is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while both Assan Ouedraogo 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.
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