Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
27/04/2024
20:30
Prediction: 1-2
Dusseldorf
Schalke will look to escape the danger zone when they take on Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga round 31. Die Knappen are undefeated in the previous four league matches, but they will have a big fish to fry against the promotion hopefuls. Keke Topp is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Elversberg, while all Derry John Murkin, Ralf Fahrmann, Cedric Brunner, Danny Latza, and Leo Greiml remain in the recovery room.
Fortuna Dusseldorf, on the other hand, are determined to secure Bundesliga promotion and their six-game winning run in the German second tier is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the trip to Gelsenkirchen. Fortuna Dusseldorf seem to be more of a team than Schalke and we predict that the promotion-chasing visitors are going to pick up all three points from the match. Defender Jamil Siebert is banned for 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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