Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
11/05/2024
13:00
Prediction: 1-2
Hansa Rostock
Buoyed by a 4-0 win over Osnabruck, Schalke will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Hansa Rostock on Saturday afternoon. Die Knappen have already secured the 2. Bundesliga survival, meaning that they have little to play for in the remainder of the season. The likes of Brandon Soppy, Derry John Murkin, Ralf Fahrmann, Danny Latza, and Leo Greiml are sidelined with injuries, while Cedric Brunner is a major doubt.
Hansa, on the other hand, are desperate to avoid automatic relegation. As the visitors want this win more than the hosts, we are tempted to bet on Mersad Selimbegovic’s men. Both Jasper van der Werff and Elias Hoftmann are out of contention with injuries. In the first half of the season Schalke defeated Hansa 2-0, meaning that the visitors are determined to get their revenge on the home 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.
