Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
All eyes will be on Veltins Arena when Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin square off against each other in the Bundesliga derby. Die Knappen aim to build on a 2-1 win over Preussen Munster, but they will have a big fish to fry in Saturday’s clash. A man to watch in the home team will be Mali forward Moussa Sylla, who scored a brace at the weekend, while the likes of Bachmann, Gantebein, Seguin, Sanchez, Becker, and Bayindir remain in the recovery room.
All Mohr, Lasme, and Aydin should miss out through illness. The capital club, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to Elversberg and, no doubt, they are eager to get back on course. As both sides managed to find the net in each of their last five meetings in all competitions, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score.
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.