Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
25/08/2023
18:30
Prediction: 3-1
Holstein Kiel
Schalke will look to recover from a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig when they face Holstein Kiel in the 2. Bundesliga round 4. Die Knappen have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season, with the team beating Kaiserslautern at home, while failing to impress in the first two away games of the process. Kenan Karaman has joined the likes of Sebastian Polter, Ibrahim Maza, Leo Greiml, and Dominick Drexler in the recovery room.
Japan international Soichiro Kozuki is likely to replace Karaman in the starting XI. Die Storche, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-2 loss to HSV, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Schalke, who have turned their Veltins Arena into a real fortress. Defender Carl Johansson misses out with a knee injury for the visiting team.
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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