Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
09/03/2024
13:00
Prediction: 2-1
Paderborn
Schalke and Paderborn square off against each other at Veltins Arena in what is expected to be an interesting 2. Bundesliga game. Schalke quickly bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Magdeburg, with the team outplaying league leaders St. Pauli 3-1 in front of home fans. Over the years die Knappen have turned their Veltins Arena into a real fortress and even though Paderborn have been producing fine displays on the road of late, home win should be considered.
Defender Leo Greiml is sidelined with an ACL injury, while midfielder Dominick Drexler is sidelined through illness. As for the visiting team, midfielder Martin Ens is banned for the match, while all Maximilian Rohr, Marco Schuster, Felix Platte, and Kimberly Ezekwem remain on the sidelines with injuries. In their last meeting in Gelsenkirchen Schalke defeated Paderborn 2-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
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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