Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
27/11/2021
13:30
Prediction: 2-1
Sandhausen
After sharing the spoils with Werder Bremen in the 2. Bundesliga derby, Schalke will look to return to winning ways when they take on Sandhausen at Veltins Arena on Matchday 15. Die Knappen are only two points behind top three, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Black and Whites. All Darko Churlinov, Michael Langer, and Salif Sane are out of contention through injuries for the home team.
Sandhausen, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Nurnberg and St. Pauli. Alois Schwartz’s troops have been struggling at the back of late, and they are unlikely to spoil Schalke’s party at Veltins Arena. Schwartz can’t count on the likes of Tim Kister, Arne Sicker, Daniel Keita-Ruel, Rick Wulle, and Julius Biada for Saturday’s clash. In their last meeting in a competitive match Schalke outplayed Sandhausen 4-1.
Highlighted Player (Amine Harit):
Amine Harit is a French-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Schalke 04 in Bundesliga. Born in Pontoise (France) on June 18, 1997, Harit began his youth career in the suburbs of Paris, learning the football basics with Argentuil C.O.
After spending four years at Esperance Paris 19eme, the attacking midfielder moved to famous French club Paris Saint-Germain. However, he quickly returned to Esperance Paris 19eme and in 2011 he joined fellow French club Red Star. One year later he moved to Nantes, where he ended his youth career.
Amine Harit continued playing for les Canaris at senior level and after scoring one goal in 30 league games for Nantes, he signed a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Harit made two appearances for France U21 team, but he represents Morocco at senior level. The attacking midfielder, who is used as a winger as well, made his Morocco debut on October 7, 2017 against Gabon in the 2018 FIFA world cup qualifiers.
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.
