Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at Donaustadion when Ulm and Schalke 04 square off against each other in the 2. Bundesliga round 11. The Black and Whites aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, but they face yet another difficult task against die Knappen, who are in need for points. All Johannes Reichert, Christian Ortag, and Aleksandar Kahvic are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
Schalke 04, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 3-0 DFB Pokal loss to Augsburg. As the visitors will go for a win in Friday’s clash as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Midfielder Felipe Sanchez is banned for the away team, while all Moussa Sylla, Ron Schallenberg, Ilyes Hamache, Amin Younes, Bryan Lasme, Vitalie Becker, and Adrian Gantenbein miss out with injuries. In their last meeting in a competitive match Schalke defeated Ulm 3-1.
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.