Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Wehen
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2023
13:00
Prediction: 2-2
Schalke
Schalke will look to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Braunschweig and Holstein Kiel when they take on Wehen on Matchday 5. Die Knappen are eager to escape the danger zone, but they face a difficult task in Saturday’s clash. Midfielder Ron Schallenberg misses out through suspension following his sending-off in the last league match, while all Bryan Lasme, Sebastian Polter, Dominick Drexler, Kenan Karaman, Ibrahim Maza, and Leo Greiml should miss out with injuries.
Wehen, meanwhile, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Nurnberg. Markus Kauczinski’s troops are tough to beat at home and given Schalke’s poor form, we predict that the hosts are going to grab something from the match. Bear in mind, though, that both Hyun-ju Lee and Martin Angha are banned for the match. Midfielders Keanan Bennetts and Noah Brdar are both out of contention with injuries.
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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