Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Mainz
Match Time & Date:
07/11/2020
09:30 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Schalke
After suffering a 3-1 loss to Augsburg in their last league match, Mainz will be looking register their first win of the season when they take on Schalke 04 in the relegation six-pointer. Die Nullfunfer made a slow start to the season, with the team suffering a loss in each of their first six league fixtures, but they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course.
Die Knappen have been struggling in the national championship ever since the club suffered a financial crisis, and seeing that the club chiefs failed to reinforce the squad in the summer transfer window, it is no wonder they sit in the penultimate place in the table. Schalke’s display in a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart at the weekend was anything but good, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Jean-Philippe Mateta):
A talented French youngster Jean-Philippe Mateta worked his way up through football’s less glamorous landscapes plying his trade at local amateur sides and third-tier outfits before Ligue 1 giants Lyon took notice of his 11 goals in 22 matches and brought him to the big league.
Having failed to make it into the first team in a debut season with Les Gones, Mateta was shipped out to Le Havre, leading the club to promotion play-offs. Bundesliga side Mainz took notice of his ability and came calling in the summer of 2018 after he bagged 17 goals in 35 league matches. An imposing physical presence at his 192cm, Mateta is a mobile forward and a decent dribbler who can finish with both of his feet.
Having worked his way up from the very bottom, Jean-Philippe Mateta is a committed individual determined to make a name for himself. His impressive goalscoring record got rewarded in the form of France U19 call-up in 2017.
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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