Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
1. Koln
Match Time & Date:
31/10/2018
01:30 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Schalke 04
All eyes will be on RheinEnergieStadion when Koln and Schalke face each other in the DFB Pokal round 2. Koln are on a quest to return to the Bundesliga and they are leading the standings after 11 rounds. The Billy Goats are tough to beat at home, but they surely face an uphill task in Wednesday’s football match against Schalke. Die Knappen, on the other hand, have been struggling in the German top flight this season and it seems as if playing on three fronts is the team’s main problem. Schalke are eager to return to winning ways following a goalless draw with Leipzig, but beating Koln at RheinEnergieStadion is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards and we believe that the match will go into extra-time. In their last meeting in the German elite division the two teams played out a 2-2 draw.
Highlighted Player (Frederik Sorensen):
Frederik Sorensen is a Danish footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Koln as a defender. He plays as a centre back, but he is capable of playing as a right back as well. Sorensen was born in Copenhagen on 14 April, 1992 and he played for the likes of Roskilde KFUM, Himmelev-Veddelev, FC Roskilde and Lyngby during his youth career.
The 194-cm-tall defender was spotted by Juventus scouts in 2010 and on 27 August he officially signed a contract with the “Old Lady”. Nonetheless, Sorensen made no more than 17 league appearances for Juve between 2010 and 2012. On 17 January, 2012 he joined Bologna for a fee of € 2.5 million and he made 42 league appearances for the Rossoblu, scoring two goals for the club.
After ending his loan spell with Verona in 2015, he signed a deal with Koln for €1.6 million and he has been playing for the Bundesliga outfit ever since. Frederik Sorensen has 15 caps for Denmark U21 team and he played for the U20 and the U17 team as well.
Highlighted Team (Schalke 04):
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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