Freiburg – Schalke : Preview & Prediction
The match that counts for the 28th stage, Schalke 04 vs Freiburg takes place on Saturday, April 11 at 16:30.
Schalke comes after a 0-0 draw on Augsburg. This result keeps Schalke one point away from 5th place in the Europa League. After losing contact with the 4th place, especially after the home defeat against Leverkusen, the hosts are now trying not to lose the 5th position, coming from behind Augsburg and Hoffenheim. Schalke’s luck was that despite the bad form and the negative results, the following teams did not manage to get close, losing important points in their turn. The hosts return to Veltins-Arena in Gelzenkirchen, where they lost only one game out of the last 6. Unfortunately for them, that only game lost can prove decisive in the 4th place lead in the Champions League. This defeat ended a series of 5 unbeaten matches in front of their own fans. With a statistic of 8-4-2, Schalke needs a victory to consolidate its 5th position.
Probable Schalke team: Fahrmann, Nastasic, Matip, Howedes, Fuchs, Neustadter, Hoger, Barnetta, Meyer, Choupo-Moting and Huntelaar.
Saturday’s visitors, Freiburg, are 2 places and 3 points above the relegation zone, the first place being occupied by Hamburg. This position could have been much worse if Saturday’s guests had not previously managed victories at home against Augsburg and FC Cologne. On foreign soil, however, the team went much weaker, obtaining only 3 points in the last 7 games played in a victory against Hertha Berlin. I must mention that the recent defeats on the road, however, came on extremely difficult ground in the company of teams such as Monchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Leverkusen or Wolfsburg. The series of complicated matches continues with Saturday’s trip from which Freiburg may not get even one point.
Probable Freiburg team: Burki, Riether, Torrejon, Mitrovic, Gunter, Klaus, Darida, Sorg, Schmid, Frantz and Petersen.
Schalke will show another face on his own field and I think it’s the perfect time for the hosts to get back in shape a few weeks ago.
Freiburg – Schalke : Betting Tips
Freiburg – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
