Freiburg Schalke 04 betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 18^th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 2 wins, 7 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (2‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Augsburg, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 37 conceded; against 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 27 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Schalke 04 has a record of 4 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 13 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 4 of the last 28 matches for the Bundesliga, they have reached half‑time in front in all of those 4 matches and have held on to the lead in 2. In 28 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 22 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Schalke comes motivated for this match after a 1-0 home win over Augsburg: Serdar, in the 4th minute, scored the only goal of the match. Like the "enemy" of this round, the away team should play in a tactical system in 5-3-2, with the aim of taking advantage of the quick transitions. In any case, it is expected that Schalke will adopt a more defensive posture, with the aim of trying not to concede the first goal. In this tactical formation, the three men who will occupy the most central area of the pitch are Omar Mascarell, Can Bozdogan and Suat Serdar. Coach Dimitrios Grammozis will be without Mark Uth, Steven Skrzybski, Levent Mercan, Nassim Boujellab, Kilian Ludewig, Hamza Mendyl and Matija Nastasic for being injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Ralf Fährmann, Benjamin Stambouli, Sead Kolašinac, Timo Becker, Can Bozdogan, Omar Mascarell, Amine Harit, Malick Thiaw, Suat Serdar, Mehmet-Can Aydin, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Coach: K. Geraerts.