Zürich Schalke 04 betting prediction

The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, after having played 11 friendlies last year, with the following final scores in the last 5: Aarau (2‑2) Schalke 04, Schalke 04 (2‑1) NAC Breda, Schalke 04 (0‑0) FC Twente, Schalke 04 (0‑2) FC Utrecht and Verl (0‑1) Schalke 04. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 30 conceded. In their last match, for the 2. Bundesliga, they got an away win against Elversberg by (1‑4). In the last 10 away matches Schalke 04 has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 2 of the last 10 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 1 of those 2 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in all of them. In 10 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 7 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (61'‑75'); they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (16'‑30').