On Saturday, starting at 17:30, Bayern – Schalke, the 21st round of the Bundesliga, 2018-2019, will be played.
The last success of the Schalke team in front of Bayern in the Bundesliga dates back to the 2010-2011 season, 2-0 at Gelsenkirchen. In the tour, the Bavarians triumphed with the same score, 2-0.
Bayern missed the last round chance to get close to Dortmund after losing surprisingly 1-3 on Leverkusen. The team prepared by Niko Kovac quickly recovered from “punches”, getting inextremis qualifying in the quarters of the German Cup, eliminating Hertha Berlin through Kingsley Coman scored in the game’s extra time. The Bavarians currently occupy the third position in the Bundesliga, on the same footing as Monchengladbach and 7 points away from Dortmund.
Schalke has comfortably defeated Dusseldorf “home”, score 4-1, succeeding in the quarter-finals of the German Cup. “The Miners” are preparing for the Champions League qualities, which will be played in the company of England’s champion, Manchester City. Thanks to this loaded schedule, Schalke did not get the best results in the Bundesliga, being defeated 10 times in the first 20 rounds. The 22 points are ranked 12th in the standings, with only 7 points over the last team that will downgrade.
Bayern will probably force the victory and will succeed, even if Schalke does not get many goals usually. The problem for “White-Blue” will be the unavailability of players like Stambouli, Schopf or Skrzybski, the basic people when they are fit to play.
Probable teams:
Bayern: Neuer – Kimmich, Sule, Hummels, Alaba – Alcantara, Goretzka – Ribery – Muller, Lewandowski, Coman
Schalke: Fahrmann – Oczipka, Nastasic, Sane, Caligiuri – Rudy, Bentaleb – Konoplyanka, Harit, Uth – McKennie
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1.38
