FC Schalke 04 – Borussia M’gladbach: 9th March 2017

FC Schalke 04

Continuing disappointing form this season, the hosts lost in the last round of Bundesliga, even on opponent’s court on Thursday, with the score 2-4. Already at ten defeats in 23 stages, they fell on a13 position in the standings just four points away from the red zone. Already five consecutive games without a win, Schalke cross the most difficult time in 2017 and facing Gladbach, certainly not fail M.Weinzierl’s good.

Contrary to developments in the championship, “miners” have come almost to perfectly at home in the Europa League. Three wins from two goals difference and a draw with PAOK after a 3-0 in Greece, is impressed with their balance.

Borussia M’gladbach

On the other side, the guests continue their ascent in the Bundesliga. With five wins in the last six stages, they climbed to ninth position. Located just three points behind the leading places in Europe, it seems just a matter of time before the band prepared Hecking will be able to get on top. Back in late February after an injury, Brazilian striker Raffael, has found the way to goal scoring both with Hamburg in the cup, and with Schalke. Otherwise offensive “rags” functioned at full capacity by at least two goals in each of the last four games.

In the five trips made in European Cups, M’gladbach got three wins and two defeats. Only one of these games have scored less than three goals.

Direct Meetings

The last time the two teams met in the weekend that just rolled over when M’gladbach was won by a score of 4-2. It was the sixth success in the last 10 direct confrontations period in which no recorded no equal.

Probable teams:

Schalke (3-5-2): Fährmann – Badstuber, Nastasia, Höwedes – Kehrer, Bentaleb, Stambouli, Goretzka, Schopf – Caliguri, Burgstaller

M’gladbach (4-2-2-2): Sommer – Wendt, Vestergaard, Christensen, Jantschke – Dahoud, Kramer – Johnson, Herrmann – Raffael, Stindl