Schalke 04 vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction: the Colts to earn the second victory in a row

Saturday pool of the German Bundesliga round 2 will close with a match between Schalke and Gladbach, the future guests quoted as the favorites.

Schalke began the official season with a resounding victory in DFB-Pokal, but Miners were lucky with the opponent, namely Bremer. And in the German championship, they kicked off with an away loss to Koln, 1-2. We should note that Bulter scored the only goal for the Royal Blues, but Schalke played the entire second half in the minority.

By all indications, Gladbach is in great shape. In the first round of DFB-Pokal, the Colts knocked out the Oberachern, 9-1. In the first round of Bundesliga, Borussia had a more challenging opponent, Hoffenheim, but that did not prevent the visitors from coming away with a confident 3-1 win. Hoffenheim responded to Skov's goal with goals from Bensebaini, Thuram, and Elvedi.

Schalke and Borussia have played each other 132 times in four tournaments. Apart from Bundesliga, the teams have also crossed paths in the Oberliga West, DFB-Pokal, and Europa League. Final stats: +48=35-49, 210-214 goal difference with Borussia's superiority. The opponents have met each other 96 times in Bundesliga: +28=28-40, 112-159 goal difference.

• Schalke: Greiml, Drexler;
• M'gladbach:Stindl and Friedrich are questionable.

• Schalke didn't win 32 of 35 last matches in Bundesliga;
• Eight of the last ten home matches Schalke played in Bundesliga saw at least three goals scored;
• Five of the last six matches Borussia played in Bundesliga saw at least three goals scored;
• Borussia has a 10-match unbeaten streak in the last 11 encounters with Schalke in all competitions;
• Borussia has been unbeaten in nine of the last 10 matches in Bundesliga.

Not every season has Borussia performed well away, but something tells us that this season the Colts are set to take points consistently, not only at the Borussia-Park but also on the road. In addition, Schalke is quite a convenient opponent for Borussia, judging by the statistics, so the Colts simply have no choice but to create an advantage. As for the total, we expect a productive match and offer these betting options:

W2 for 2.264 at 1xbet;

W2+BTTS for 3.50 at 22bet;

Correct Score 1-2 for 9.00 at Bet365.

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