Schalke on the visitors Borussia Monchengladbach in the first leg of Europa League round 16. The game will be played on Thursday, March 9th at Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen).
Schalke are unable to win for five matches in a row in all competitions starting the middle of February. The team has recorded two notable defeats last week. First, they got beaten by Bayern Munich in German national cup, 0-3, and it was followed by 2-4 defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach on the road in Bundesliga. The most recent victory was taken in Europa League when Schalke were stronger in away clash at PAOK, 3-0 (1-1 in the second leg and Gelsenkirchen). The team has played 16 matches at home this season, taking nine wins, three draws and suffering four defeats.
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Borussia have finally gained solid conditions after slow start of the season and a setback suffered right after the winter break. The team is now four-match winning streak, beating teams like Fiorentina, 4-2, Ingolstadt, 2-0, Hamburger, 2-1, and Schalke, 4-2. Three of these wins were taken in matches on the road. The Foals created a little miracle in the previous round. They’ve lost the home leg to Viola, 0-1, and were down 0-2 at Fiorentina. However, four scored goals turned thigs around and gained Borussia a place in the next stage. The team is on six-match winning streak in away matches starting the end of January with 14-5 on aggregate.
The opponents have schedule of three head-to-heads within a week and a half. Upcoming clash will be their second fixture. Considering the outcome of the first match and quite high scoring in recent matches of ‘Gladbach side, we can expect to see quite number of goals today.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
