Schalke 04 welcome the visitors Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga – Round 20. The match will be held on Saturday, February, 2nd, at the Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen).
Schalke 04 have failed the first term, thus, they find themselves 12th in the standings with not many chances to compete for the European places (they’ve receded greatly compared to their last-campaign performance). But there are some opportunities though – the hosts are just 4 points behind the Europa League zone, and they can feasibly reduce this breakaway. In the new year, Schalke won VfL Wolfsburg at home, 2:1, and drawed against Hertha out, 2:2 (they featured quite a good start to the match). Domenico Tedesco’s side suffer no loss in three consecutive rounds so far. It is noteworthy that they have been scoring in yet 8 successive encounters, 5 of which were held at home (a rather good record). So, despite their bad season, the hosts still present a challenge for the visitors Borussia Monchengladbach and are capable of netting to them at least once.
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Unlike Schalke, the traveling side boast a very good and consistent run, demonstrating their attacking style (their tally is 39 goals made, which is the league’s 3rd record), maintaining secure defense at this (the team allowed 18 goals, the best league’s stats). The visiting players are in good form and are highly motivated, as they are only 3 points behind Bayern Munich (keeping up with them is going to be challenging, but it is worth trying). So, the present Monchengladbach outfit are very likely to upset their hosts.
Defining favorites in the coming clash is difficult. Schalke have had a bad start to the season, moreover, they attained only 4 wins in 9 home matches and lost 5 times, but they have been clearly progressing now. The guests conceded in only 4 rounds, all 4 coming away. So. It is not that easy. That said, the goals by either side will be probably pouring; besides, 6 opponents’ consecutive head-to-heads saw both teams scoring.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
