Schalke 04 take on the visitors Porto at the Veltins-Arena in the Round 1 of the UEFA Champions League Group D. The match will be played in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday, September 18th.
Schalke 04 have not looked good in the Bundesliga recently. Thereby it is likely that the team will put all their effort into the Eurocups. Die Konigsblauen were lucky to get drawn into such a relatively weak Champions League group with Porto, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. In their first group fixture they are going to face the Portuguese who have been pretty good in their local league lately. In their previous Bundesliga fixtures the team of Domenico Tedesco struggled to score even though they had multiple goal attempts. Their defensive line has been looking so-so. The main goal for Die Knappen is to concede zero goals in the upcoming fixture. In their last three matches Schalke 04 lost to Borussia Monchengladbach with a 1-2 score, to Hertha Berlin with a 0-2 score and to Wolfsburg with a 1-2 score.
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Porto are on the fourth place in the Primeira Liga with nine points to their credit at the moment. Even though their recent results have been good the team has faced only weak teams yet such as Chaves, Moreirense or Aves. Now they have to face one of the strongest German teams Schalke 04. The Dragoes often look unstable on the away fields unlike on their home field. Their defensive line has been so-so recently and has made several faults in their Primeira Liga fixtures. The team of Sergio Conceicao conceded five goals in their four last matches and that was them playing against the weak opponents. In their last three matches Porto drew against Chaves with a 1-1 score, beat Moreirense with a 3-0 score and lost to Vitoria Guimaraes with a 2-3 score.
Schalke 04 will put all their effort to get the victory in the upcoming fixture. The team of Domenico Tedesco often plays better in front of their home crowd than on the away side. It is likely that Die Konigsblauen will not lose in the upcoming match at least.
Prediction for the match: Schalke 04 to win with 0 handicap.
