Schalke hosts Freiburg in round 12 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 16th at Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen)
Schalke is in a structural crisis. The Miners are experiencing not only sports problems. Due to the constant difficulties of recent years and the lack of games in European Cups, the club is accumulating debts, which have grown by tens of millions because of the coronavirus. At the same time, Clemens Tennis left with a scandal, and it is far from certain that the management will extend the contract with Gazprom (the main sponsor). And it will be very difficult for the team to find a new partner. In fact, Schalke is the worst club in Germany in 2020. The results of the first half of the season saved the Miners in the last championship since they finished it among the contenders for the Champions League. Now, despite the change of mentor, the team is vegetating in the relegation zone. However, the meeting with Augsburg gave reasons for optimism on the part of Manuel Baum and his players.
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Freiburg managed to interrupt its winless streak. Brazilians from Breisgau hosted Arminia on Saturday. By and large, the visitors from Bielefeld were not inferior to their opponents, and if the match ended in a draw, no one would be surprised. However, Christian Streich's men spent the ending of the game better. They earned a penalty, which Grifo converted in the 79th minute. At the end, when the Blues rushed to win back, the substitutes Demirovic and Jeong Woo-yeong issued the second goal. It was an important victory for Freiburg, which had gained three points far in the first round. After that, the Brazilians from Breisgau failed to win in nine rounds in a row (or almost three months). And they scored only two points in the last five matches. On the other hand, Streich's men were gradually improving. Before the victory over Arminia, they missed the victory on the Augsburg’s field (1-1) and took points from the Champions League playoff participant (2-2 with Borussia Monchengladbach).
Schalke will try to build on its successes, but it will be unable to relax for a long time. However, Freiburg also has its trump cards. We think the upcoming match will be extremely tense and won’t please the fans with an abundance of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
