Stuttgart vs Schalke Prediction & Tips
Stuttgart and Schalke 04 face at Mercedes ‑ Benz ‑ Arena, in a match for the 23 rd round of the Bundesliga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head between these teams in this competition, on 30‑10‑2020, the end result was a draw by (1‑1). The recent head ‑ to ‑ head record favors the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Stuttgart presents significant differences between home and away results.
Stuttgart
The home team is currently in 10th place, with 29 points won, after 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home for Hertha BSC by (1‑1). In the last match, they have won an away match against Köln by (0‑1). This is a team that, interestingly, has been stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Stuttgart has recorded 1 victory, 6 draws and 3 losses, having won 9 points out of 30 possible. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 22 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for this competition: they scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Stuttgart enters this game with a victory, by 0-1, in the trip to the field of Colonia, registering in this way the second straight game without losing in this Bundesliga: the only goal of the match was scored by Sasa Kalajdzic. Usually coach Pellegrino Matarazzo opts for a supported style of play, using, most of the times, the left runner to create danger to the opponent: Gonzalo Castro is a very fast and technically gifted player. Silas Wamangituka is the team’s top scorer with 11 goals scored. For this match the home coach cannot count on Mavropanos, Darko Churlinov, Nicolás González, Clinton Mola and Lilian Egloff, all due to injury.
Schalke 04
The visiting team is currently in 18th place, with 9 points won, after 1 win, 6 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied for Union Berlin by (0‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Borussia Dortmund by (0‑4). This is a team that maintains its performance when playing outside its stadium, since in the last 30 games it registers 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches Schalke 04 has recorded 4 draws and 6 losses, having won 4 points out of 30 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 10 games away from their stadium. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 8 out of 10 ended with Over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. This is a team that scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 3 of their last 22 games for the Bundesliga, of those 3 they reached the halftime advantage and won in the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 22 games in this competition suffered the first goal 18 times and never managed to turn the score.
The Schalke 04 team starts this game with a setback, by 0-4, receiving Borussia Dortmund, adding in this way the sixth consecutive encounter without winning in this Bundesliga. In this away game, the team coached by Christian Gross should keep the team in 4-3-3, prioritizing defensive organization and counterattacks by the runners: Amine Harit and Benito Raman are very fast and expert in the defense-offense transition. Striker Matthew Hoppe is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals scored. Out of this game are Nabil Bentaleb, Shkodran Mustafi, Ralf Fährmann, Matija Nastasic, Mark Uth, Frederik Rønnow, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Steven Skrzybski, Kilian Ludewig, Salif Sané and Gonçalo Paciência, all with physical problems.
Stuttgart – Schalke FREE TIPS
Stuttgart – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
