📏 Form Guide

Osnabruck

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Osnabruck will play in this match following on from a 1-1 Bundesliga 2 tied result vs Magdeburg.

In that game, Osnabruck had 39% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Osnabruck was Dave Gnaase (44'). Magdeburg had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Bryan Teixeira (41') scored for Magdeburg.

Osnabruck have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opponents over the course of their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Osnabruck have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 12.

Schalke

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In their previous fixture, Schalke drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 match with Fortuna Dusseldorf.

In that game, Schalke had 45% possession and 14 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Schalke was Kenan Karaman (55'). For their opponents, Fortuna Dusseldorf got 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ao Tanaka (67') scored for Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Over the course of 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Schalke, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell comes to just 2.5, with the number of goals averaged by Schalke being 1.17. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Pre-game facts show that Schalke:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
• have not won away from home in their last 6 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league encounter between the two was Bundesliga 2 match day 15 on 01/12/2023 when it finished Schalke 4-0 Osnabruck.

On that day, Schalke had 58% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Marcin Kamiński (20'), Paul Seguin (48') and Simon Terodde (63').

Osnabruck had 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Florian Kleinhansl (70' Own goal) was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Tom Bauer.

📰 Team News: Osnabruck

The Osnabruck boss Uwe Koschinat will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from.

We are thinking that Osnabruck may well opt for a 4-3-3 formation for this one, utilising Philipp Kühn, Bashkim Ajdini, Maxwell Gyamfi, Niklas Wiemann, Florian Kleinhansl, Mickaël Cuisance, Dave Gnaase, Lukas Kunze, Christian Conteh, Erik Engelhardt and Noel Niemann.

🗞️ Team News: Schalke

Schalke boss Karel Geraerts has to choose a team with limited availability. Cédric Brunner (Knee problems), Leo Greiml (Cruciate ligament tear), Derry Murkin (Torn muscle fiber) and Brandon Soppy (Hamstring injury) won’t be making appearances. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Dominick Drexler and Timo Baumgartl.

We’re of the thinking that Schalke appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, starting Marius Müller, Steven van der Sloot, Tomas Kalas, Marcin Kaminski, Thomas Ouwejan, Ron Schallenberg, Yusuf Kabadayi, Paul Seguin, Kenan Karaman, Simon Terodde and Keke Topp.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that Schalke will probably be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

At the same time, Osnabruck may well find it hard to score but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be hitting back at some stage here, too.

We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 1-3 victory for Schalke at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:02 07/05/2024