Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th August 2022

Matchday two of the new Bundesliga season sees Borussia Mönchengladbach pay Schalke 04 a visit at the VELTINS-Arena in what promises to be a gruelling affair.

Nobody likes to come through the opening round of a new season with a defeat, but that is exactly what Schalke 04 had to settle for in their first match. Everyone dreams of opening a new campaign with three points, and Borussia Mönchengladbach made sure the dream became reality in the premiere round.

Both Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach aim to do their best to prove to their respective set of fans they are the better team on the pitch. We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday.

Schalke 04 have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly ten goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of one goals per game, in which they conceded 23 goals, or 2.3 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Borussia Mönchengladbach average 2.3 goals per game, scoring 23 times, while conceding 11. That makes an average of 1.1 per game, with clean sheet in three as well in their previous ten matches.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Prediction

In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Schalke 04 have two wins, while they've drawn one and lost three. They scored six and conceded 12 goals.

Schalke 04 naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Bundesliga.

Borussia Mönchengladbach won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

While a title race is perhaps a too optimistic a longthrow, a podium finish does not look beyong Borussia Mönchengladbach, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Stats

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Team News

Schalke 04 are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Leo Greiml sit this one out for Schalke 04 due to an injury.

Borussia Mönchengladbach face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Schalke 04.

Luca Netz, Marvin Friedrich and Lars Stindl all face a spell on the sidelines for Borussia Mönchengladbach due to various injuries.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach H2H

All in all, Borussia Mönchengladbach have a fine reading on Schalke 04 in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Borussia Mönchengladbach to win this match at best price odds of 2.37.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Results

In the past ten matches between home side Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1.44.

Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Bundesliga campaign, and both Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Schalke 04 claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Borussia Mönchengladbach won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. Schalke 04 might win at VELTINS-Arena this coming Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Schalke 04 managed an average of 1.2 goals in the past ten encounters against Borussia Mönchengladbach, who scored 1.7 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Schalke 04 saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 3.1 times in those matches.