Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th April 2023

by Bob Maplewood at 12:01pm on Fri 2nd February 2024

Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin will be desperate for points this coming Friday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Both Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin have endured a few disappointing results in the Bundesliga recently. They would have hoped for more in recent games, and both will be looking for a morale-boosting win to get back on track.

Schalke 04 scored seven goals, conceded nine and fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Hertha Berlin scored 11 goals, conceded 20 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Hertha Berlin got the better of Schalke 04 in their most recent meetings, as they first won 2-1, then 2-1.

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Prediction

Schalke 04 Form

A draw was the best Schalke 04 could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Augsburg, before getting trounced 0-3 against Bayer Leverkusen. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Hoffenheim ran out 2-0 winners. Schalke 04 only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at VELTINS-Arena in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

Hertha Berlin Form

In their past three games, Hertha Berlin lost 3-1 against Hoffenheim, drew 1-1 with Freiburg, and lost 0-1 against RB Leipzig. Hertha Berlin are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 18 goals while scoring five themselves.

Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin are both very focused on not losing currently, and they'd rather nick a point than risk losing all three. The draw is the tasty value bet at VELTINS-Arena this coming Friday.

Schalke 04 won 11 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored 12 and let in 14 goals. Hertha Berlin earned three wins and ten points from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored ten and allowed ten goals against on their way. Schalke 04 enjoy a record of four wins, nine draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hertha Berlin have a record of five wins, seven draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Stats

Schalke 04 have not won 15 of the last 17 matches
Schalke 04 have not won 12 of the last 14 home matches
Schalke 04 have not lost the last 8 matches in a row
In 10 of the last 12 Schalke 04 matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Schalke 04 have drawn 6 of the last 8 matches

In 11 of the last 12 Hertha Berlin away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Hertha Berlin have conceded in the last 11 away matches in a row
In 8 of the last 9 away matches Hertha Berlin played, both teams scored
In 6 of the last 7 matches Hertha Berlin played, both teams scored
Hertha Berlin have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Squads

Schalke 04 Squad

Thomas Reis will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Hertha Berlin from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Schwolow (0/17), Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Justin Heekeren (0/0), Michael Langer (0/0), Ralf Faehrmann (0/10), Brooklyn Ezeh (0/0), Cedric Brunner (0/23), Eder Alvarez (0/0), Henning Matriciani (0/16), Ibrahima Cisse (0/0), Jere Uronen (0/6), Leo Greiml (0/6), Marcin Kaminski (0/0), Maya Yoshida (0/27), Moritz Jenz (0/8), Sepp van den Berg (0/4), Thomas Ouwejan (0/13), Timothee Kolodziejczak (0/0), Alex Kral (0/22), Blendi Idrizi (0/0), Danny Latza (0/14), Dominick Drexler (3/20), Mehmet Aydin (0/15), Nassim Boujellab (0/0), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Rodrigo Zalazar (1/17), Soichiro Kozuki (1/5), Suat Serdar (4/26), Tim Skarke (0/8), Tobias Mohr (0/16), Tom Krauss (1/27), Kenan Karaman (1/14), Marius Buelter (7/27), Michael Frey (0/12), Sebastian Polter (1/14), Sidi Sane (0/0), Simon Terodde (3/27).

Hertha Berlin Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 44 year-old Hertha Berlin manager Schwarz will select his starting XI from these players:

Oliver Christensen (0/27), Robert Kwasigroch (0/0), Rune Almenning Jarstein (0/0), Tjark Ernst (0/0), Agustin Rogel (0/15), Cimo Roecker (0/0), Filip Uremovic (0/18), Jonjoe Kenny (0/24), Julian Eitschberger (0/0), Marc-Oliver Kempf (0/26), Marton Dardai (1/12), Marvin Plattenhardt (0/24), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/13), Pascal Klemens (0/0), Peter Pekarik (0/3), Ivan Sunjic (0/18), Jean-Paul Boetius (0/18), Kevin-Prince Boateng (0/13), Lucas Tousart (3/26), Suat Serdar (4/26), Tolga Cigerci (0/9), Chidera Ejuke (0/15), Derry Scherhant (1/7), Dodi Lukebakio (10/26), Florian Niederlechner (4/24), Jessic Ngankam (3/12), Kelian Wa Saka (0/0), Marco Richter (4/23), Stevan Jovetic (2/13), Wilfried Kanga (2/21).

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Team News

Schalke 04 could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Hertha Berlin this coming Friday.

Niklas Tauer, Justin Heekeren, Alex Kral, Thomas Ouwejan, Leo Greiml, Rodrigo Zalazar and Sepp van den Berg are missing from the squad, Schalke 04 will field against Hertha Berlinthis coming Friday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Hertha Berlin, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Florian Niederlechner, Wilfried Kanga, Jean-Paul Boetius, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Marvin Plattenhardt, Jessic Ngankam and Kelian Wa Saka all face a spell on the sidelines for Hertha Berlin due to various injuries.

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Lineups

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin H2H

Hertha Berlin celebrated a 2-1 win as well as a 2-1 victory in the last two matches played against Schalke 04. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Schalke 04 won four and Hertha Berlin won four matches. However, Hertha Berlin did manage a 2-1 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 21/10.

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Results

Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last ten matches between Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin.

Schalke 04 vs Hertha Berlin Betting Tips

Schalke 04 claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at VELTINS-Arena. However, they did draw five whilst losing four. Hertha Berlin won three of their last 10 away games, with one draws and six defeats as well. Schalke 04 claimed two modest wins from their previous 10 league outings, whereas Hertha Berlin managed to win two times from a possible 10.

Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous ten encounters between Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin, as Schalke 04 scored 1.2 goals on average per game and Hertha Berlin averaging 1.1 goals. Both teams scored in three times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Schalke 04’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Hertha Berlin, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.

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Tips

Draw

Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin team up this coming Friday in a match both will hate to lose. This could be a match that fizzles out in a draw, with both very focused on not risky anything at all.

Under 2.5

Both Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 28, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.

Schalke 04 to win

This particular encounter between Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win on Friday.