Dusseldorf – Schalke SOCCER PICKS
Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke 04 meet at ESPRIT arena, in a match for the 7th round of the Bundesliga. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 23-02-2013, in a match that ended with the final score: Schalke 04 (2-1) Fortuna Düsseldorf. Attention to the home factor, since Fortuna Düsseldorf usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
Fortuna Düsseldorf:
The home team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 5 points won, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (1-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Nürnberg, by (3-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 55 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Fortuna Düsseldorf has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition.
Fortuna Düsseldorf enter this unmotivated match, after a snub, 3-0, in the visit to Nuremberg. To point out that the locals no longer win three games in a row for the German championship. The local team is a team that likes rapid attacks very much, being that in this particular they get some advantage over their rivals. Usually the whole house usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Ducksch, Lukebakio and Usami. When he invests in the offensive process, he does so through the left flank, taking advantage of Usami’s speed. The coach of the premises will not be able to count on Fink, Contento, Duman, Hoffman and Karaman, for being injured.
Schalke 04:
After 1 win and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 17 th position, with 3 points won. In the last match, they won in a match against Mainz 05, by (1-0), after in the previous match they lost in an away match against Freiburg, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 11 conceded. The team comes to this match after a win away with Lokomotiv Moscow by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches Schalke 04 has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 9 games, they suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
Schalke 04 enters this game with an important triumph, by 1-0, in the visit to Lokomotiv Moscow, in a game for the Champions League. In the last game for the German championship, the visitors won Mainz 05 1-0. The visiting team is an aggressive team in the field, both in the recovery of possession of the ball, as in individual duels. The foreign team usually acts in the classic 4-3-3, favoring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Konoplyanka, Embolo and Uth. The coach Domenico Tedesco can count on the usual players.
