Schalke – Eintracht Frankfurt Prediction & Picks (12.05.2018)

Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt meet at Veltins-Arena, in a match for the 34th round of the Bundesliga. The two teams tied (2-2), on 16-12-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 18-04-2018, for the DFB Pokal, which ended with the victory of Eintracht Frankfurt by (0-1). L. Jović (75 ‘) scored the only goal of the game.

Schalke 04:

After 17 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 60 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Augsburg by (1-2), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, against Borussia M’gladbach. For the league, Schalke 04 won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (10 out of 16 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 7 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Schalke 04 part for this day motivated, after having conquered the second position of the German championship, a place that gives access to the Champions League next year. In the last match for this competition, Schalke 04 won Augsburg by 1-2. Usually the local coach, Domenico Tedesco, acts in a 3-4-3, with Burgstaller being the most offensive reference of the team. However, we emphasize the speed in the counterattack of Schalke 04, very much because of Konoplyanka: this player is very fast and of great technical quality. The Austrian Burgstaller is the best scorer of Schalke 04, with 10 goals scored in the championship. For this game against Frankfurt the coach can not count on Bentaleb and Max Meyer, suspended, in addition to the injured Embolo.

Eintracht Frankfurt:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 49 points won, after 14 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bayern München, by (4-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Hamburger SV, by (3-0). In the last 10 away league matches Eintracht Frankfurt has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, it registers a sequence of 6 defeats in the last matches as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they only got 3 comebacks in the 16 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘); He suffered 11 of his 25 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Eintracht Frankfurt still has hope of winning the sixth position of the German championship, a place that gives access to the play-offs of promotion to the Europa League. Ahead has a team that is meeting schedule and that can give some encouragement to the visiting team. We remember that Frankfurt beat Hamburg on the last day of the Bundesliga. The game model of Eintracht Frankfurt is very interesting, as it benefits the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Boateng is one of the main responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. Sébastien Haller is the best scorer of Eintracht Frankfurt, with 9 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Haseb and Dadashov, suspended, in addition to Mascarell, Guzmán and Mbouhom, these by injury.