Schalke vs Hamburger SV is the debut match of the new football season in Germany – 2.Bundesliga. A traditional duel of german football is played after many years in the second league.
Three years have passed since the last direct confrontation between Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV, on April 7, 2018, Hamburger would win 3-2 at home against Schalke in the Bundesliga.
In 2020, Schalke and Hamburger met in a friendly match played in Hamburg, which was won by the “miners” with the score of 4-0.
Schalke won an important friendly match before the debut in the 2.Bundesliga, score 3-2 at home with the Dutch team, Vitesse. In the five friendly matches played, Schalke managed three victories and two draws with strong opponents such as Zenit and Shakhtar.
All three victories recorded by Hamburger SV in the friendly matches were 1-0 and among the defeated opponents were Basel, Silkeborg and Wacker Innsbruck.
