German 2.Bundesliga
2022-01-22 - Erzgebirge Aue vs Schalke 04
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: 2.Bundesliga
Erzgebirgs Stadion – Aue
Saturday, 22nd January 2022 - kickoff 20:30 CET
Erzgebirge Aue
Erzgebirge Aue is in a difficult position at the moment, sitting second from the bottom in 2.Bundesliga. So far they did not show that they deserve to stay up, and a dramatic turn of performances is necessary if they want to stay up.
Staying up won’t be easy, especially not with the way Erzgebirge Aue performed in recent weeks. They were on a series of 4 defeats in a row, before drawing their last week’s game 2-2 away against St.Pauli.
Poor finishing is a major problem for Erzgebirge Aue this season, as they managed to score only 17 goals in their 19 league matches so far.
However, an interesting fact is that 5 of Erzgebirge Aue's most recent 6 games ended up with over 2.5 goals scored, most of those ending up in their net.
Regarding home displays, Erzgebirge Aue won just 2 of their 10 home games, and are currently on a negative run of 3 straight home defeats.
Schalke 04
Schalke 04 have managed to stay unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 league matches (2 wins, 3 draws), with each of their last two 2.Bundesliga games against Hamburger SV and Holstein Kiel ended in identical 1-1 draws.
Schalke 04 are just a couple of points behind the third Bundesliga promotion playoff spot coming into this weekend, so they should be very motivated for three points against the second-worst team currently in 2.Bundesliga.
Schalke 04 were solid in most of their away matches this season but surprisingly failed to win any of their last four games on the road (2 draws, 2 losses).
Their away games in recent months were also mostly tight, with 6 of Schalke 04's last 7 matches at away stadiums ending with under 2.5 goals.
The Betting Verdict
Schalke 04 have more quality in their team, a long bench, and are in overall good form prior to this match.
Erzgebirge Aue are playing on Saturday evening for the first time in their history, which also might affect their performance, and are on a winless run of 5 games (4 straight defeats and a draw).
Quality should prevail in this match, and I believe Schalke 04 will win at good odds.
The Pick :
Erzgebirge Aue 0-2 Schalke 04
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Schalke 04 to win at odds of 1.80 at Bet365
