German Bundesliga
2010-09-22 - SC Freiburg vs Schalke 04
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football : Germany : Bundesliga
Venue L Badenova Stadion
Wednesday, 22nd September 2010 – kickoff 20:00
SC Freiburg
No one believed that the main contenders for relegation this season SC Freiburg would be in the top four places at the table after four rounds with impressive three wins and one loss. Coach Dutt`s side showed quite good performance in the late 1-0 victory over Eintracht in Frankfurt this weekend. Not only they won, but also they had the possession of the ball throughout the match and played without fear at all against the favorites.
Papiss Demba Cisse is a very valuable striker for the team and a good addition to the club this season having already scored four times in four matches. Also in the midfield there is Jan Rosenthal who has been a regular starter for the team since his move from Hannover 96 this summer and also had scored the decisive goal in Frankfurt.
There are some problems in the team in front of this match as the first choice goalkeeper Simon Pouplin is out through injury and will have to be replaced with Nicolas Bauman. Johannes Flum, Jonathan Jaeger and Tommy Bechmann are all out of the combination for this match.
Probable SC Freiburg line-up :
Mujdza, Barth, Butscher, Bastians, Schuster,
Abdessadki, Rosenthal, Makiadi, Putsila
Cisse
Schalke 04
There is nothing good to be said about Schalke 04 at the moment. The last season`s runner-up behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, are now nailed at the last place at the table with zero points and four straight losses. Especially painful was the last weekend`s loss against their regional rivals – Borussia Dortmund in a match where they were totally dominated and that did not look like a derby match at all.
Some part in the bad form of the team has the fact that there are several new players that joined later in the club and did not had much time for pre-season preparations.
Prior this match coach Magath has problems with injured players like the defenders Tim Hoogland and Christoph Metzelder who are injured, as well as Christian Pander who is longer time injured and additional problem will be the absence of Nicolas Plestan who has to serve a one match ban for the red card he had received in the match against Borussia Dortmund.
Probable Schalke 04line-up :
Moritz, Howedes, Matip, Sarpei,
Kluge, Rakitic, Deac, Farfan,
Raul, Huntelaar
The Betting Verdict
These teams have played a total of 22 matches between each other and interestingly SC Freiburg have a better record with 9 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws against their opponents. Last season in Freiburg this match had ended in goalless draw and in the reverse fixture Schalke 04 had narrowly won 1-0.
I think that no matter the current good form of SC Freiburg this is the match where the negative series of four straight losses for Schalke 04 will end. SC Freiburg are good at the moment, but not that good as the results show, and their form will decline in the following rounds. On the other side, Schalke 04 desperately need a win to boost their confidence and start climbing at the table. I think that they will find a way and will get the victory in this match.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
SC Freiburg 0-2 Schalke
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take the Away win for Schalke 04
