In the 15th Round of the Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 will meet Hertha BSC on this Sunday.
Unexpectedly, the former third of the league Schalke 04 dropped points on the last weekend against relegation candidates Borussia Monchengladbach. On Sunday the Königsblauen will have a brush with severed tail light Hertha BSC. Anything but than three points would be for Schalke fans a huge disappointment, eventually they want to muscle in the top of the league. At least the statistics speak clearly for the host: four of the past five direct duels won the side out of Gelsenkirchen. Good news for coach Felix Magath. Defense chief Marcelo Bordon has been reported healthy again after a flu and is designed to be available.
While there is nothing to get in the Bundesliga, Hertha BSC celebrates his rare sense of achievements in the European Cup. On Thursday the Latvian representatives FK Ventspils could be wrestled down with a fortunate 1:0-away-win. Match-winner here was the Brazilian offensive-allrounder Raffael. After 13 league games without a victory a further embarrassment would be fatal - given the complexity of the rest program of the autumn season with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. Maybe Patrick Ebert could be a help. The Under-21 European Champion is expected to return to the starting lineup, while skipper Arne Friedrich still is sidelined by an injury.
FC Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC
Sunday, 6th of December 2009, 5:30 pm
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Injured:
Schalke: Christian Pander, Jermaine Jones, Vassilios Pliatsikas, Pedrag Stevanovic
Hertha: Timo Ochs, Arne Friedrich, Christopher Gäng, Rasmus Bengtsson, Pál Dárdai
Head-to-head:
16.05.09: Hertha - Schalke 0:0
06.12.08: Schalke - Hertha 1:0
23.03.08: Hertha - Schalke 1:2
28.09.07: Schalke - Hertha 1:0
10.02.07: Schalke - Hertha 2:0
Tip: Win for Schalke
The best odd for our tip 1 is 1,45 at betsson.
