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Schalke 04 and Ingolstadt meet at the Veltins-Arena in a 17-round Bundesliga match. In the last 3 years, there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 02-04-2016, which ended with a 3-0 win in Ingolstadt and the most recent one on 31-10-2015, Ended with a 1-1 draw. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the house / off condition, as Schalke 04 presents different results at home and abroad.
Schalke 04
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in 11th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they lost with Hamburg out (2-1), after having drawn 1-1 at home in a game against Freiburg (1-1). This is a stronger team when playing in his stadium, because in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last game they played, for the Friendly, lost with Chemnitzer out by (2-1). In the last eight home games for the championship, Schalke 04 recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, having won 13 points out of 24 possible. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of their 8 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 16 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
The Schalke 04 team arrive in this round with a 2-1 loss to Chemnitzer in preparation for the German championship. In this home game it will not be strange for coach Markus Weinzierl to line up in 3-5-2 with Meyer and Konoplyanka being the most offensive team references. Nabil Bentaleb is Schalke 04’s top scorer with 4 goals and 2 assists, however, he is absent from the game due to suspension. In addition to this player, the coach of the house can not rely on Embolo, Coke, Huntelaar, Giefer and Rahman, players who recover from injury.
Ingolstadt
The visiting team is currently in 17th place with 12 points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Bayer Leverkusen by (1-2). In the last match, lost at home to Freiburg by (1-2). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; Against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. In the last game they played, for the Friendly, tied with the Nuremberg at home by (0-0). In the last eight away games, Ingolstadt have won 2, 1 draw and 5 losses, having won 7 points out of 24. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 of their last 8 games by the competition finished with More than 1.5 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never managed to turn the board.
The Ingolstadt team come to this game, with a goalless draw against Nuremberg, however, and despite being friendly, this was the second consecutive game without losing. In this away game, coach Maik Walpurgis should line up in 5-4-1 to benefit the setback and counterattacks, especially through the sidelines. Lukas Hinterseer is one of Ingolstadt’s top scorers with 3 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Tisserand, suspended, besides Leipertz, Lex and Hartmann, these injured.
Prediction: Schalke 04 Win @ 1.81