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Hamburger SV vs Schalke Prediction & Betting tips
Friday at 19:30 the new season of 2Bundesliga, the second football league in Germany, starts and the first match is the derby between Hamburger SV and Schalke 04. Both teams experienced disappointments at the end of the season, Hamburger SV because missed the promotion while Schalke due to being relegated again from just one season spent in the Bundesliga. The most recent direct confrontations took place two seasons ago, when in the round match Hamburger SV won 3-1 away, and in the return leg a tie was recorded, score 1-1.
Hamburger SV:
Hamburger SV finished last season in 3rd place in the 2Bundesliga, missing the return to the first league for the fifth consecutive season. Last season Hamburger SV had a good season and really deserved to return to the first league, having the best attack in the championship with 70 goals scored, but in defense things were not as good, collecting no less than 45 goals. Also an important factor were the five away defeats, especially the one in the 30th round on Magdeburg’s field, score 3-2. Having reached the barrier again for the second consecutive season, Hamburger SV had no chance against those from Stuttgart who won both matches, 3-0 and 3-1.
Schalke:
On the other hand, Schalke had a disappointing season in the Bundesliga and although at the end they had hopes that they could save themselves, they did not succeed in this and had to return to the second league after only one season. Schalke didn’t finish last in the standings, although they had the worst attack in the first league with only 35 goals scored and the second worst defense with 71 goals conceded, only Bochum with 72 goals conceded, but saved. Schalke finished in 17th place in the ranking with 31 points, two more than Hertha Berlin which had 29 points and which also returns to the second league after two seasons.
Hamburger SV vs Schalke head to head matches
18.12.21 2BUN Hamburger SV vs Schalke 1:1
23.07.21 2BUN Schalke vs Hamburger SV 1:3
10.01.20 CF Hamburger SV vs Schalke 0:4
07.04.18 BUN Hamburger SV vs Schalke 3:2
19.11.17 BUN Schalke vs Hamburger SV 2:0
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.55
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