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Schalke are only one game away from breaking Tasmania Berlin’s all-time negative record. This inglorious hurdle can be broken on Saturday against Hoffenheim. 30 games in a row without a win, that was in 1965/66, and that can happen again on Saturday afternoon around 14:30 pm.
Schalke will do everything possible to save themselves this embarrassment of being forever in the history books as one of the two worst teams in history.
Although things are currently anything but exhilarating for opponents Hoffenheim, in view of the Schalke bankruptcy series, the guest from the Kraichgau is of course a favorite, as the odds of the best betting providers make clear before Schalke vs. Hoffenheim.
Schalke’s record also occupies our experts in our betting base podcast: In episode 10 of Talk & Tips, the sports betting podcast, Julius Eid and Alex Truica discuss the 15th matchday of the Bundesliga and also look at the arena at Schalke. In our podcast, of course, we also talk in detail about Schalke vs. Hoffenheim, including forecast, tip and assessments by the two sports journalists.
Schalke :
“Everything went very, very quickly during the days.” Sead Kolasinac is “back home”, as he himself says – the left-back was presented as a new addition on Tuesday. After three and a half years, the Bosnian returned from Arsenal FC to Schalke 04 and is now supposed to embody the spirit of optimism and hope to still be able to stay up. “I know that the euphoria is great now because I’m back,” said Kolasinac, who called the return to the miners “an affair of the heart”.
It is expected that Kolasinac will also be in the starting eleven against Hoffenheim on Saturday – and thus help to finally end the unbelievable series of 30 games without a win. Because number 31 would be the setting of the eternal negative record of Tasmania Berlin.
This bankruptcy series is of course currently floating above everything on Schalke, determines the headlines. Kolasinac should make steam over the left and also help to stabilize the fragile defense, which is the worst in the league with 39 goals conceded. That was also proven last weekend in Berlin when Hertha scored 0: 3.
But it’s not just the defense that causes problems, but also the storm. Schalke did not score a goal in three games, and even failed to score in eight of 14 games. Unsurprisingly, the meager eight goals scored are also the worst value in the Bundesliga.
What should give Schalke a little hope in this regard is that Hoffenheim is the only other Bundesliga team that has not yet played to zero this season apart from Schalke. In view of this, before Schalke vs. Hoffenheim, the tip that both teams will score goals is of course a good idea.
Hoffenheim:
The opportunity to end their winless series could possibly be very favorable for the bottom of the table from Gelsenkirchen – because Hoffenheim has been anything but solid or in shape in recent weeks. The Kraichgauer have lost three of the last four games and only won two of the last twelve games.
TSG is bobbing around on a disappointing 13th place. On matchday 14 there was a sobering 1: 3 in the home game against SC Freiburg, already at break it was 0: 3. Confidence will not exactly have increased this game.
TSG remains extremely moody and unpredictable. Against the top teams Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich there were victories this season, Leipzig (0: 1) also made life extremely difficult before Christmas. At the same time, however, there were disappointing appearances and results, like the last one against the sports club from Freiburg.
The team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß is still looking for consistency. As a result, TSG is gradually even slipping into the relegation battle. “That is not an issue. We’re way too early in the season, ”Hoeneß says, however, in the meantime.
Arminia Bielefeld is currently five points ahead of the relegation rank. A point loss to Schalke, and Hoffenheim could slide even further if the competition scores points down there.
Schalke vs Hoffenheim head to head matches
07.03.20 BUN Schalke Hoffenheim 1 : 1
20.10.19 BUN Hoffenheim Schalke 2 : 0
20.04.19 BUN Schalke Hoffenheim 2 : 5
01.12.18 BUN Hoffenheim Schalke 1 : 1
17.02.18 BUN Schalke Hoffenheim 2 : 1