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Schalke vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction & Betting tips
At 17:55 pm, Schalke and Lokomotiv Moscow open the sixth and last match day of the UEFA Champions League in the Veltins Arena. The starting situation is clear. FC Porto and Schalke have already qualified for the knockout stages. Also the table positions one (Porto) and two (Schalke) are fixed. Only Galatasaray Istanbul and Lokomotiv Moscow are still fighting for third place to move into the Europa League. It will be exciting to see if Schalke and Porto are stuck again or whether they would prefer to make a soft transition in order to protect themselves for the respective league.
Schalke:
Of course there is no great motivation for Schalke to win this game. For one, they are already qualified for the round of 16. On the other hand, even the first place can no longer be achieved. The reason to get a good starting position for the knockout round of the draw is eliminated. The only reason why Schalke vs.. Lokomotiv Moscow bet on the Tedesco-Elf could be made, would be the financial aspect. Every point flushes money into the club treasury. But what will prevail? Will the Schalke coach really give it all, given the serious injury worries? We consider this unlikely. The focus will probably be fully on the relegation battle proclaimed by Manager Heidel. Even at the derby against Dortmund Tedesco had to act with a left-back and a midfielder in the front line.
Against Lokomotiv Moscow will show whether the financial or sporting aspect will be in the foreground. Sascha Riether, Mark Uth, Steven Skrzybski, Franco Di Santo, Guido Burgstaller, Nabil Bentaleb, Evgen Konoplyanka and Breel Donald Embolo have all been relinquished by the Schalke coach due to injury.
Locomotiv Moscow:
Unlike Schalke, Lokomotiv Moscow still has something to gain. To qualify for the Europa League, a victory must come. Currently, they are in the lead with 4:11 and three points on the credit side in last place of Group D. Galatasaray Istanbul is one point more in third place. Unfortunately, the Turks have just won the direct duel. The respective home team could celebrate a victory, Istanbul 3-0, Moscow 2-0. Thus, the Russians from Schalke have to abduct all three points. At the same time, Istanbul can not win against Porto. Here’s another sticking point. Even Porto is already as a table first and could come up with a kind of B-Elf, which should make the matter for the Turkish representative clearly easier. Nevertheless, the bookmakers send the club from Gelsenkirchen as the favorite into the race.
Schalke vs Lokomotiv Moscow head to head matches
03.10.18 CL Lokomotiv Moscow Schalke 0 : 1