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Saturday Bundesliga action, as Schalke 04 and Ingolstadt will both try to get out of a short term slump, with neither team able to get positive results lately.
Schalke’s good start to the season seems to have come at a halt lately, with the hosts winning just one of the last 5 games in all competitions, a 2-1 victory against Hertha in the Bundesliga on 17th October. Schalke is on the back of two consecutive losses against Monchengladbach in the Cup and in the league, both by 2 goals differenct: 1-3 and 0-2. The home side will hope that meeting a struggling side like Ingolstadt will get them back on track today.
Ingolstadt is starting to look very similar to last year’s Paderborn – a fantastic start, followed by a deep crisis with many losses in the row. The visitors are not in such deep crisis yet, but losing to Stuttgart and Hertha Berlin in the last two rounds without scoring a single goal is not a good sign. Actually, despite having a very, very easy schedule in the last 5 rounds, Ingolstadt was only able to gain one win and one draw to go along with three losses.
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Team news & lineups:
Nastasic, Hoger, Uchida, Giefer and Geis are out for Schalke, while Sam is questionable. Cohen, Soares, Lex and Roger are unavailable for Ingolstadt.
Schalke: Fährmann – Junior Caicara, Matip, Höwedes, Kolasinac – Neustädter, Goretzka – Sane, Meyer, Choupo-Moting – Huntelaar
Ingolstadt: Özcan – Levels, Matip, Hübner, Suttner – Roger – Groß, Morales – Hartmann, Hinterseer, Leckie
The quality is just not there in this Ingolstadt team and after starting the season so well, playing such good tactical football, it seams that rival teams started to read them. The loss to Stuttgart two rounds ago was heartbreaking for Ingolstadt, as they missed a penalty and seems to have taken the confidence away from the minnows.
Schalke played good football overall this season, they are looking to be on the rise with many youngsters in the squad and I reckon they should get back to winning ways here, despite the recent struggles. My tip is Schalke 04 to win. The odds are great, Schalke is getting pretty much the same price as Stuttgart did to beat Ingolstadt in Ingolstad’s last away game. Seven units seems like a fair stake on this bet. Prediction: Schalke – Ingolstadt 2-1.
Pick: Schalke 04
Odds: 1.87 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.09
Event date: 31 October
