Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Intro

Schalke 04’s woes could be set to continue as they head to the Europa-Park Stadion to face Freiburg. Schalke 04 are deep in the bottom positions’ mire, and nothing but three points will suffice here. It could be tough, though, against Freiburg who have been solid all season. This Bundesliga game kicks off at 1:30 PM on Sunday April 23, 2023. It’s matchweek 29, and the Bundesliga table shows Christian Streich’s home side in the 5th place on 50 points, with their opponents’ strategist Thomas Reis taking his team to the 17th position on 24 points. We’re into the latter stages of the season with Freiburg and Schalke 04 in contrasting form. The two sides are separated by a huge 12 places and 26 points gap.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Form

Freiburg have struggled a little in the last few games, but beating Werder Bremen brought in another 3 points to make it eight in the last five games. In the meantime, Schalke 04 beat Hertha Berlin in the last game and have now managed 5 points in a poor run of form. Considering home and away form, Freiburg have been in decent form at their Europa-Park Stadion recently, winning 8 points in their last five matches. Schalke 04 have only picked up six points in 5 away games, so their away form is not on point.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 H2H

Schalke 04 need to win here to narrow the gap that has formed during the 34 total matches played between the two. Freiburg leads the way with 15, while Schalke 04 have only managed 12. The Freiburg players can look to the last few seasons as an inspiration after winning 4 more than Schalke 04 in just the last six meetings. The historical H2H is just as positive for the home side.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Analysis

Freiburg won their last match. Christian Streich’s men played against Werder Bremen. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 2-1. Now it is time for Christian Streich’s men to face Schalke 04. In their match against Werder Bremen, Freiburg had the following ball possession : 48%. In terms of shots on goal, Freiburg struck a total of 7 shots in attack while in defence conceding 13 shots. Meanwhile, Schalke 04 earned 3 points in winning their last match. In that match, Thomas Reis’s men faced Hertha Berlin. After 90 minutes, the score was 5-2. Against Hertha Berlin, Schalke 04 had a ball possession of 54%. Looking at shots on goal, Schalke 04 has those following stats: 14 shots in attack and 11 shots conceded.

Freiburg vs Schalke 04 Odds

As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Freiburg.