Hamburger SV vs Schalke 04 betting preview

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Volksparkstadion (57000 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's starring heroes are Hamburger SV and Schalke 04, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Bundesliga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hamburger SV form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Hamburger SV have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games. Hamburger are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Hamburger's last game was hosting Hansa Rostock (placed 14th) and winning 3-0. The attacking player Robert Glatzel was declared "man of the match" for Hamburger with a rating of 8.65/10. Glatzel scored two goals.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hannover 96 (0-1).

Hamburger SV can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Hamburger's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Schalke 04, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Bundesliga, playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.

Itakura, Ouwejan and Churlinov scored in Schalke's previous match, the home game against Nürnberg that ended 4-1. Midfield player Thomas Ouwejan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Ouwejan scored one goal and hit four key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against St. Pauli wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Schalke are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Schalke have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hamburger SV and Schalke 04 have faced off earlier this season: Schalke 04 - Hamburger SV 1-3. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for Hamburger, two draws and four wins for Schalke 04. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Schalke 04S. Terodde
S. Terodde
12 goals
Hamburger SVR. Glatzel
R. Glatzel
8 goals
Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
6 goals

Hamburger SV missing players

Schalke 04 missing players

Hamburger SV Schalke 04
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 3 8 17
7 4 1 Won W 1 4 9
8 5 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 6
30 19 6 Scored S 3 10 33
17 9 3 Conceded C 6 8 22
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 82%
53% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 65%
29% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 35%
12% 11% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 24%
71% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 59%
24% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 35%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 6%
 
7 8.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.8 5.1
5.2 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.4 5.4
2.5 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.2 17.9 18 Shots (avg) S ( 15.3 15.1 16.1
5.3 6.9 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.1 6.1
33% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 24% 32%
 
12.2 10.7 15 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 14.5 12.7
4.3 3.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.9 3.9
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Hamburger SV's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hamburger SV have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Hamburger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamburger SV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Hamburger SV have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals (17) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Hamburger SV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Hamburger SV have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Schalke 04 have the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 17 11 3 3 37 20 8 8 0 0 24 5 9 3 3 3 13 15 17 36
2 Darmstadt 98 17 10 2 5 39 20 8 6 0 2 21 6 9 4 2 3 18 14 19 32
3 Hamburger SV 17 7 8 2 30 17 9 4 5 0 19 9 8 3 3 2 11 8 13 29
4 Schalke 04 17 9 2 6 33 22 9 5 1 3 23 14 8 4 1 3 10 8 11 29
5 Jahn Regensburg 17 8 4 5 35 26 9 5 2 2 24 15 8 3 2 3 11 11 9 28
6 Paderborn 17 7 6 4 30 19 9 2 3 4 11 12 8 5 3 0 19 7 11 27
7 Nürnberg 17 7 6 4 24 20 9 5 2 2 14 7 8 2 4 2 10 13 4 27
8 Heidenheim 17 8 3 6 21 23 9 5 3 1 13 8 8 3 0 5 8 15 -2 27
9 Werder Bremen 17 7 5 5 28 24 8 3 3 2 14 9 9 4 2 3 14 15 4 26
10 Karlsruher SC 17 6 6 5 29 26 9 4 3 2 18 13 8 2 3 3 11 13 3 24
11 Dynamo Dresden 17 7 1 9 20 22 8 5 0 3 12 6 9 2 1 6 8 16 -2 22
12 Fortuna Dusseldorf 17 5 5 7 23 24 8 1 4 3 12 13 9 4 1 4 11 11 -1 20
13 Hannover 96 17 5 5 7 13 23 8 3 2 3 5 7 9 2 3 4 8 16 -10 20
14 Hansa Rostock 17 5 4 8 19 29 8 2 2 4 9 14 9 3 2 4 10 15 -10 19
15 Holstein Kiel 17 4 6 7 20 30 9 3 2 4 10 16 8 1 4 3 10 14 -10 18
16 Erzgebirge Aue 17 3 5 9 14 27 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 1 3 4 7 15 -13 14
17 Sandhausen 17 3 5 9 19 36 8 0 3 5 6 18 9 3 2 4 13 18 -17 14
18 Ingolstadt 17 1 4 12 11 37 8 0 3 5 5 14 9 1 1 7 6 23 -26 7

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