FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Dortmund

After a very long time without success, Schalke seems to be on the way back. I mentioned already that I am not a fan from Coach Keller but I must admit that he has probably achieved a turnaround. It was not very easy for him because with each bad performance or lost match he had huge headwind of the media. Launch was just the important Champions League game in Istanbul against Galatasaray who brought the turn. They had a very good performance on this day and it was more as deserved that they got a draw. Against Düsseldorf they played not so well and their problems in offensive were already huge but overall they managed to win this with two goals from defender Matip after free kicks. This victory has probably helped a lot that Coach Keller could work in peace and he prepared the team extremely well for Wolfsburg. This was one of the best performances from them in the past weeks / month. It was very good to see if they have a lot of space that they do much better because their fast wings Farfan / Bastos like this style of play but especially Draxler was outstanding as centrale man in midfield. He played very well and was one of the key facts to win this encounter very easy with 4-1. With two wins in a row they close the gap and they are more than capable to get this important fourth place.

So far it seems Dortmund has not a so good season as recently, they have a major gap to Bayern fighting with Leverkusen only for second place while knocked out of the Cup against Bayern already last week. The only weapon that is still hot, is the Champions League where they moved very confidently into the quarter-finals. This is the only title which they can reach this Season, the other competitions are already gone. Nevertheless they should not give up as the second place is very important for them in this case they still have to collect some points to safe their current place. Of course they are always able to win games with such a top offensive this should always be possible. And what they are able to bring showed they already under the week against Donezk. They played very well and allowed their opponent not much while on the other hand use almost all chance immediately. The only problem they face at the moment is the absent of important defender Hummels, also Kehl and Bender are doubtful for this match as they got injured on Tuesday. Therefore Coach Klopp has to change a bit and count on Sahin beside Gündogan but both are extreme similar in their style of play and this can be a small problem because one of them have to accept the defensive part as enforcer.

Very hot derby atmosphere expected where both teams want the win, just because of the fans but also not to endanger the output target of the season. It is very important to win this derby because you get a lot of credit by the fans and they forgive worse games easier. According to first match this season Dortmund wants to bounce back as they lost 1-2 in Signal Iduna Park where Schalke used their counter attacks very well while Dortmund missed a variety of top-class opportunities. Therefore it is actually not really surprising to see a lot of goals here as with so many excellent offensive players on the pitch who are all in good form a lot of opportunities should be created very easily. Additional both defensive rows are not in such form that they can stop or hold all the pressure far away. We can also consider that this is the fourth match for Dortmund in eleven days and certainly struggling with tiredness while Schalke plays only their second match in 7 days. This can help them additional and they should be much fresher and quicker as Dortmund at the end of the match. It can be the key anyway here too and decide this encounter.   

Recommend Bet: OVER 3 @ 2,05 (3 Units)