The opening fixture of the weekend in the German Bundesliga takes place on Friday the 14th of April and sees Schalke 04 meet Hertha Berlin.
The game will be played at the VELTINS-Arena and the hosts are currently bottom of the table on 21 points while the visitors are one place above them on 22 points.
Schalke 04 come into the match having lost 2-0 at Hoffenheim last weekend in the Bundesliga.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and added a second goal from the penalty spot 20 minutes from time to take maximum points.
The defeat for Schalke 04 means they have failed to win any of their 4 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in the Bundesliga.
There have been draws at home against Borussia Dortmund and away to Augsburg plus a defeat at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Schalke 04 have recorded only 2 wins from their last 13 matches in all competitions.
Form in the Bundesliga shows Schalke 04 have won only 2 of their 13 most recent fixtures. However, they have not been easy to beat at home recently and Schalke 04 are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 league matches on home soil.
Only 1 of those 5 games ended in a win for Schalke 04 and there have been over 2.5 goals scored in their last 3 home Bundesliga matches.
Hertha Berlin make the trip to the VELTINS-Arena on the back of a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of RB Leipzig last weekend in the Bundesliga.
The only goal of the match was scored in the 39th minute and it was enough to clinch all 3 points for RB Leipzig.
The loss to RB Leipzig means Hertha Berlin have failed to win any of their last 5 fixtures in the Bundesliga. There have been defeats at Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim plus draws with Mainz at home and Freiburg away, the latter of which was a good result.
Away form in the Bundesliga shows Hertha Berlin have failed to win any of their last 10 games. In fact, they have picked up only 2 points from a possible 30 points on the road and there have been 8 defeats in those 10 matches.
Trends show Hertha Berlin have conceded 1 or more goals in all their last 10 away league matches.
Team news and Schalke 04 have several players in the treatment room, including Leo Greiml, Moritz Jenz, Kenan Karaman, Soichiro Kozuki, Jere Uronen, Sebastian Polter, and Justin Heekeren.
Hertha Berlin have three players unavailable for this game due to injury with Jean-Paul Boëtius, Chidera Ejuke, and Kelian Nsona missing out.
The is a hugely important game at the bottom of the Bundesliga. The recent home record of Schalke 04 and the poor away run of Hertha Berlin means the hosts must start as favourites.
We expect to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals in a home victory.
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