In this week 10 match on Oct 14th, Schalke 04 will host Hoffenheim in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 16th placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 38th minute, then Jeremie Frimpong added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Schalke 04 couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while hoffenheim sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch struck first for Werder Bremen in the 18th minute, then Munas Dabbur tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 32nd minute. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrej Kramarić and Munas Dabbur each having 2 goals in their last 5. Schalke 04’s top weapon lately has been Simon Terodde, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Frank Kramer’s squad will be without Cedric Brunner and Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez, while Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner and Philipp Pentke are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim.