Bundesliga - Away to Schalke 04, Hoffenheim continues to hit European qualification

2022-10-14 16:08

Bundesliga - Away to Schalke 04, Hoffenheim continues to hit European qualification


Another battle will be staged in the 10th round of the 2022/23 Bundesliga. Hoffenheim will go to the Velting Arena to challenge Schalke 04, who are looking to avoid relegation, and Hoffenheim also hopes to take all 3 points. Continue to attack European qualification.


Schalke 04 , which has been promoted to the Bundesliga battlefield this season, has only achieved 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses after 9 rounds of games, and ranked third from the bottom in the relegation zone play-offs with 6 points. In the last round of the game, Schalke 04 lost 0-4 to Leverkusen, who had just changed the coach, and swallowed a 3-game losing streak. Therefore, the team urgently needs a victory to restore confidence.


However, Hoffenheim , who was once in the top four in the standings, has suddenly declined in recent performance, including a 1-2 loss to newly-promoted Bremen in the last round of home upset, and only 2 draws and 1 loss in the past 3 rounds. The embarrassing results, currently ranked 7th in the standings. Since they are only 2 points behind Dortmund in fourth place, they only need to take all 3 points in this campaign to continue to qualify for the European competition.


In addition, the two sides have faced each other 26 times in the history of the German capital. Hoffenheim has 10 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses and has a slight advantage, but only won 3 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in the away game. On the other hand, after this round, Hoffenheim will play Schalke 04 on the second lap of the German Cup next week.


In terms of lineup, Schalke 04 has Kaminsky, Van den Berg and Salazar injured, and Moore is also injured. Whether he can play in this campaign is still unknown. Hoffenheim have captains Huebner, Bebu and Bicakcic recuperating.