Schalke-Werder Bremen is a match of the 30th day of Bundesliga and is played on Saturday at 18:30: TV, formations, predictions.
It is not decisive, because then the end of the season will still be a few games away. But to win, for Schalke, would mean giving breath to salvation dreams. And then it is very important, that’s for sure.
The hosts are second to last in the standings but they see their stay in the German top league as very close, which is now only three lengths away. Yes, very close as mentioned. And they host a Werder Bremen that doesn’t seem to have such big problems to reach the same result at the end of the championship: in fact, the guests are 12th, strong with 35 points won so far, and especially strong with the fact that they have several teams between them and the red zone of the league. This, in short, is one of those matches where motivation can really make a difference. And that goes beyond everything: beyond the standings and beyond even the moment of form.
Also because Schalke is not doing so well: four slaps from Freiburg last weekend but the good fortune that behind few won and several struggled instead. This has allowed the hosts to stay hooked on the train leading to salvation. On the other side, Werder, went on to take three really crucial points against Hertha that gave almost the certainty of permanence. Yes, the away lineup would like to wrap things up quickly. But it should not succeed in this match that sees the hosts favored. Who as said are not at the last resort but almost.
A Werder exultation (Lapresse)
The prediction
The match matters above all for Schalke, which is obliged to win in order to better face a last part of the season that could give them a salvation that at a certain point seems only utopia. And in a match like this winning would want to be worth double. That’s why the hosts start favored. And they could take a crucial victory on their own path. For Werder, honestly, a defeat would change very little.
The likely lineups for Schalke-Werder Bremen
- SCHALKE (3-4-2-1): Schwolow; Matriciani, Yoshida, Jenz, Uronen; Kral, Krauss; Drexler, Zalazar, Bulter; Terodde.
- WERDER BREMA (3-4-3): Pavlenka; Veljkovic, Stark, Friedl; Weiser, Bittencourt, Gross, Stage, Jung; Fullkrug, Ducksch.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1