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Peter Green - April 27, 2022
Sandhausen vs Schalke
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
Date: Friday, 29 April 2022
Kick-off at 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
Venue: Hardtwaldstadion.
Schalke will take a roadtrip to Hardtwaldstadion this Friday hoping to snatch all 3 points from the relegation neared Sandhausen, as the visitors need only 2 more points to regain their top spot in the table.
Schalke is at the 2nd spot on the standing with 56 points from 31 games. They won 17 times in the league while drawing on 5 and losing on 9 other occasions. The visitors have the best offensive side in the league, having scored 65 in total and are currently residing in the zone for Bundesliga promotion. They cannot afford to lose this game as the teams below them are closing in.
Schalke got destroyed by 4-1 against Werder Bremen and thus dropped to 2nd place because of it. Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, they have amassed a tally of 16 goals while the visitors have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions as well.
On the other hand, Sandhausen resides at the 14th position on the table with 38 points. Of the 31 matches played, they won only 9 games while drawing and losing 11 matches each. They now sit 8 points clear of the relegation playoffs with 3 games to spare and they are currently on a 4-gme unbeaten run in the league.
SV Sandhausen, who won their previous game will hope for a similar result following the 4-2 league victory against Nuremberg. They have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets as of late, although they have also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, they have been punished defensively in 6 of them.
Heading into this one, Schalke have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches away from home while winning the last 3 games on road. They also have a strong h2h dominance over this foe.
Meanwhile, Sandhausen haven’t been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
By the looks of things, expect an easy win for the away side this Friday.
