Schalke 04 vs Greuther Furth prediction 15.12.2023

• Competition: 2. Bundesliga
• Date: 15th  December 2023
• Time:  17:30 UTC / 18:30 CET
• Venue: Veltins Arena (Gelsenkirchen)

Schalke is experiencing one of the most difficult moments in a rich history. The club was relegated from the Bundesliga last season, for the second time in the last three seasons. To make matters even more difficult for them, they are not doing well even in Zweite this season. After 17 rounds played, they are just 16th placed in the table with 19 points won. They still have a reason for optimism because just a few weeks ago were in a much worse position. With two consecutive victories, Schalke managed to stabilize and slowly move towards the middle of the table. In the last round, they managed to beat Hansa Rostock on the road with a score of 2:0. Their job in that match was made easier by the home team's red card in the first half, which the Schalke players accepted with open arms and in the end routinely won.

Greuther Furth is in the group of candidate teams for promotion to the Bundesliga next season. They currently hold the 4th position in the table with 28 points, 4 less than the leader St. Pauli. In the match of the last round, they played a 1:1 draw against Magdeburg at home and thus ended a nice streak of 4 consecutive victories. Although it seemed that their positive streak would continue because they controlled the game for most of the match, the guests took advantage of a moment of inattention by Greuther Furth's defense at the very end of the match and scored an important point.

Schalke vs Greuther Furth pick: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

Although Schalke had a slow start to the season, there should be no doubt that this squad will rise and eventually join the fight for the top of the table. They hinted at that in the last two matches, which they won dominantly. But now they will have a much tougher test because Greuther Furht is a team that is perhaps in the best shape in the entire league. Schalke is a team that forces an attacking style of play. They are at the top of the league in terms of goals scored, but they also have the third worst defense in the league. This should be a match in which we will see at least one goal in the nets of both clubs.