On the 9th of April, Schalke 04 will travel to Sinsheim to battle Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Hoffenheim, recorded a 2-1 win against Werder Bremen. Andrej Kramarić struck first for Hoffenheim in the 50th minute, then Christoph Baumgartner added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Pavel Kadeřábek. Hoffenheim looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 0-3 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 50th minute, then Wirtz added another in the 61st minute In the end, Schalke 04 was frustrated by Bayer Leverkusen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayer Leverkusen ended the match with the shutout victory. Schalke 04 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Tue Oct 18th, Hoffenheim hosted Schalke 04 at the Prezero Arena in their last match together. Hoffenheim won by a score of 5 to 1. Munas Dabbur scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 5th minute, then Angeliño added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Robert Skov.
Schalke 04 is fortunate enough to have Marius Bülter in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Hoffenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Andrej Kramarić. The Croatian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Jacob Bruun Larsen, Grischa Prömel, Kasper Dolberg, Stanley N’Soki and Munas Dabbur are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim, while Thomas Reis’s Schalke 04 squad will be without Dominick Drexler, Jere Uronen and Tim Skarke.