In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 26th, in week 24, Karlsruher SC will host Schalke 04 at Wildparkstadion in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Karlsruher SC sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Holstein Kiel. Daniel O’Shaughnessy struck first for Karlsruher SC in the 16th minute, then Fabian Schleusener added another in the 68th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Holstein Kiel couldn’t manage to score, and Karlsruher SC took the shutout win. Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while schalke 04 sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Paderborn. Marius Bülter scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 22nd minute, then Darko Churlinov added another in the 74th minute In the end, Paderborn was frustrated by Schalke 04’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Schalke 04 ended the match with the shutout victory. Schalke 04 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Schalke 04 and Karlsruher SC last played eachother at the Veltins-arena on the 17th of September. Karlsruher SC took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Choi struck first for Karlsruher SC in the 1st minute on a feed from Philip Heise, then Simon Terodde tied it up for Schalke 04 in the 15th minute.
Simon Terodde has been the most effective weapon for Schalke 04 lately. The German attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Hofmann has been the most prolific scorer on Karlsruher SC in his last five matches with three goals.