In this 10th week match, on Friday Oct 14th, Hoffenheim will travel to Gelsenkirchen to battle Schalke 04 in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 16th placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 38th minute, then Jeremie Frimpong added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Moussa Diaby 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. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 1-2 loss against Werder Bremen. Marvin Ducksch struck first for Werder Bremen in the 18th minute on a feed from Niclas Füllkrug, then Munas Dabbur tied it up for Hoffenheim in the 32nd minute. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Andrej Kramarić and Munas Dabbur have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Schalke 04’s most prolific scorer has been Simon Terodde. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Frank Kramer’s Schalke 04 squad will be without Cedric Brunner and Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez, while Hoffenheim will be without Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner and Philipp Pentke.