FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the DFB Pokal match on October 29th, 2024

FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 are scheduled to play against each other on October 29th, 2024, Tuesday, in a DFB Pokal match to be held in Germany, check the FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the DFB Pokal at this time.

The game will be played in the WWK Arena stadium, in the city of Augsburg, with a capacity for 30660 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025

In this match, a team from the 1st Division goes on to play, which guarantees an initial advantage in the game but no assured victory. A good football match is expected.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. FC Augsburg performance to this stage is 4 goals scored and still 1 against.

On the other hand, Schalke 04 come this far with 2 goals scored and 0 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a Bundesliga match, on 18-03-2023, referring to the 2022/2023 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 1-1 draw.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that FC Augsburg have not yet won the DFB Pokal while Schalke 04 has won the competition 4 times.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that after five games, the FC Augsburg team achieved more level results, accumulating 2 wins when compared to Schalke 04, which won 1 game.

FC Augsburg

Currently, in the Bundesliga, the FC Augsburg team has 2 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw, making a total of 7 points after 7 rounds, ranking them in 15th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the FC Augsburg team goes with a total of 10 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.

FC Augsburg come from a defeat in the last match. The game against SC Freiburg, valid for the Bundesliga, ended with a 3-1. The team coached by J. Thorup lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

Let's focus on the aspect that matters the most, which is scoring goals, and evaluate it now. We can see that FC Augsburg, in both their principal domestic tournaments (Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has successfully scored a total of 14 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Whereas, the FC Augsburg team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 19 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Schalke 04

Currently, in the 2. Bundesliga, the Schalke 04 group has 2 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws, making a total of 8 points after 9 rounds, ranking them in 14th place. Adding to this data, the Schalke 04 team goes with a total of 16 goals scored and 20 goals conceded.

The most crucial aspect that we need to analyze now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. Schalke 04, in its two principal domestic tournaments (2. Bundesliga and DFB Pokal), has successfully scored a total of 18 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this DFB Pokal, it is evident that the FC Augsburg team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on FC Augsburg to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.45 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

Extremes usually mark the first stages of a cup. It is common to have duels between teams with tremendous technical differences or clubs of similar levels. Therefore, a factor that can be fundamental in defining the match scenario is to observe the division of the national league that each team plays in. After all, this way, it is possible to have a better idea of the difference in the level of the squads and know if the match tends to have few or many goals.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Corners market betting suggestions

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.5 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that FC Augsburg can obtain, on average, a total of 7 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Schalke 04 is present, this team obtains an average of 6 corners. We are convinced that this selection is a good bet, as both teams have an individual average of corner kicks per match that is above 9.5 corners this season.