Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on December 14th, 2024

Schalke 04 and Fortuna Düsseldorf will meet each other in a football match counting for 2. Bundesliga on December 14th, 2024, Saturday at 12:00h (UTC), in Germany, check the Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Veltins-Arena stadium, in the city of Gelsenkirchen, with a capacity for 62271 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf betting tip 2024/2025

Schalke 04 last match

Schalke 04 comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Paderborn, valid for the 2. Bundesliga, ended with a 2-4. The team coached by K. van Wonderen lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds .

Moussa Sylla has a lot to be proud of in this last match. He was one of the few inspired in the Schalke 04 team in the game. With good plays, he was the key player in the team's victory.

Fortuna Düsseldorf last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Fortuna Düsseldorf, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Eintracht Braunschweig team with a final score of 5-0.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.75.

Schalke 04 vs Fortuna Düsseldorf h2h

The last time Fortuna Düsseldorf went up against Schalke 04, it was in 2. Bundesliga. Fortuna Düsseldorf, ranked 3rd place, started with a 4-5-1 tactic, while Schalke 04, then in 13th place, was charged with a 4-3-1-2 formation.

During the football season of 2023/2024, these 2. Bundesliga teams played against each other on 27-04-2024 in a duly contested game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Schalke 04 joins the match with 16 points. They rank in 14th place in the 2. Bundesliga, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 4 games, losing 7, and scoring 4 draws.

In the 16th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to SpVgg Greuther Fürth which is just above, in 13th place.

Schalke 04 analysis

Schalke 04 after 15 matchdays have scored 27 goals and conceded 31 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Schalke 04 team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 54.47%.

Best goalscorer from Schalke 04

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Kenan Karaman. The Attacker has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Schalke 04 come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Fortuna Düsseldorf arrives in this game with 25 points, and in 5th place in the 2. Bundesliga, having won 7 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Fortuna Düsseldorf analysis

Fortuna Düsseldorf after 15 days has put up 25 goals scored, and taken 17, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Fortuna Düsseldorf is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the 2. Bundesliga.

Away Fortuna Düsseldorf does not usually give much chance to opponents, with a balance of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the 2. Bundesliga.

Best goalscorer from Fortuna Düsseldorf

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Isak Bergmann Johanneson. The Midfielder has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Fortuna Düsseldorf avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 5 goals scored have this characteristic.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Schalke 04 is Kenan Karaman, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Fortuna Düsseldorf is Isak Bergmann Johanneson, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Fortuna Düsseldorf has conceded 5 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Fortuna Düsseldorf will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Fortuna Düsseldorf scores an average of 1.86 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.5 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Fortuna Düsseldorf is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.4 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Fortuna Düsseldorf in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Schalke 04 has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 15 rounds, while Fortuna Düsseldorf has an average of 2.2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.07 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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