Freiburg - Schalke 04 betting tips and odds

Punters who are looking for a safe bet should definitely consider this match. The home win odds of 1.68 bring great value considering the fact that Freiburg are indeed firm favourites to defeat Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 are massive underdogs and will be extremely lucky to avoid complete annihilation at the hands of Freiburg.

Freiburg are coming on the back of a rather uninteresting 1:0 away loss at the hands of Arminia Bielefeld . Most betting predictions agreed that their opponents were favourites – and it was proven to be true, despite the undecided result of the first half.

Schalke performed quite well in the previous Bundesliga round. They took the lead early, and secured a narrow 1:0 home win. Considering most experts thought they were weaker than their opponents Augsburg, the outcome was a bit of a surprise.

After a string of 3 away defeats, it’s becoming obvious that home-field advantage is quite important to Freiburg.

Our confidence that Schalke 04 will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

The season is already in its latter stages, which is increasingly a problem for Schalke 04 They’re still in the relegation zone and the upcoming showdown is not exactly favourable to earn the 10 points they’ll need.

Looking over the head-to-head statistics for this Bundesliga season, the hosts already recorded a victory over Schalke. This puts them ahead of their opponents, which is reflected in the betting odds.

A string of injuries put a large chunk of the visitors’ lineup out of contention. They’ll have to make do without Matija Nastasić, Salif Sané, Hamza Mendyl, Levent Mercan, Nabil Bentaleb, Nassim Boujellab, Steven Skrzybski, Gonçalo Paciência. Given that they were already underdogs anyhow, this puts them at a severely disadvantaged position.

An Under 2.5 Goals bet combines the best of both worlds: it’s a fairly safe bet with a high probability of success, but it also offers decent betting value. You can place it on the 10Bet priced at 2.00 odds.