Schalke 04 - Freiburg betting tips and odds

Schalke 04 managing to pull off a victory here would be quite the upset. They are definitely underdogs, so even the home-field advantage isn’t able to push the odds lower than 4.05 for a home win.

The match is most likely to go in the away team’s favour, though it’s by no means a sure thing. With 1.92 betting odds to win, Freiburg have the upper hand going in, but all three possible outcomes are possible.

Schalke went into their previous Bundesliga match on the back foot, yet managed to get a draw half-time result in spite of the home-field disadvantage. Their opponents, Hertha BSC , scored the deciding goal in the second half, resulting in a narrow 2:1 defeat in hte end.

Bundesliga betting odds pointed to Freiburg as the clear favourites in their previous Bundesliga game, with prices at top online bookmakers hovering around 3.80. They did win 2:0 in the end, though it’s worth mentioning that the two teams were still tied at halftime.

Looking over the home team’s recent record, we can see a worrying trend. They’ve conceded more than 5 goals over the past 3 matches alone, indicating problems in their defensive lineup.

Freiburg may need to work on their defence if they want to get anywhere. In the 3 most recent matches they played, they conceded more than 5 times in total, which is not a good record to have.

The home team are hoping to scrape together enough points to move out of the relegation zone, though it seems like an extremely unlikely outcome to this match. We’re only a few rounds into the season, though.

Both rosters have been impacted by an unfortunate string of injuries, leaving them with limited options. The favoured visitors will be short Manuel Gulde, Kimberly Ezekwem, Roland Sallai, Jonathan Schmid, while Marcin Kamiński, Leo Greiml, Ibrahima Cissé, Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez, Sepp van den Berg will not play for the home team.

We can say with no small amount of confidence that this match will confirm the Over 2.5 Goals market. Both teams fit the bill for such a wager perfectly, so this is a very safe bet, offered at the odds of 1.80 at William Hill.