Hoffenheim - Schalke 04 betting tips and odds

The online bookies marked Hoffenheim as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Schalke 04 winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

At 3.90 betting odds, an away win would be a huge surprise and we’re positive Schalke 04 are well aware of it themselves.

The previous Bundesliga round brought a morale-boosting away victory for Hoffenheim who managed to withdraw the first-half pressure and inflict a lethal blow in the second half to claim a Werder Bremen triumph.

Schalke are coming on the back of a harsh loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Even though Schalke were the hosts in this matchup, they never had much of a shot in terms of the balance for power. They held Bayer Leverkusen off in the first half, but the favourites steamrolled their way to a decisive 0:3 win before the end.

Hoffenheim are on a bit of a streak when it comes to scoring. With more than 6 over their last 3 matches, fans are feeling fairly confident in their goal-scoring ability. Likewise, bookmakers online are fairly confident the Sunday match will yield Over 4.5 goals.

The visitors’ main concern will be cutting down the concession rate. They conceded more than 5 times in their latest 3 matches, and bucking the trend will be a great step in the right direction.

This Bundesliga season is getting more and more heated as the end approaches, and Schalke 04 are in a very rough position. They’re in the relegation zone and are heading into this match as clear underdogs.

It will be interesting to see if Schalke manage to beat this odds in this, the second clash with Hoffenheim this season. The first time around they lost with to a 1-point difference.

The odds being what they are, remember that they were priced with various injuries in mind. The hosts reported that Jacob Bruun Larsen, Grischa Prömel, Kasper Dolberg, Justin Che will have to sit this one out, while Schalke will have to make do without Justin Heekeren, Sebastian Polter, Sepp van den Berg, Soichiro Kozuki, Jere Uronen.

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 1.78 at Betsson.