Schalke has been performing inconsistently in recent years, and last season the Miners almost got relegated from the Second Bundesliga. The team does not have large sums for transfers, and Schalke is not yet able to strengthen its squad, but its ambitions and belief in returning to the Bundesliga have not disappeared.
Hertha, which played in Germany's elite division a couple of years ago, is also going through hard times - last season the capital club took only 11th place in the Second Bundesliga. This summer, Hertha parted ways with its main young star Ibrahim, who moved to Bayer, the team received 12 million for the transfer, but it is still difficult to say whether it was able to find a replacement for the midfielder.
Both teams demonstrate unstable play in defense, on average conceding more than they score, but they try to play aggressive football, which is typical of this league, so we expect a lot of goals today.
Prediction: at least 3 goals to be scored. We recommend the "Over 2.5" bet, odds 1.55
