Arminia – Schalke 04

The hosts will be closer to victory in the main match of the round.

One of the central matches of the next matchday of the Second Bundesliga will take place in Bielefeld. Here, Arminia needs to remember that its status at the start of the current season does not allow it to lose several matches in a row. Last football year, the club from Bielefeld made a significant impact on German football. Firstly, the team won the Third League. Secondly, they reached the final of the German Cup, eliminating four Bundesliga clubs, including the reigning champion Bayer at that time. Just a few rounds ago, Arminia was considered the second most serious contender for the final first place. Schalke 04, unlike their upcoming opponent, approached the start of the new season not as one of the candidates for promotion. The club's management did not take any distinct measures in the transfer market to strengthen the squad, but they changed the head coach to Austrian specialist Miron Muslic. The beginning of the current Second Bundesliga campaign has brought the miners quite a lot of positivity. Bookmakers have made the home team the favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 2.34 for their victory. Arminia confidently won the first two rounds of the Second Bundesliga, convincing the football public of their serious intentions for the season. However, since the third decade of August, the players from Bielefeld have not shown the desired results. In the last two rounds, Arminia lost with the same score of 1:3 to Greuther Fürth and Hannover. The upcoming opponent has such a name in German football that no additional motivation is needed. For Arminia to achieve a winning outcome, they simply need to perform at least as well as in their home cup matches from the previous and current seasons. Schalke has started the season significantly better than the previous two. The club from Gelsenkirchen plays uncompromising football. Five out of seven rounds ended with victories, while two ended in defeats. The last time the miners played against Arminia in the Bundesliga was in 2021, and they lost in Bielefeld with a score of 0:1. Most likely, the upcoming match will also be challenging for Schalke's players and will not add to their points tally.