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As a rule, Saturday's Bundesliga block concludes with the most interesting match. The duel on August 17 between Borussia M and Schalke can definitely be considered such.
Borussia M
Without any exaggeration, the completed Bundesliga championship can be considered the season of Borussia. Dortmund stepped from the fourth step to the second, almost winning a silver salad. Menchengladbach made the leap from ninth position to fifth position. "Stallates" for a long time were in the prize-winning three and zone of the Champions League. However, positive stability was not enough for all 34 rounds and the result - participation in the group of the League of Europe.
Then-coach Dieter Hecking was fired. Now Marco Rose (ex-mentor of Salzburg) works in his place. The owners were not violent in the transfer market. The number of the left football players is equal to the number of comers. In their composition we will see Marcus Tyram, Breel Embolo, Stefan Liner. One of the leaders of the collective - Torgan Azar moved to the camp of clubbies.
In early August, the owners held a control meeting with Chelsea (2:2). Injured Jonas Hoffman and Lars Stindl will not play for them today.
Shalke
"Schalke" became the main disappointment of the 2018/19 season. The ex-vice-champion of the previous Bundesliga for a long time was considered a top outsider and did not leave the basement of the tournament table. "Zero fourth" failed - five losses in a row with a total score of 2:9.
By Christmas holidays the tournament position of the famous club did not improve in any way. Another portion of the loss provoked Domenico Tedesco's resignation. New-old coach Huub Stevens slept blue from relegation. In the last four rounds his team was invincible. The victory over Borussia Dortmund (4:2), a draw with Augsburg, Bayer and Stuttgart made it possible to score 33 points and break away from the relegation zone.
In the middle of summer the guests spent 17.5 million euros on strengthening, and saved from the sale of their players - 12 million euros. One of the departed - the rookie of Borussia M - Breel Embolo. Outside the bid for tonight's game, Ozan Kabak and Rabby Matondo.
Statistics and personal meetings
- Borussia M played eight friendly matches (six wins, a draw and a defeat).
- Schalke played eight control games (four wins, two draws and two losses).
- Borussia M beat Schalke in both personal meetings of the last season: at home (2:1), in guests (2:0).
- The last seven personal meetings in Menchengladbach did not end in favor of the guests.
On Saturday evening there will be a debut of two mentors - Marco Rose (owners) and David Wagner (guests). Schalke is a comfortable rival for Borussia, especially at Borussia Park. "Zero Fourth" has the selection of players not to solve serious problems. The maximum they achieve in Menchengladbach is an effective draw.
Borussia M – Shalke 1Х + Both Team Score with 2,11 for 5% of bank
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