The German football teams Hamburg and F.C. Schalke are going to meet tomorrow in the Bundesliga I. I expect a thrilling match, with spectacular performances from both teams. Hamburg started the 2009/10 season very well, but unfortunately their hopes of winning the title were destroyed by the large number of injuries suffered by several key players. Jose Paolo Guerrero, for example, missed almost the entire season due to a knee injury.
The fact is that this season, Hamburg are both determined and prepared to fight for the title, and their main goal is to return to the European competition as soon as possible. The team should be encouraged by the stunning 2-1 victory achieved against the English giants Chelsea.
On the other hand, Schalke are aiming for their first title in 52 years. This summer, the coach of Schalke, Felix Magath, made his ambitions very clear by demanding funds for squad improvements. He attracted Raul and Sergio Escudero, the stars from La Liga, and allowed the striker Kevin Kuranyi to sign a contract.
Regarding the last two head-to-head confrontations between the teams (from 11 March 2012 and 2 Oct 2012) Schalke 04 has won them both pretty comfortably.
All in all, I think that Hamburg are determined enough to make a nice figure, but they are still not such a big challenge for Schalke 04, so I am going to place a bet on Schalke’s victory. I bet 10 units at 1.86. The odds I used are from IBCBET.