Schalke meets Valencia in a return match of the second day of Champions League for this week.
In the first game in Spain, the Germans got to the draw, after they were behind with 1:0 in half time.
Schalke was doing quite well last year, in the Bundesliga, and reached Champions League places, however the team has had a rough time this season. At the moment Schalke is 10th , 17 points away from the 3rd (the last place that qualifies a team in Champions League in the German Bundesliga) and that’s too much of a point spread to be made up. The good news for the team are that they recovered from the early season shock where they were occupying the last spots of the league.
Schalke topped their group in front Lyon, Benfica and Hapoel-Tel Aviv, recording 3 victories at home.
Valencia has never won an away game in the knockout stage of the Champions League, which is a disturbing fact for the team. However they most recent away victory was precisely against Schalke back in 2007 in the group stage of Champions League. An encouraging fact for Valencia however is that Schalke has lost all 3 home games against Spanish opponents with the score 0:1.
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Schalke has failed to win any of the last 8 encounters with Spanish teams, and none of these games have seen more than 2 goals per game.
I find this match as a 3-way game since anything is possible to happen. The home victory looks tempting with odds at 2.50 in bet365.
The draw is a logical choice, due to the score in the first game, priced at 3.25
If you are hoping for a similar result as in 2007, then Valencia would be your options with odds at 2.87.
Recommended Bet:
Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.70 (Bet365)
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