Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Hamburger SV (2nd, 59 pts) and Schalke 04 (14th, 38 pts). On recent form Hamburger SV sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Schalke 04 1.53 scored and 1.82 conceded per game, Hamburger SV 2.29 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.51.
22 meetings are on record — 7 won by Schalke 04, 9 by Hamburger SV, 6 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 68% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 68%. The recent trend is more open — 4.6 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.5 all-time.
The venue was Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, with room for 62,271 spectators. Hamburger SV led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Schalke 04: R. Schallenberg (15'), M. Sylla (81') · Hamburger SV: Emir Sahiti (43'), Emir Sahiti (41')