About Match
Hamburger SV go into the game 18th in the table on 0 points; Schalke 04 sit 11th on 4 — a 4-point gap. Schalke 04 rank 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Hamburger SV score 0 and conceding 4, Schalke 04 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game. If Hamburger SV win, their total rises to 3 and up to 13th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Hamburger SV have been beaten in three straight games.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hamburger SV 9, draws 7, Schalke 04 7, at 3.52 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 70% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 70%. The recent trend is more open — 4.4 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.52 all-time.
The venue is Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, with room for 57,000 spectators.