Schalke vs Hannover Betting Tips

The Gelsenkirchen club have only won 1 of their last 9 fixtures in all competitions and that was only an unconvincing 1-0 home win against Cypriot side APOEL in the Europa League. The pressure is building on André Breitenreiter, who was appointed in the summer at a club that has got through 14 managers over the past decade.

Schalke are still only 2 points off the top four so it’s not quite time to talk about a crisis but they are without a win in the Bundesliga since mid-October which isn’t good enough for a club of their stature.

Hannover can be dangerous opponents on their day but inconsistency is the main reason why they are only 14th in the Bundesliga. They were 4-0 winners last time out at home to Ingolstadt and they have picked up impressive away wins this term at Koln and Hamburg but have still lost twice as many games as they’ve won.

Goals seem likely here. Both teams have scored in all of Schalke’s last 6 matches in the Bundesliga while for Hannover it is 5 out of 6. Hannover have scored in all of their last 10 matches so certainly back both teams to find the target in this match at 8/11 looks like a smart move.

Schalke may have had a tough run of games in recent weeks but they have been struggling for wins for a while now, even against the weaker sides. Hannover are capable of getting a result here given confidence is low in the home camp and odds of 7/1 for this to end 1-1 offer good value.