Germany League - 2nd Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 9.

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 28, 2024, 09:38:06 AM

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It is no surprise that the 2. Bundesliga table is so compressed in the promotion zone as well as in the relegation zone, but this time the relegation zone is worth looking at. As I said before, I think Schalke is on the fence of getting relegated this season. This game against Kaiserslautern speaks volumes and while Schalke lost, Braunschweig and Rostock won their games. The funny thing is that Schalke will be playing against Braunschweig on the next matchday. That's going to be a thriller.

Hamburg is doing business as usual! Cheesy

Giving the impression that they are very serious about their ambitions for a few months and then mess it all up within a few weeks. Fürth and Pauli both didn't lose a game for quite a long time and my guess is that Hamburg, in a best case scenario, will play for 3rd position.

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there are 2 big winners this weekend in the 2.bundesliga. st.pauli and greuther fürth. both teams won their matches and are now in first and second place.
hsv lost 3:4 at home against Karlsruhe and kiel lost 1:2 in fürth. eintracht braunschweig have now won their fourth match in a row and now have 20 points.
for me there are three big losers this weekend : hamburger sv,schalke 04 and hertha bsc berlin . here are all the results from the weekend :

source:https://www.flashscore.info/football/germany/2-bundesliga/results/

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 26, 2024, 05:06:52 PM

Kaiserslautern : Schalke 04 4:1

what is going on with schalke 04 ? schalke lost again with 1:4 in kaiserslautern. 0 points this year. even the new coach does not bring any points .
it is really a catastrophic season for schalke 04 . 15th place and 20 points. so it will be nothing more with a relegation place .
in today's other match hannover 96 won 3:0 against nürnberg. hannover is now in sixth place with 28 points

They had a phase when they played acceptable football, but now they are going back to old but gold in a negative sense. It's how they started this season into the 2. Bundesliga and even though still 99% of the people would bet against Schalke being relegated eventually, I think this is more serious now than ever. It mostly doesn't really matter whether you lose 1-0 or 4-1, but in this case it was against one of their contenders in the fight against the relegation zone. Big win for Kaiserslautern and an even bigger loss for Schalke. But I like the trouble, it's sometimes fun to see clubs with so much potential being on the brink of getting punished for doing so many things wrong for so long.

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Kaiserslautern : Schalke 04 4:1

what is going on with schalke 04 ? schalke lost again with 1:4 in kaiserslautern. 0 points this year. even the new coach does not bring any points .
it is really a catastrophic season for schalke 04 . 15th place and 20 points. so it will be nothing more with a relegation place .
in today's other match hannover 96 won 3:0 against nürnberg. hannover is now in sixth place with 28 points

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Matchday number 19 starts today.

Kaiserlautern vs. Schalke. Both teams are in the danger zone and have lost their last game. Now both teams have the opportunity to pick up
points. A 6-point game for both. The gap between the two is 2 points.

The other game today is Hannover vs. Nürnberg. Also a 6-point game. And the gap is also only 2 points. A win would be important for both so that they do not lose touch with the top five.
Hannover are almost exactly in the middle of the table. 8 points ahead of place 16 and 9 points behind place 3.

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 23, 2024, 02:26:55 PM

source:https://www.soccerstats.com/latest.asp?league=germany2

The teams at the first 5 places are pretty close together in terms of points. After place 5 the gap to place 3 is already bigger. Paderborn and Nürnberg have a gap of 7 points to place 3. The situation is pretty similar to last season.
Apart from that, I am puzzled about the situation in Hannover. They were one of the favourites to fight for promotion. They were also in the top five from matchday 6 to matchday 13. But now they are in the midfiled of the table and are already 9 points behind place 3.

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 23, 2024, 09:06:52 AM

An important win for Braunschweig. After leading behind 1-0 and a break in the game, Braunschweig were more motivated and managed to finish the game as a winner. This certainly gives them a bit more confidence to aim for the next 3 points in the next game. Home game against Magdeburg who are 6 points away.
Osnabrück, on the other hand, have not managed to move out from last place in the table. They are now 9 points away from place 15. That will not be eays for the next few games.

yes. it will be damn hard for osnabrück. i think they will be 100% relegated to the 3.bundesliga . but it remains very exciting at the top. kiel loses at home ,
the hsv and st. pauli win and it can look completely different next weekend. maybe the hamburger sv will be in 2nd place again .
or in first place ? st. pauli has to pick up points in düsseldorf and kiel has to go to fürth . that will be very difficult for both teams.
hsv has the match against karlsruhe at home. i think we will see another team in first place next week . but which team will it be ? let's be surprised. anything is possible Wink

source:https://www.soccerstats.com/latest.asp?league=germany2

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 20, 2024, 12:14:41 AM

and there is already the first big surprise on this matchday . kiel loses the match at home against braunschweig with 1:2 . i didn't expect that at all .
in the other friday match karlsruhe won against osnabrück with 2:1 . karlsruhe is now on place 9 and osnabrück stays on the last place and will probably be relegated to the 3.bundesliga again at the end of the season

Holstein Kiel : Eintracht Braunschweig 1:2
Karlsruher SC : VFL Osnabrück 2:1

An important win for Braunschweig. After leading behind 1-0 and a break in the game, Braunschweig were more motivated and managed to finish the game as a winner. This certainly gives them a bit more confidence to aim for the next 3 points in the next game. Home game against Magdeburg who are 6 points away.
Osnabrück, on the other hand, have not managed to move out from last place in the table. They are now 9 points away from place 15. That will not be eays for the next few games.

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and there is already the first big surprise on this matchday . kiel loses the match at home against braunschweig with 1:2 . i didn't expect that at all .
in the other friday match karlsruhe won against osnabrück with 2:1 . karlsruhe is now on place 9 and osnabrück stays on the last place and will probably be relegated to the 3.bundesliga again at the end of the season

Holstein Kiel : Eintracht Braunschweig 1:2
Karlsruher SC : VFL Osnabrück 2:1

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 19, 2024, 08:49:08 AM

today the 2.bundesliga finally starts again . the 18th matchday starts tonight with 2 games : holstein kiel against eintracht braunschweig and karlsruhe against osnabrück .
the favourites, kiel and karlsruhe should win their games tonight . here you can see the complete 18 matchday of the 2.bundesliga

source:https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/matchday/2023-2024/18

the top match on saturday between schalke 04 and hamburger sv can be seen live on sport 1. > > free tv

The match between Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Braunschweig tonight will really be an easy one for Holstein Kiel due to the fact that they have won a lot of matches and are topping the league currently unlike Eintracht Braunschweig that's rocking the second to the last in the league table moreover Holstein Kiel has won 11 out of the 17 matches they've played so far whereas Eintracht Braunschweig just won only 4 out of 17 matches they've played which means that they ain't as strong as Holstein Kiel and with the fact that Holstein Kiel is playing at their home ground will even give them more advantage to win Eintracht Braunschweig.

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Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 19, 2024, 08:49:08 AM

today the 2.bundesliga finally starts again . the 18th matchday starts tonight with 2 games : holstein kiel against eintracht braunschweig and karlsruhe against osnabrück .
the favourites, kiel and karlsruhe should win their games tonight .

Osnabrück and Braunschweig are at the bottom of the table. Both are will play theier games away from home. While Braunschweig are 4 points away from place 15, Osnabrück are already 9 points behind. Based on their performances in the first half of the season, it does not look good for both teams and they are likely to lose.
However, this is also an important game for Holstein Kiel. If they lose they will probably be overtaken from St. Pauli.

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today the 2.bundesliga finally starts again . the 18th matchday starts tonight with 2 games : holstein kiel against eintracht braunschweig and karlsruhe against osnabrück .
the favourites, kiel and karlsruhe should win their games tonight . here you can see the complete 18 matchday of the 2.bundesliga

source:https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/matchday/2023-2024/18

the top match on saturday between schalke 04 and hamburger sv can be seen live on sport 1. > > free tv

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 18, 2024, 03:52:41 AM

Schalke and Hertha BSC both have been relegated from Bundesliga 1. Both teams had quite a few problems at the start of the season. However, Hertha BSC have improved since matchday 7 and climbed from place 15 to place 9 in the table. Schalke, on the other hand, fell from place 12 to place 16 at the same matchday and although Hertha have got their problems under control, they are only 5 points in front of Schalke. At Sunday they will play against Düsseldorf. And guess. The gap to them are also 5 points.
The gap between place 6 and place 16 is only 10 points. So a lot can still change.

i also think that a lot will change in the table. if schalke 04 wins against hamburger sv, schalke would have 23 points. that's only 10 points off 3rd place.
of course the other teams will also pick up points. i think in the end schalke and hertha bsc berlin will be high up in the table.
there are still 51 points up for grabs in the remaining 17 matchdays. i think we will be surprised at the end of the season who will be in 1st to 3rd place.
those who are at the top today could also be in 5th, 6th or 7th place. anything is possible in the 2nd bundesliga .

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Schalke and Hertha BSC both have been relegated from Bundesliga 1. Both teams had quite a few problems at the start of the season. However, Hertha BSC have improved since matchday 7 and climbed from place 15 to place 9 in the table. Schalke, on the other hand, fell from place 12 to place 16 at the same matchday and although Hertha have got their problems under control, they are only 5 points in front of Schalke. At Sunday they will play against Düsseldorf. And guess. The gap to them are also 5 points.
The gap between place 6 and place 16 is only 10 points. So a lot can still change.

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Poor management actually got Schalke 04 to where they are today, and if they still don't swing into action to try to rescue the club, likely they will slide down to the relegation zone soon if care is not taken, and this doesn't mean so well for such a big name team like Schalke 04 we once had as one of the prominent teams in the German Bundesliga 1. But Good to see them start making changes with the board by appointing Marc Wilmots as the new sports director.

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Quote from: W Jr. on January 14, 2024, 07:12:48 AM

Schalke 04 is having a very bad season in Bundesliga 2. They had only 6 wins and 9 defeats in 17 matches. It was necessary to identify the fault here. If there is a problem with the sporting director, his replacement should have a positive impact on the team. Let's see what Schalke can do in the second half of the season. I wouldn't want one of Germany's well-established teams to go to even lower leagues.

League3? That would really be a disaster for them.

Quote from: Soonandwaite on January 14, 2024, 06:46:41 AM

now the deal is official : hamburger sv signs japanese player Masaya Okugawa from fc augsburg until the end of the season . Masaya Okugawa is an offensive player .
Masaya Okugawa was injured for a long time and was no longer considered at fc augsburg . whether the 27 year old Okugawa is now a reinforcement for the hsv remains to be seen . maybe he will be involved in the match schalke 04 : hamburger sv next weekend .

Yes, it is just a loan. His long injury meant he could not play for Augsburg for a long time. It seems that Augsburg does not have space for him at the moment. So Hamburger SV will probably have to rebuild this player. And after the season he will go back to Augsburg.

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The second half of the season start this Friday. It start with Kiel vs. Braunschweig and Karlsruhe vs. Osnabrück. Kiel are the autumn champions and can immediately show whether they want to be promoted or not. However, a win against Braunschweig should be possible.

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 08, 2024, 07:38:30 AM

Marc Wilmots is the new sports director at Schalke. After Peter Knäbel wanted no longer to continue, the club quickly decided on a new solution. A good decision for many fans, as there are many good memories of Marc Wilmots. But is he the right man for the position as a sporting director? His contract runs until 2027 and he has that long to prove it.

Schalke 04 is having a very bad season in Bundesliga 2. They had only 6 wins and 9 defeats in 17 matches. It was necessary to identify the fault here. If there is a problem with the sporting director, his replacement should have a positive impact on the team. Let's see what Schalke can do in the second half of the season. I wouldn't want one of Germany's well-established teams to go to even lower leagues.

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now the deal is official : hamburger sv signs japanese player Masaya Okugawa from fc augsburg until the end of the season . Masaya Okugawa is an offensive player .
Masaya Okugawa was injured for a long time and was no longer considered at fc augsburg . whether the 27 year old Okugawa is now a reinforcement for the hsv remains to be seen . maybe he will be involved in the match schalke 04 : hamburger sv next weekend .

source: https://twitter.com/HSV_English/status/1746487366632538597

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 10, 2024, 08:17:46 AM

Quote from: Hirose UK on January 08, 2024, 08:57:34 AM

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Marc Wilmots. The hopes from the fans are high. Schalke won the UEFA Cup in 1997 thanks to his goal and the fans have many good memories about him. But he has no experience as a sports director yet. Perhaps it is a good thing that he is starting this job with a lot of naivety. But if he does not succeed, there may be a risk that they stick with him for too long (because of his history). But for now he should get a chance.

Seeing how the fans have high hopes for Marc Wilmots, he should be able to work well and provide great achievements for Schalke if he is willing to make really firm efforts and be able to handle all the team needs for the future.
The average error that occurs in management is when throwing away and taking players.
In conditions like this, players who are actually important are often sold and replaced by taking other players who may not necessarily have big contribution to the team.
Even though Schalke once won the UEFA Cup, that is different because in the current era big changes are really visible and it is so striking that Schalke has not been strong team in recent seasons.

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I haven't been following the 2nd Bundesliga for a while. But when I checked it out and saw Schalke's last condition I got really astonished. Shocked

They are trying not to relegate even in this league after dropping here from the Bundesliga. Doesn't this team deserve big changes already? I think they do and they have to make this happen immediately to prevent things from getting much worse. Sad

There is another thing I have been trying to catch up with in this league - Hamburg's Bundesliga promotion adventure. Grin

Because they have been trying for a really long time but can't still be successful on that. The best they have done so far is to qualify for promotion matches. We see them at the 3rd place again now but let's see what happens this season.

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