FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg Prediction, 12/16/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/15/2020

Game: FC Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Location: Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Schalke 04 (+160) SC Freiburg (+160)

Veltins-Arena is the site where Benito Raman and FC Schalke 04 (0-4-7, 18th in Bundesliga) will play SC Freiburg (2-5-4, 14th in Bundesliga) on Wednesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Frederik Ronnow for FC Schalke 04 and Florian Muller for SC Freiburg. SC Freiburg are at at +160 while the Royal Blue are at +160. The O/U opens at 2.5.

FC Schalke 04 took the field against FC Augsburg in their last match and got the draw with a final of 2-2. FC Schalke 04 tried 17 dribbles in this game and converted 9 of the tries for a percentage of 52.9%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 79.5% received passes rate by completing 414 out of their 521 pass attempts last contest. In terms of shooting accuracy, FC Schalke 04 walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 16 total shots. FC Schalke 04 is averaging 0.64 goals per 90 min (7 total goals) and have accounted for 4 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Benito Raman is a player who should be able to impact this match for FC Schalke 04. Raman has had a starting assignment in 140 matches so far in his career and he scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Belgium has tallied 51 goals scored in 12,294 minutes played. He has accounted for 16 assists while earning 31 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Suat Serdar, the midfielder who is from Germany. Serdar has been on the field for 6,919 mins in 79 starting assignments and has been handed 14 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 2 times so far in his career and he has scored 11 goals. He averages 0.14 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for FC Schalke 04 is Frederik Ronnow. Ronnow (81-43-52 mark in his career) has earned 60 shutouts, which has earned him a 33.9% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Denmark has faced 727 shots tried at him in 177 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.20 (212 total goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of .726. Ronnow has defended the goal for 15,962 mins and has tallied 521 saves thus far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, SC Freiburg walked away with a victory by a final of 2-0 against Arminia Bielefeld. They wrapped up this outing by converting 403 out of their 479 pass attempts for a rate of 84.1%. SC Freiburg finished the match with a 63.6% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 out of the 11 dribbles they attempted. SC Freiburg had 6 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted earning them a 40.0% rate in their last game. With 14 goals and 10 assists in all their contests, SC Freiburg averages 1.27 goals and 0.91 assists per 90 minutes.

Lucas Holer will be counted on for SC Freiburg. He has an average of 0.32 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 154 matches in his career. The forward representing Germany has played 13,628 minutes while scoring 48 goals. He has 18 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 13 times. Make sure to watch out for Nils Petersen, the forward representing Germany. Petersen has been given 17 yellow cards in 20,750 minutes played (215 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.60. He has scored 139 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 different times.

Florian Muller will be looking after the goal for SC Freiburg. Thus far in his career, Muller has allowed 123 goals and has totaled 236 saves in 72 starts. He has given up 1.70 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 21-15-36. He sports a save % of .674 and his shutout rate is currently 19.4%. Muller has earned 14 clean sheets and has defended 353 shots against him in 6,525 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take FC Schalke 04 (+160)

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