Schalke 04 vs Hamburger SV Match Preview 23 July 2021

Bundesliga 2 open’s the new season tonight.

You have a chance to see the first match from the Second Best football league in Germany tonight, where Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV will face each other in the opening at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen. It’s going to be interesting to see both teams' attitudes because both of them have high expectations from the season ahead.

Schalke 04 went through a very tough season last year in the Bundesliga, ending up ad the bottom of the table with only 16 points on their account. So this year they must do many things differently. If the Royal Blues want to bounce back quickly to the best German competition, the winning saga must begin at the beginning of the 2021/2022 campaign. They went through a productive preparation period in the club's friendly campaign, where Schalke played 5 games, winning 3 of them, and played 2 draw matches. One of the most astonishing games was the duel against the Hamborn, where the Royal Blues won the game with the result of 14:0. Dimitrios Grammozis is facing a great challenge this season, so tonight will be a great opportunity to start the season in a great manner by winning the opening game at their home stadium.

Hamburger SV on the other hand ended up in 4th position in Bundesliga 2 last season. So this season they will definitely try to perform better and end up at the very top and enter Bundesliga 1. They also played some good friendly matches before the start of the new season, winning 3 out of 4 games. Their head coach Tim Walter had a good opportunity in the pre-season games to try different formations and different players at different positions. This makes him ready for tonight to bring the best of his team in the duel against the big opponent Schalke. So It will be very interesting to see the football performance of the Red Shorts in this opening game.

We expect many goal opportunities and an open football style from both teams, where the home team Schalke 04 will be the favorites to win the match.

So tune in and watch this opening football match tonight from the Bundesliga 2 new season.