Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund meet each other in the German Super Cup final this weekend. The game kicks off at 19:30 GMT on Saturday and will be played at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen which slightly favours the hosts but champions Dortmund last season showed that they are not afraid to play attacking football away from home. I expect an open game with many goals so my pick here is the “Over 2.5 goals” option.
Schalke 04 have done really well in the pre-season friendly games they played in the last month so they will start the new season on a high. Coach Ralf Rangnick will continue to rely on the same attacking players as last year and this is not surprising having in mind the quality of players such as Raul, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Jefferson Farfan. The Miners finished last season by winning the DFB Pokal after thrashing 2. Bundesliga side Duisburg 5:0 and this means that they recorded five consecutive high-scoring games at the end of the campaign.
Borussia Dortmund will go out full of confidence against Schalke 04 after convincingly winning the title in Germany last season. Head coach Jurgen Klop parted with his playmaker Nuri Sahin who left for Real Madrid but the quality of the younger players at Borussia should be enough to cover for the Turkish international. Moreover, the signing of Perisic from Club Brugge will be another option for Klop who will definitely want to start the season upsetting his team’s arch rivals in the Ruhr derby.
Moreover, four games of the last five that were played between the two teams at Veltins Arena provided the “Over 2.5 gaols” option and I think we will witness the same once again.
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Tipster: George_S
Posted at: 21/07/2011 11:45
Odds: 2.05
Bookmaker: Bet365
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