Schalke host Kaiserslautern in the first home game of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga. They were relegated last season from the Bundesliga, so this year they have one of the best squads in the second division (third best according to their value).

Their target for this season is to achieve the promotion and be back to the Bundesliga, but to do that they need to improve a lot. Their opening round against Hamburg (one of the best teams in the league and a title contender) was terrible losing 5:3 in a crazy match. They were leading 1:2 and then, after equalizing for the 3:3, received a red card to Cisse (who will be suspended for this game) and conceded two late goals at 91’ and 99’. But the defeat was totally deserved as Hamburg had a lot of chances, crossbars, 5.28 expected goals (xG), good saves by goalkeeper Marius Muller…)

But Schalke has much more potential to show. That game was good to show to the team an alert, because almost all players made a terrible performance except striker and scorer Terodde.

Without Cisse, who will be replaced by Timo Baumgart, surely the team will improve, especially in defense. Upfront things look much better - Schalke was effective and created some nice chances. The team has a sweet balance between young prospects like Assan Ouedraogo and true leaders like Terodde and others with enough Bundesliga qualities.

On the other hand, Kaiserslautern is a mid-table team. After their first season back in the 2. Bundesliga last season, Kaiserslautern will find life a little more difficult this year. They didnt show a good performance in their home game against St Pauli, losing 1:2 deservedly, while they face an even tougher game this weekend. Kaiserslautern won just 5 away league games in 17 last season.

They are weak at their own ball-possession and this kind of game could benefit them, but anyway have a very weak squad in comparison with Schalke.

At this stage the bet is more against Kaiserslautern than pro Schalke as we could see still a lot of mistakes in the first matches not only of the two teams but the complete first round.

But Schalke 04 will certainly be battling it out for promotion come May. Despite an opening day defeat, I would fully expect them to beat Kaiserslautern at home. They have the superior squad, strengthened their defence and have shown that they can score. Also will be pretty much motivated to make a better performance after the first round defeat for 5:3. Quality should be imposed here.

沙尔克主场迎战凯泽斯劳滕，这是本赛季德甲联赛的第一场主场比赛。他们上个赛季从德甲降级，所以今年他们拥有乙级联赛中最好的阵容之一(根据他们的价值排名第三)。

他们本赛季的目标是晋级并重返德甲，但要做到这一点，他们需要提高很多。他们的首轮对阵汉堡队(联盟中最好的球队之一，也是冠军争夺者之一)，在一场疯狂的比赛中以5:3输掉了比赛。他们以1:2领先，然后在3:3扳平比分后，西塞(本场比赛将停赛)吃到红牌，并在91 '和99 '的最后时刻丢了两个球。但是失败是完全应得的，因为汉堡有很多机会，横梁，5.28个预期进球(xG)，门将穆勒的精彩扑救……

但是沙尔克有更多的潜力可以展示。那场比赛很好地向球队发出了警告，因为除了前锋和得分手特罗德之外，几乎所有球员的表现都很糟糕。

没有西塞，他将被蒂姆·鲍姆加特取代，球队肯定会有所改善，尤其是在防守方面。前面的情况看起来好多了——沙尔克很有效率，创造了一些不错的机会。这支球队在像阿桑·韦德拉奥戈这样的年轻球员和像特罗德这样的真正领袖以及其他有足够德甲实力的球员之间取得了很好的平衡。

另一方面，凯泽斯劳滕是一支中游球队。在他们的第一个赛季回到2。在上赛季的德甲联赛中，凯泽斯劳滕将会发现今年的生活有些困难。他们在主场对阵圣保利的比赛中表现不佳，以1:2的比分输掉了比赛，这是他们应得的，而本周末他们将面临一场更加艰难的比赛。凯泽斯劳滕在上赛季的17场联赛中只赢了5场客场比赛。

他们在控球方面很弱，这种比赛对他们有利，但无论如何，与沙尔克相比，他们的阵容很弱。

在这个阶段，我们的赌注更多的是对凯泽斯劳滕而不是沙尔克，因为我们可以看到在第一场比赛中仍然有很多错误，不仅是两支球队，而且是整个第一轮。

但是沙尔克04肯定会在5月为升级而战。尽管首战失利，但我完全相信他们会在主场击败凯泽斯劳滕。他们拥有强大的阵容，加强了防守，并证明了他们可以得分。在第一轮以5:3的比分失利后，我们也会很有动力拿出更好的表现。这里应该强调质量。