FC Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 1/24/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/21/2021

Game: FC Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich

Date: Sunday, January 24, 2021

Location: Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Schalke 04 (+726) Bayern Munich (-334)

Benito Raman and FC Schalke 04 (1-4-12, 18th in Bundesliga) play Bayern Munich (12-3-2, 1st in Bundesliga) at Veltins-Arena on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net are Frederik Ronnow for FC Schalke 04 and Manuel Neuer for Bayern Munich. The line on this contest has FC Schalke 04 priced at +726 and the Reds are at -334. The total is set at 3.75.

FC Schalke 04 faced Eintracht Frankfurt in their most recent game and ended up losing by a score of 3-1. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 71.9% received passes rate by converting 230 of the 320 targeted passes in their last match. FC Schalke 04 tried 22 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 8 of those attempts for a rate of 36.4%. In regard to shooting accuracy, FC Schalke 04 finished at a 25.0% rate by putting 1 shot on target of 4 shots. FC Schalke 04 sports an average of 0.76 g/90 (13 total goals) and have earned 10 assists in all games this year.

Benito Raman is a player who should be able to impact this game for FC Schalke 04. Raman has been given a starting assignment in 144 matches in his career while he scores 0.36 goals per 90. The forward born in Belgium has recorded 51 goals in 12,610 professional minutes. He has totaled 16 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card cautions during his soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Suat Serdar, the midfielder hailing from Germany. He has helped a teammate on a goal 3 times during his career and he has scored 11 total goals. Serdar has played 7,459 minutes in 85 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 16 yellow cards. He scores 0.13 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for FC Schalke 04 will be Frederik Ronnow. Ronnow has played for 15,962 mins and has tallied 521 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.20 (212 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .726. The keeper from Denmark has seen 727 shots attempted against him in 177 starting assignments. Ronnow (81-43-52 mark in his career) has earned 60 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 33.9% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the field, Bayern Munich got the victory with a final of 1-0 against FC Augsburg. Bayern Munich finished the match with a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 15 of the 24 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this contest by converting 502 of the 580 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.6%. Bayern Munich connected on 3 shots on target out of their 12 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 49 goals and 39 assists for all their matches, Bayern Munich is averaging 2.88 goals and 2.29 assists per 90.

Robert Lewandowski will be someone to watch for Bayern Munich. He currently averages 0.82 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 355 games in his career. The forward born in Poland has been on the pitch for 31,922 professional minutes and has scored 290 goals. He has accumulated 37 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 58 times. Make sure to watch out for Thomas Muller, the forward representing Germany. He has collected 125 goals in his career while helping on a goal 125 times. Muller has earned himself 23 yellow cards in 27,492 minutes played (316 starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.41.

Manuel Neuer will be residing in front of the goal for Bayern Munich. Neuer has totaled 196 clean sheets while defending 1,462 shots tried against him in 37,843 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .772 and his clean sheet rate sits at 46.6%. He has surrendered 0.81 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 263-59-65. In his career, Neuer has given up 340 goals and has accounted for 1,130 saves in 421 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bayern Munich (-334)

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