Borussia Monchengladbach forward Lars Stindl. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling side FC Schalke 04 (0-5-0, 0 points) will hope to score their first point in the 2016-2017 Bundesliga season standings as they square off with contending team Borussia Monchengladbach (3-1-1, 10 points) at their home ground of Veltins Arena this Sunday, Oct. 2.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 11:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Schalke, last season's fifth-place finishers, have opened the new season with five straight losses. The team has yet to find a win or a draw which made them the only team in the current German top flight competitions without a point in the league table.
The team is currently at the bottom of the 18-team standings with Hamburger SV and FC Ingolstadt only a point ahead.
Die Königsblauen is coming off a disappointing 1-2 loss to unbeaten squad Hoffenheim at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena last Sunday, via ESPN.
Head coach Markus Weinzierl's side actually netted the opening goal in the contest at the fourth minute with a close range header from Cameroonian striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
However, it went out to be the lone goal for the visitors as Hoffenheim netted the next two goals, courtesy of Andrej Kramaric and Lukas Rupp at the 17th and 41st minute, to snatch the win away from Schalke.
Meanwhile, Borussia Monchengladbach has been mercurial in their first five games, alternating winning and losing or drawing.
Their most recent match was a 2-0 win over bottom three squad Ingolstadt at the Stadion im Borussia-Park last Saturday, as per Fox Sports.
Team captain Lars Stindl led manager André Schubert's squad by scoring the first goal of the match at the 42nd minute. Swede defender Oscar Wendt doubled the lead at the 76th with a right-footer from center box to help his team gain another three points in the overall standings.
Die Fohlen is now at the fourth spot of the league table, tied on points with Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha Berlin but has a superior goal difference than the two teams.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 victory for Borussia Monchengladbach.
Schalke starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Fahrmann; Riether, Howedes, Nastasic, Rahman; Goretzka, Stambouli, Bentaleb, Choupo-Moting; Embolo, Huntelaar
Borussia Monchengladbach starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Sommer; Jantschke, Christensen, Elvedi; Korb, Kramer, Dahoud, Wendt; Stindl; Johnson, Hahn
