Schalke – Porto

Schalke and Porto very optimist to play on this match. With the good composition from Schalke on the back line. Slomka always rotating the middle players with attacker’s players from his team. But from the last matches at Group phase, Schalke has been play in good running with 4-4-2 formation on the Champions League. Die Knappen will use the service from Ernst at the midfield, and will control the game with Jones from middle side. And from 2 wing back players with always helping from the both side to give the great ball for their striker (beware for a new comer player Ze Roberto). If Schalke using this tactic, will make Schalke as the team to play offensive on the CL this season. For Kevin Kuranyi, I am sure he would be a favorite one to be a striker at the front line. Very possible too, if Schalke use 3 players as the attackers and give chance for Altintop, Asamoah, and Lovenkrands for be the Kuranyi’s partners.
From the guest side, FC Porto comes to Germany with the team always play on the offensive tactic on this competition. They architect Ferreira probably will use 4-4-3 formation here, with great individual skill from his squad in all line. Porto has good squad in the first eleven players, with a good team work from Porto will make a terrible thing for the home team. From the middle Porto have Assuncao as the defensive middle players and 2 another middle players will focus on the attacking. Schalke should beware for Gonzalez (very productive middle player so far). And on the frontline, FC Porto has a very dangerous players like Sektioui, Lisandro and Quaresma.
Head to head:
20/09/76 Schalke 3-2 Porto
08/09/76 Porto 2-2 Schalke
With the plus and minus values from both of team, for this match. My prediction, this would be another draw game on the Champions League competition this midweek.
2-2 is my prediction score.