Injury
Karius and Gosens injured as Schalke lose 2-1 at Hoffenheim
Asllani and Lemperle gave Hoffenheim the win, Adamu pulled one back late. Schalke fear a long lay-off for Gosens.
Golviva Newsroom
Hoffenheim beat Schalke 2-1 at the Prezero Arena on Sunday. Fisnik Asllani scored in the 10th minute and Tim Lemperle in the 26th. Junior Adamu reduced the deficit in the 81st minute, but it was not enough, and Schalke have now lost their third straight competitive match.
The game was overshadowed by injuries to goalkeeper Loris Karius and left-back Robin Gosens, who both came off after a collision. According to kicker, Schalke fear a serious problem for Gosens, and Der Spiegel reports that coach Miron Muslic fears a long lay-off for him.
According to kicker, Muslic described his side's first half as by far the best half in the Bundesliga. His team still went home without a point.
Schalke sit 17th with six points from nine games, while Hoffenheim are ninth with 12. Gosens has seven appearances and one goal this season. Golviva values him at 2.9m euros, while his market value on Transfermarkt is 4m euros. Karius has nine appearances this season; Golviva's valuation of him is 960k euros, against his market value of 1.2m euros on Transfermarkt.
Sources
This article is based on reports by:
- kicker — Sorgen um Karius und Gosens: Schalke verliert auch in Hoffenheim
- Der Spiegel — Fußball-Bundesliga: Schalke 04 verliert in Hoffenheim und bangt um Robin Gosens und Loris Karius
- TuttoMercatoWeb — Duro scontro tra Karius e Gosens in Schalke-Hoffenheim: entrambi costretti al cambio
Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report
