Their head-to-head against Valencia is remarkable and that was their fourth win in six visits - they still have a long way to go to show that they can repeat last season's success (they finished 5th in La Liga) and make a permanent move away from the bottom six.

This is their first foray into Europe and it's been a tepid affair so far. Narrow 1-0 wins home and away against Finnish FC Honka Espoo in the first round was followed by a 0-1 defeat at Dutch side FC Twente in their first game of this group.

Schalke won their group game 3-1 against PSG and with their late goals at Energie Cottbus at the weekend to win 2-0 they are now unbeaten in five games in the Bundesliga.

However, their two latest wins in the league was against a side who is currently bottom of the table and a team currently on a run of five defeats in a row.

There aren't expected to be a huge amount of goals in this game and the odds are low, around $1.67 on the Under 2.5 goals market.

Schalke have scored only 17 in the league (the second lowest of teams in the top half) and conceded just 8 (the league's best record).

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5 of Schalke's 16 games this season have seen Under 1.5 goals, whilst 5 of Racing's 12 games have been lower than 1.5 goals.

The $2.90 on the Under 1.5 goals is decent value, but not great enough to wade in with too large a bet.

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Bet: Under 1.5 goals Odds: $2.90 Stake: 3.5pts Bookies: Unibet

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