SC Freiburg vs Schalke 04 preview - We can beat anybody - Choupo-Moting

Schalke will be looking to put an end to their travel sickness on Saturday when they head to the scene of one of their greatest triumphs in recent years.

While the Royal Blues have won all three of their home games since Roberto Di Matteo took charge, they have lost both of their matches away from home - including the midweek 4-2 defeat at Sporting Lisbon.

This weekend they are in action at the Dreisamstadion in Freiburg, where just over 18 months ago they sealed their place in the Champions League at the expense of their hosts with a dramatic victory on the final day of the season.

It is that same spirit they will be looking to summon again in order to pick up three important points in the Bundesliga.

"We want the three points and that is what we are aiming for," forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting said on his club's website.

"We've certainly got the quality to win there, but we're going to have to show more self-confidence than we did in the Sporting game.

"A lot of things in football go on in your head and, when we look into our opponents' eyes, they have got to see and feel that we've got a great deal of quality and that we can beat anybody."

They will aim to do that on the smallest pitch in the Bundesliga, against one of the most defiant sides.

"It's never easy to play in Freiburg," the Cameroon international added. "I'm expecting there to be a hostile atmosphere and it's been hard with all of the clubs I've played for so far to get points there.

"Freiburg are physically strong and play a very intense game. But we've got to believe in ourselves and stick together."

With Choupo-Moting in their attack, Schalke have developed an even greater threat, according to Freiburg coach Christian Streich, who knows how important it will be to restrict their opponents to as few chances as possible.

"Schalke need very few chances to score a goal," he said. "They've got a great deal of quality and, of course, some outstanding individuals."