Schalke vs Paderborn Live Stream, Predictions (May 02)

📊 Form Guide

Schalke

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Schalke will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 2-1 Bundesliga 2 loss in their previous game against Kaiserslautern.

In that game, Schalke had 49% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Schalke was Moussa Sylla (61'). For their opponents, Kaiserslautern had 19 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Daisuke Yokota (35') and Ragnar Ache (77') scored for Kaiserslautern.

It’s not been often in recent times that Schalke have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Schalke have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 12 goals during that time. With no two games being the same, we’ll just have to find out if that trend shall persist in this match.

Analysis of their past results shows that Schalke:

• haven't been beaten in the league by SC Paderborn 07 in their last 2 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

SC Paderborn 07

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In their previous fixture, Paderborn drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 match with Elversberg.

In that match, SC Paderborn 07 managed 43% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for SC Paderborn 07 was Filip Bilbija (56'). For their opponents, Elversberg got 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. Florian Le Joncour (90') scored for Elversberg.

In their previous six clashes, SC Paderborn 07 have amassed the sum of 13 goals. SC Paderborn 07 have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they’ve seen 13 goals go into their own net.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 08/02/2020 shows that Schalke have won 3 of these and Paderborn 1, with the tally of drawn results being 2.

An aggregate of 21 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them for Schalke and 9 netted by Paderborn. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The last league contest between these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 15 on 06/12/2024 when it finished SC Paderborn 07 2-4 Schalke.

That day, SC Paderborn 07 had 45% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The goalscorers were Koen Kostons (11') and Felix Götze (52').

Schalke had 25 attempts on goal with 10 on target. Moussa Sylla (23'), Kenan Karaman (43', 69') and Janik Bachmann (88') scored.

The referee was Robert Kampka.

🗞️ Team News: Schalke

Ralf Fährmann (Torn lateral knee ligament), Aris Bayindir (Hamstring injury), Niklas Barthel (Torn muscle fiber), Loris Karius (Calf injury) and Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for Schalke manager Kees van Wonderen.

It seems likely that Schalke will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match featuring Justin Heekeren, Taylan Bulut, Ron Schallenberg, Marcin Kaminski, Anton Donkor, Max Grüger, Paul Seguin, Mehmet Can Aydin, Aymen Barkok, Tobias Mohr and Moussa Sylla.

ℹ️ Team News: Paderborn

There’s a good chance that Paderborn seem most likely to play in a 3-4-2-1 formation by sending out Manuel Riemann, Marcel Hoffmeier, Felix Götze, Tjark Scheller, Laurin Curda, Mattes Hansen, Sebastian Klaas, Aaron Zehnter, Marvin Mehlem, Raphael Obermair and Filip Bilbija.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the view that Schalke will manage to breach the defence of this SC Paderborn 07 team, although one goal possibly won’t quite be good enough.

We’re therefore tipping a 1-2 advantage for SC Paderborn 07 by the conclusion of the game. Let’s see what happens here.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Checking out the betting prices for the game on the WDW market, the win for Schalke can be had for 3.3, betting on the draw is 3.5 and taking a punt on a win for SC Paderborn 07 gets you 2.05. These are the top bets offered at present.

Peter Guest, 12:02 28/04/2025