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SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Benteler-Arena, Paderborn

FC Schalke 04 pay Bundesliga 2 rivals SC Paderborn 07 a visit on Friday evening, as Kees Van Wonderen guides his team into an away clash with Lukas Kwasniok & co. at the Benteler-Arena. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Bundesliga 2 performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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SC Paderborn 07's next match is v Magdeburg at 12:00 on Saturday 14th December
FC Schalke 04's next match is v Dusseldorf at 12:00 on Saturday 14th December
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between Paderborn and Schalke was on Friday 6th December 2024
German Bundesliga 2
December 6th 2024
Paderborn 2
4 Schalke
 
K. Kostons 11'23' M. Sylla
F. Götze 52'43' K. Karaman
69' K. Karaman
88' J. Bachmann
 
PAD
S04
Shots On
4
10
Shots Off
1
9
Corners
2
9
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
PaderbornSchalke
 
M. Schubert
F. Götzefootball icon
C. Brackelmann
A. Zehnter
R. Obermair
L. Curda (A. Bravo-Sanchez 84')
S. Castaneda (T. Scheller 89')
K. Kostonsfootball icon (F. Platte 75')
I. Ansah (L. Engelns 75')
M. Baur (S. Klaas 46')
F. Bilbija
J. Heekeren
D. Murkin
M. Kamiński
T. Bulut
M. Aydin
P. Seguin
football iconJ. Bachmann
(M. Grüger 86') R. Schallenberg
football iconfootball iconK. Karaman
(T. Kalas 83') football iconM. Sylla
(C. Antwi-Adjej 59') A. Younes

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Paderborn and Schalke's current form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.17.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Paderborn are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Paderborn
57%
3/4
3%
7/10
3%
Draw
23%
29/10
8%
13/5
Schalke
20%
10/3
14%
3/1
11%
Paderborn 1-0
11%
9/115/2
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1
7%
6/1
Paderborn 2-0
10%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Paderborn 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
6%
16/1
13%
11/1
Paderborn 3-0
6%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
Schalke 1-0
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Paderborn 3-1
6%
12/19/1
9%
Schalke 2-1
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
8%
10/1
Schalke 2-0
3%
22/118/1
12%
Paderborn 3-2
3%
18/1
10%
14/1
Paderborn 4-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Paderborn 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
Schalke 3-1
2%
28/120/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
8/15
3%
1/2
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
7/5
2%
13/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
55%
1/2
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
8/5
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
8/158/15
1%
BTTS - No
48%
11/813/10
BTTS - Home Win
25%
21/10
5%
19/10
6%
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
10%
7/2
BTTS - Away Win
10%
11/25/1
4%
Home/draw
80%
1/5
2%
1/5
4%
Away/draw
43%
1/1
9%
21/20
5%
Home/away
77%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/62/13
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
4/117/5
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
5/4
5%
6/5
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/7
3%
11/20
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
3/1
8%
13/5
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
7/111/2
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/121/14
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/40
1%
1/80
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
16/1
13%
10/1
Home DNB
73%
1/3
2%
3/10
4%
Away DNB
36%
9/4
8%
11/5
11%
Paderborn win to nil
32%
5/2
7%
-
Schalke win to nil
10%
8/1-
Paderborn / Paderborn
30%
7/4
5%
13/8
5%
Paderborn / Schalke
3%
28/125/1
13%
Paderborn / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Paderborn
17%
4/17/2
6%
Draw / Schalke
9%
17/2
12%
15/2
6%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/219/4
Schalke / Paderborn
4%
18/114/1
12%
Schalke / Schalke
12%
11/2
8%
11/2
8%
Schalke / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
bet365
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

Paderborn have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Bundesliga 2 league table. Paderborn are unbeaten at home after 6 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 6 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Paderborn have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Paderborn have played 6 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Schalke are in 14th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 13 points having played 14 matches so far this season. Schalke are winless in the 10 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Schalke have conceded 27 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Paderborn
Schalke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paderborn Home15762627 
-
-
May 3
w
 
2-4A
2
Kaiserslautern15753826 
Mar 15
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-3A
Apr 26
3
Hannover15825626 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 22
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
4
Elversberg15744925 
Apr 26
w
 
1-3A
May 18
Dec 20
5
Dusseldorf15744825 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
Dec 14
May 10
6
Köln15744625 
Mar 29
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-3A
Feb 8
7
Hamburg156631124 
Mar 1
d
 
2-2F
Apr 19
d
 
2-2A
8
Magdeburg15663324 
May 10
Dec 14
Feb 1
d
 
2-2F
9
Karlsruher15654023 
Dec 21
May 18
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
10
Darmstadt15564421 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 26
l
 
3-5F
Feb 22
11
H.Berlin15636121 
Jan 19
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
12
Nurnberg15546219 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 19
Jan 25
l
 
3-1F
13
Greuther15456-517 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-4A
Mar 29
14
Schalke Away15447-416 
l
 
2-4F
May 3
-
-
15
E. Braun15348-1613 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
5-1F
Jan 18
16
Ulm15267-412 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 8
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
17
Preussen Munster15267-612 
Feb 15
d
 
3-3A
Mar 1
w
 
1-2A
18
Regensburg152211-298 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Paderborn 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Schalke 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Paderborn since 2014
Paderborn
Schalke
Goals: Scored
5
9
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
PAD
1
S04
3
League games at Schalke since 2015
Schalke
Paderborn
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
D
2
S04
2
Goal Statistics
Paderborn 1st Schalke 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Paderborn will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Schalke scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Paderborn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-12
Schalke have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Paderborn
PG (predicted goals)
Schalke
1.8
1
Attack rating
10%
better
PAD
S04
view stats
Games scored11
10
Failed to score3
4
Scored first6
5
Goals scored25
23
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
26%
better
PAD
S04
view stats
Games conceded11
12
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first6
8
Goals conceded17
29
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+26%

Paderborn v Schalke Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Paderborn Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15565
F GötzeF BilbijaA ZehnterL Curda
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Schubert GLK6
-
L Curda DEF81
4
1
F Götze DEF1522
4
-
C. Brackelmann DEF112
2
-
R Obermair MID1523
1
-
F Bilbija MID1554
-
S Castaneda MID151
4
-
A Zehnter MID1316
1
-
K. Kostons MID143
-
M. Baur MID5
1
-
I Ansah FWD153
2
-
Subs
P Boevink GLK9
-
T. Scheller DEF12
1
-
M Hoffmeier DEF4
1
L. Engelns MID7
1
-
D Kinsombi MID101
-
L Herrmann  MID10
1
-
S Klaas MID92
2
-
A. Bravo-Sanchez MID3
-
F Platte  FWD4
-
Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15935
D MurkinK KaramanP SeguinK Karaman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Heekeren GLK131
-
T. Bulut DEF101
2
-
M Aydın DEF111
2
-
M Kaminski DEF9
3
-
D Murkin DEF152
2
-
P Seguin MID913
3
-
R Schallenberg MID1411
2
1
M Sylla MID1481
1
-
J Bachmann MID1211
3
-
A Younes MID1311
2
-
K Karaman FWD1491
5
-
Subs
R Hoffmann GLK2
1
-
A Gantenbein DEF4
-
T Kalas  DEF101
1
-
A Donkor DEF12
2
-
F Sánchez DEF4
2
1
M. Grüger MID91
3
-
E Højlund FWD4
-
C Antwi-Adjei FWD81
-
I Hamache FWD3
-