FC Schalke 04 vs SC Paderborn 07, 2. Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2024-25

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SC Paderborn 07

Fri 2 May 2025 · 16:30 UTC Veltins-Arena 62,094 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 40' Raphael Obermair

0–2 48' Marvin Mehlem

Anton Donkor 22' Y

Paul Seguin 59' Y

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs SC Paderborn 07 — 2. Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 34 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
SC Paderborn 07 34 games · 62 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Schroder
Assistant 1 Stefan Lupp
Assistant 2 Jan Neitzel

6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	11	31
2	1. FC Nürnberg	11	24
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	21
4	1. FC Magdeburg	11	20
5	VfL Wolfsburg	11	19
6	Arminia Bielefeld	11	17
7	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	11	16
8	VfL Bochum 1848	11	14
9	FC St. Pauli 1910	11	12
10	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	11	12
11	Hannover 96	11	12
12	FC Energie Cottbus	11	11
13	Eintracht Braunschweig	11	11
14	VfL Osnabrück	11	11
15	SG Dynamo Dresden	11	11
16	Karlsruher SC	11	11
17	SV Darmstadt 98	11	9
18	Holstein Kiel	11	8

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 8 games · Avg 4.3 goals SC Paderborn 07

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 2024-12-06 SC Paderborn 07 2–4 FC Schalke 04 2024-03-09 FC Schalke 04 3–3 SC Paderborn 07 2023-09-29 SC Paderborn 07 3–1 FC Schalke 04 2020-02-08 FC Schalke 04 1–1 SC Paderborn 07

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	SC Paderborn 07	H	0–2	L
27 Apr	1. FC Kaiserslautern	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	Hamburger SV	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	SSV Jahn Regensburg	A	0–2	L
06 Apr	SSV Ulm 1846	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	A	3–3	D

SC Paderborn 07

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	FC Schalke 04	A	2–0	W
26 Apr	SV 07 Elversberg	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	1. FC Nürnberg	A	3–2	W
13 Apr	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	H	1–2	L
04 Apr	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	2–3	L
29 Mar	1. FC Köln	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Veltins-Arena that hosts another battle between FC Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn 07.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Santiago Castaneda suffering a number of foals already.
10' SC Paderborn 07 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' FC Schalke 04 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' Anton Donkor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adriano Grimaldi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Schalke 04.
32' It’s high time Kees van Wonderen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Schalke 04 must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' A goal from the Philippines international Raphael Obermair! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-1!
45' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Schalke 04 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Amin Younes departs to be replaced by Tobias Mohr.
48' Goal! Marvin Mehlem scores his 10 goal in 246 matches.
53' FC Schalke 04 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' FC Schalke 04 receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
62' The crowd applauds Emil Hojlund as he leaves the pitch. Pape Ba steps in for FC Schalke 04.
67' Justin Heekeren needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
71' Max Gruger is replacing Paul Seguin for the FC Schalke 04 side.
72' The SC Paderborn 07 manager makes a substitution. Sven Michel departs to be replaced by Santiago Castaneda.
77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
80' The whistle greets Marvin Mehlem as he departs to be replaced by Adriano Grimaldi.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kees van Wonderen will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Felix Platte has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilyas Ansah on 89 minute.
The points are shared — FC Schalke 04 0-2 SC Paderborn 07. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

26
Tomas Kalas
9
Moussa Sylla
7
Paul Seguin ↓ Max Gruger 71'
35
Marcin Kaminski
8
Amin Younes ↓ Tobias Mohr 46'
14
Janik Bachmann ↓ Christopher Antwi-Adjei 62'
30
Anton Donkor
6
Ron Schallenberg
28
Justin Heekeren
15
Emil Hojlund ↓ Pape Ba 62'
31
Taylan Bulut ↓ Adrian Gantenbein 71'

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

SC Paderborn 07 Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

20
Felix Gotze
1
Manuel Riemann
6
Marvin Mehlem ↓ Adriano Grimaldi 80'
11
Sven Michel ↓ Santiago Castaneda 72'
23
Raphael Obermair
7
Filip Bilbija ↓ Sebastian Klaas 89'
4
Calvin Brackelmann ↓ Marcel Hoffmeier 80'
32
Aaron Zehnter
22
Mattes Hansen
29
Ilyas Ansah ↓ Felix Platte 89'
25
Tjark Scheller

Bench

Coach Lukas Kwasniok

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kenan Karaman	3
Florent Muslija	2
Amine Harit	2
Ahmed Kutucu	2
Dejan Ljubicic	2
Laurin Curda	1
Janik Bachmann	1
Yusuf Kabadayi	1

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2025-05-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 L 2025-04-27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 FC Schalke 04 L 2025-04-19 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hamburger SV D 2025-04-13 SSV Jahn Regensburg 2–0 FC Schalke 04 L 2025-04-06 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SSV Ulm 1846 W 2025-03-30 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 3–3 FC Schalke 04 D

SC Paderborn 07 Form

2025-05-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 W 2025-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 1–1 SV 07 Elversberg D 2025-04-19 1. FC Nürnberg 2–3 SC Paderborn 07 W 2025-04-13 SC Paderborn 07 1–2 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf L 2025-04-04 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 SC Paderborn 07 L 2025-03-29 SC Paderborn 07 1–2 1. FC Köln L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.41 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.62 SC Paderborn 07 xG

I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or SC Paderborn 07 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0433% Draw27% SC Paderborn 0740%

Actual: SC Paderborn 07 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

61%

Draw or SC Paderborn 07

67%

FC Schalke 04 or SC Paderborn 07

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Schalke 0425% Draw44% SC Paderborn 0731%

Actual: SC Paderborn 07 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	SC Paderborn 07 covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

SC Paderborn 07 keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.