Thursday , 2 July 2026

SC Paderborn 07 vs FC Schalke 04, 2. Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

2. Bundesliga · 2025-26
SC Paderborn 07
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Schalke 04
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Home Deluxe Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Adil Aouchiche

Overview

Match Preview

SC Paderborn 07 vs FC Schalke 04 — 2. Bundesliga at Home Deluxe Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
20 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Schalke 04 34 70
2 SV 07 Elversberg 34 62
3 SC Paderborn 07 34 62
4 Hannover 96 34 60
5 SV Darmstadt 98 34 52
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 52
7 Hertha BSC 34 51
8 1. FC Nurnberg 34 46
9 VfL Bochum 1848 34 44
10 Karlsruher SC 34 44
11 SG Dynamo Dresden 34 41
12 Holstein Kiel 34 41
13 Arminia Bielefeld 34 39
14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 37
16 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 34 37
17 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 34 37
18 SC Preussen Munster 34 30

Head-to-Head

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2
4
SC Paderborn 07 8 games · Avg 4.3 goals FC Schalke 04
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04 2025-11-28 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SC Paderborn 07 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

Recent Form

SC Paderborn 07
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 2–3 L
18 Apr Hannover 96 A 1–1 D
12 Apr 1. FC Magdeburg H 4–3 W
05 Apr SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 2–0 W
21 Mar SG Dynamo Dresden H 2–1 W
14 Mar Arminia Bielefeld A 2–2 D
FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr SC Paderborn 07 A 3–2 W
19 Apr SC Preussen Munster H 4–1 W
12 Apr SV 07 Elversberg A 2–1 W
05 Apr Karlsruher SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar SV Darmstadt 98 A 1–1 D
15 Mar Hannover 96 H 2–2 D

Season Stats

SC Paderborn 07 FC Schalke 04
#3 Position #1
62 Points 70
34 Played 34
18 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 21 / 7 / 6
59 Scored 50
45 Conceded 31
+14 GD +19
1.82 PPG 2.06
53% Win % 62%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
SC Paderborn 07 this season
41% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

SC Paderborn 07 are 3rd (62 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 1st (70 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Paderborn 07
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Schalke 04 kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Moussa N'Diaye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' FC Schalke 04 looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Ljubicic scoring 2 goals.
  • 13' Laurin Curda puts SC Paderborn 07 on the lead.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mertcan Ayhan, as he is very good at scoring at Home Deluxe Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' GOAL! Stefano Marino scores on 26.
  • 31' SC Paderborn 07 is showing some good football. However, SC Paderborn 07 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Goal! Dejan Ljubicic scores his 19 goal in 30 matches.
  • 40' What a strike from Adil Aouchiche! The score is 2-2.
  • 45' It’s high time Miron Muslic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Schalke 04 winning 100% of all matches.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Schalke 04 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 65' SC Paderborn 07 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.
  • 66' SC Paderborn 07 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steffen Tigges is hanging Ruben Muller on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' SC Paderborn 07 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Kennedy Okpala. He replaces Stefano Marino on 80 minute.
  • 83' Dejan Ljubicic puts FC Schalke 04 on the lead.
  • 85' Another change for SC Paderborn 07 made on 85 minute. Filip Bilbija leaves to be changed by Sven Michel.
  • 86' SC Paderborn 07 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Batzner is hanging Jonah Sticker on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for FC Schalke 04 to replace Moussa Sylla by Janik Bachmann on 88 minute.
  • 90' Adil Aouchiche was booked on 90.
  • 90' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Adil Aouchiche departs to be replaced by Christian Gomis.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

SC Paderborn 07 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Kettemann

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenan Karaman 3
Ahmed Kutucu 2
Dejan Ljubicic 2
Florent Muslija 2
Amine Harit 2
Marvin Mehlem 1
Suat Serdar 1
Bryan Lasme 1

Head to Head

2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04 2025-11-28 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SC Paderborn 07 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

SC Paderborn 07 Form

2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04 L 2026-04-18 Hannover 96 1–1 SC Paderborn 07 D 2026-04-12 SC Paderborn 07 4–3 1. FC Magdeburg W 2026-04-05 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 W 2026-03-21 SC Paderborn 07 2–1 SG Dynamo Dresden W 2026-03-14 Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 SC Paderborn 07 D

FC Schalke 04 Form

2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04 W 2026-04-19 FC Schalke 04 4–1 SC Preussen Munster W 2026-04-12 SV 07 Elversberg 1–2 FC Schalke 04 W 2026-04-05 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Karlsruher SC W 2026-03-21 SV Darmstadt 98 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2026-03-15 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hannover 96 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 SC Paderborn 07 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: SC Paderborn 07 or FC Schalke 04 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Paderborn 0734% Draw26% FC Schalke 0440%
Actual: FC Schalke 04 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

SC Paderborn 07 or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
66%
SC Paderborn 07 or FC Schalke 04
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Paderborn 0727% Draw40% FC Schalke 0433%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Paderborn 07

Handicap SC Paderborn 07 covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

SC Paderborn 07 keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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