Schalke 04 vs Paderborn prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 3 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Schalke 04 vs Paderborn

Bundesliga · Saturday 3 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Schalke 04 · Paderborn · Bundesliga predictions

Schalke 04 vs Paderborn preview

The Bundesliga fixture between Schalke 04 and Paderborn is scheduled for Saturday 3 April 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. Schalke 04 go into the round 17th, on 6 points from 8 games, while Paderborn sit 14th on 9 points after 8 matches.

Schalke 04 come into the game with a L-D-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Paderborn's recent sequence reads D-W-D-L-W. Over their last 6, Schalke 04 have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Paderborn average 1.0 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 4 times in the records we hold: Schalke 04 won 3, 1 game was drawn and Paderborn won 0. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 8 Feb 2020, ended Schalke 04 1-1 Paderborn.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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14Paderborn823369-39WLDWD
17Schalke 04813449-56DLLDL

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Head-to-head

4 meetings: Schalke 04 3, draws 1, Paderborn 0.

Team news

Schalke 04 expected line-up (4-3-2-1)

Loris Karius, Hasan Kuruçay, Nikola Katic, Timo Becker, Robin Gosens, Satoshi Tanaka, Kenan Karaman, Adil Aouchiche, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Junior Adamu, Hee-chan Hwang

Paderborn expected line-up (3-1-4-2)

Nahuel Noll, Tjark Scheller, Mattes Hansen, Jano ter Horst, Laurin Curda, Santiago Castañeda, Raphael Obermair, Gabriel Vidovic, Stefano Marino, Marvin Pieringer

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