Schalke 04 vs Paderborn: Prediction for the Match on May 2, 2025

Schalke 04 vs Paderborn: Prediction and odds on the Match on 02 May 2025

Paderborn will continue their fight for promotion when they travel to the VELTINS-Arena on 02 May 2025. The visitors are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 games on the road. Can they continue this run? Below, you will find the team news, possible starting lineup, head-to-head statistics, interesting facts, betting tips, and odds.

Schalke 04: form and statistics

Schalke 04 suffered a 2-1 loss to Kaiserslautern in their last game to extend their winless run to three straight games. During this run, they lost 2-0 to Regensburg and were held to a 2-2 draw by Hamburger. The Royal Blues have been performing better at home, having remained unbeaten in five of their last six games at home. The Miners sit 13th in the table with 38 points in 31 games, having scored 51 goals and conceded 56. They are free from relegation battle, but they are nowhere near any chance of promotion as they will still face Dusseldorf and Elversberg in their remaining games of the season.

Schalke 04: Lineup

Kees van Wonderen will miss Derry John Murkin in his selection in this game after the player was booked in their last match. Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara, Loris Karius, and Dominick Drexler will also miss this clash.

🔖Schalke 04 possible starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper – Justin Heekeren

Defenders – Taylan Bulut, Ron Schallenberg, Marcin Kaminski, Anton Donkor

Midfielders – Max Grüger, Paul Seguin, Mehmet Can Aydin, Janik Bachmann, Tobias Mohr

Attacker — Moussa Sylla

⛔️ Out: Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (knee injury), Loris Karius (groin injury), Dominick Drexler (suspension), Derry John Murkin (accumulated yellow cards). 

👤 Head coach: Kees van Wonderen

Paderborn: form and statistics

Paderborn played a 1-1 draw in their last game against Elversberg. Filip Bilbija opened the scoring in the 56th minute, and when it appeared they were running away with the win, Florian Le Joncour equalised for Elversberg. Despite this drop in points, Paderborn remain unbeaten in their last two games, having secured a 3-2hard-fought win against Nurnberg. Prior to this two-game unbeaten run, they had lost three straight games. They sit 5th on the table with 49 points in 31 games, having scored 52 goals and conceded 42. They remain in contention for promotion, as they are just one point below Magdeburg in the last slot of any chance of qualification. Interestingly, they have not been ruled out of any opportunity to win the title, as they are just five points behind first-placed FC Köln.

Paderborn: Lineup

Lukas Kwasniok will still be without Felix Platte in this clash due to an injury, but that won’t affect his choice in a 3-5-2 formation. Marcel Hoffmeier, Felix Götze, and Calvin Brackelmann are expected to play in the three-man defence with the duo of Filip Bilbija and Ilyas Ansah operating in the attack.

🔖 Paderborn possible starting lineup (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper – Manuel Riemann

Defenders – Marcel Hoffmeier, Felix Götze, Calvin Brackelmann

Midfielders – Raphael Obermair, Santiago Castañeda, Sebastian Klaas, Mattes Hansen, Aaron Zehnter

Attackers — Filip Bilbija, Ilyas Ansah

⛔️ Out: Felix Platte (back injury).

👤 Head coach: Lukas Kwasniok

Schalke 04 vs Paderborn: Betting Tips & Odds

• The last three games between the two teams have seen both the BTTS and Over 2.5 goals results.
• Four of the last five Schalke 04 games have resulted in both BTTS and Over 2.5 goals. Bet365 offers 1.90 odds for this game to see the same result.
• The last five games of Paderborn have seen BTTS results, and four have featured over 2.5 goals.
• Paderborn are unbeaten in eleven of their last 12 games on the road. You can back them to secure a win at 2.08 odds on Betway.

Schalke 04 vs Paderborn match prediction 02 May 2025

Schalke 04 have seen a form of head-to-head dominance over Paderborn, but the recent form of the visitors shows how superb they can be, especially on the road, where they remain unbeaten in eleven of their last 12 games. With this incredible run, I expect the visitors to secure the win in their fight for promotion, but the hosts' offensive strength will make this game a goal-fest, with goals scored on both sides of the net.

Below are our predictions for this game. 

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.65 in the Bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: Paderborn to win or draw for a coefficient of 2.02 in the 1xBet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 for a coefficient of 1.74 in the Betway bookmaker.