Schalke 04 vs Paderborn: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Schalke 04 played against Paderborn in 2. Bundesliga (Germany). The game was played on November 28, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Schalke 04 has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Paderborn has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Schalke 04 scores 1.23 goals per game and allows 0.54. Paderborn scores 1.54 and allows 0.92. Games in this league average 2.83 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 31% of Schalke 04's games and 54% of Paderborn's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 46%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Paderborn has the higher season xG average, 1.74 to 1.50 per game. Schalke 04 takes 13.1 shots per game, while Paderborn takes 15.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Schalke 04 leads at halftime in 46% of its games and scores 0.54 goals per game after halftime. Paderborn leads at halftime in 46% and scores 0.92 after halftime.

When the teams score

Schalke 04's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). For Paderborn, it is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

2. Bundesliga games average 2.83 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

38Possession (%)62
Schalke 04Paderborn
14Shots8
Schalke 04Paderborn
5Shots on target1
Schalke 04Paderborn
1.62xG0.8
Schalke 04Paderborn
3Corners3
Schalke 04Paderborn
54Dangerous attacks30
Schalke 04Paderborn
7Fouls14
Schalke 04Paderborn
2Cards4
Schalke 04Paderborn

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Schalke 04Paderborn
1.23Goals scored / game1.54
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.54Goals allowed / game0.92
Schalke 04Paderborn
41%Average possession52%
Schalke 04Paderborn
4.54Shots on target / game5.54
Schalke 04Paderborn

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.08Shots per game15.92
Schalke 04Paderborn
4.54Shots on target5.54
Schalke 04Paderborn
9.4%Shot conversion9.7%
Schalke 04Paderborn
41%Possession52%
Schalke 04Paderborn
1.5xG for1.74
Schalke 04Paderborn
1.05xG against1.37
Schalke 04Paderborn

Shooting quality

Schalke 04: BalancedPaderborn: Attacking
Schalke 04Paderborn
Accuracy (shots on target)35%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Paderborn is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Schalke 04 · 2.4 pts / game - Paderborn

Schalke 04
WWLWD
Season result split
69% W8% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-3
2.15 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 0.97BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Paderborn
WWWWL
Season result split
69% W15% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-2
2.23 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-0
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Paderborn is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.23 goals / game - Schalke 04 · 1.54 goals / game - Paderborn

Schalke 04 is 70% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.54 goals / game - Schalke 04 · 0.92 goals / game - Paderborn

Schalke 04 scoring profile: strong

Schalke 04 scores in 77% of games (10 of 13 meczów), while Paderborn keeps a clean sheet in 38% (5 of 13 meczów).

Paderborn scoring profile: strong

Paderborn scores in 85% of games (11 of 13 meczów), while Schalke 04 keeps a clean sheet in 54% (7 of 13 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)20
Schalke 04Paderborn
7Goals conceded (season)12
Schalke 04Paderborn
1.77Average goals per game2.46
Schalke 04Paderborn
6Goals scored (last 5)9
Schalke 04Paderborn
2Goals conceded (last 5)7
Schalke 04Paderborn

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal85%
Schalke 04Paderborn
38%2 goals54%
Schalke 04Paderborn
8%3 goals8%
Schalke 04Paderborn
0%4 goals8%
Schalke 04Paderborn

How often they concede at least...

46%1 goal62%
Schalke 04Paderborn
8%2 goals23%
Schalke 04Paderborn
0%3 goals8%
Schalke 04Paderborn
0%4 goals0%
Schalke 04Paderborn

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time15%
Schalke 04Paderborn
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Schalke 04Paderborn
15%Scored in both halves46%
Schalke 04Paderborn

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Schalke 04Paderborn
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Schalke 04Paderborn
20%BTTS - last 560%
Schalke 04Paderborn

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Schalke 04Paderborn
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Schalke 04Paderborn
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Schalke 04Paderborn

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Schalke 04Paderborn
15%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Schalke 04Paderborn
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Schalke 04Paderborn

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Schalke 04 is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.85 pts / game - Schalke 04 · 1.69 pts / game - Paderborn

Schalke 04 - half-time state
46% leading46% draw8% trailing
Paderborn - half-time state
46% leading31% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.85Points per game (1st half)1.69
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.62
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.08Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.77Average goals (1st half)1.15
Schalke 04Paderborn
92%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Schalke 04Paderborn
54%No goal before half-time38%
Schalke 04Paderborn

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per game (2nd half)1.85
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
Schalke 04Paderborn
0.46Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
Schalke 04Paderborn
1Average goals (2nd half)1.31
Schalke 04Paderborn
62%Clean sheet after half-time62%
Schalke 04Paderborn
54%No goal after half-time31%
Schalke 04Paderborn

Schalke 04 - second-half results

38% W31% D31% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 69%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Paderborn - second-half results

46% W46% D8% L
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 46% of games and wins 69%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Schalke 04 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.20
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game0.80.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Paderborn - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Schalke 04
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
3
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Paderborn
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
3
4
16-30
3
3
31-45
5
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.12
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
75%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Schalke 04

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
41%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 38% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Paderborn

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Schalke 04LigaPaderborn
Average goals per game 1.772.83 2.46
Both teams scored 31%54% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%56% 46%
Clean sheets 54%26% 38%
Goal before half-time 54%69% 77%
Goal after half-time 69%83% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / game
1.33
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PaderbornYellow cardCalvin Marc Brackelmann
  2. PaderbornGoalLaurin CurdaAssist: Raphael Obermair
  3. Schalke 04GoalKenan KaramanAssist: Moussa Sylla
  4. PaderbornYellow cardFelix Götze
  5. Schalke 04SubstitutionOn: Bryan LasmeOff: Christopher Antwi-Adjej
  6. PaderbornYellow cardLaurin Curda
  7. Schalke 04Yellow cardKenan Karaman
  8. Schalke 04GoalBryan LasmeAssist: Kenan Karaman
  9. PaderbornSubstitutionOn: Stefano MarinoOff: Mattes Hansen
  10. PaderbornYellow cardNick Bätzner
  11. Schalke 04Yellow cardLoris Karius

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Schalke 04 vs Paderborn?

The 2. Bundesliga match finished Schalke 04 2:1 Paderborn. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Schalke 04 vs Paderborn?

Schalke 04 score 1.23 goals per game on average and Paderborn 1.54. The 2. Bundesliga average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 31% of Schalke 04's matches and 54% of Paderborn's.

What form are Schalke 04 and Paderborn in?

Over the last 5 games Schalke 04 have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Paderborn 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Schalke 04 vs Paderborn?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.