Schalke 04 favourites for feisty fight facing Paderborn

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: VELTINS-Arena (62271 seats)

Schalke 04 have outdone Paderborn this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the facts and figures you require before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paderborn have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in 2. Bundesliga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Schalke 04 form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Schalke 04 lost their last game at Fortuna Dusseldorf (placed 16th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfield player Zalazar got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Zalazar served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Before that, Schalke 04 had a home game versus Jahn Regensburg which ended with a victory 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Schalke handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and two defeats.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 11 games), Schalke 04's attacking play is working. Schalke have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Paderborn form and stats

Paderborn have an excellent away record in the 2. Bundesliga so far with 6-4-0 from 10 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Heidenheim game have they lost an away game, meaning Paderborn has taken points from ten away matches in a row.

Paderborn played 0-0 against Dynamo Dresden in their previous match. Defender Hünemeier was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Hünemeier hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.

Before that, Paderborn travelled to St. Pauli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Paderborn are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Paderborn have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 23 goals from 10 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Paderborn - Schalke 04 0-1 was the output when these sides previously did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: six - one - zero (Schalke 04 wins - draws - Paderborn wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SchalkeS. Terodde
S. Terodde
15 goals
PaderbornF. Platte
F. Platte
8 goals
Schalke 04M. Bülter
M. Bülter
6 goals

Schalke 04 missing players

Paderborn missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Schalke 04 Paderborn
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 3 10 22
11 6 3 Won W 1 6 8
4 2 1 Drew D 2 4 8
7 3 1 Lost L 0 0 6
43 26 11 Scored S 6 23 38
27 16 5 Conceded C 3 10 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 86%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 77%
64% 82% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 70% 64%
32% 45% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 36%
23% 27% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 40% 23%
64% 82% 80% BTTS BTTS 67% 70% 73%
32% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 18%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 23%
 
5.4 5.3 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.2 4.3
5.2 4.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.7 6
1.9 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
16.3 16.5 15.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 13.8 14.3
6 6.5 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 5.1 5
33% 37% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 45% 34%
 
12.5 11.1 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 15.5 15.3
3.7 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 5.5 5
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Schalke 04's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Paderborn have not yet lost a game away.
  • Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Paderborn have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Paderborn have the the best goal difference (+13) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Paderborn have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Schalke 04 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 22 12 5 5 45 31 10 8 2 0 28 9 12 4 3 5 17 22 14 41
2 Werder Bremen 22 12 5 5 43 30 10 5 3 2 19 10 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 41
3 Hamburger SV 22 10 10 2 41 20 12 6 6 0 24 11 10 4 4 2 17 9 21 40
4 Darmstadt 98 22 12 4 6 47 29 10 6 1 3 23 13 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 40
5 Schalke 04 22 11 4 7 43 27 11 6 2 3 26 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 37
6 Heidenheim 22 11 4 7 28 28 11 7 3 1 18 10 11 4 1 6 10 18 0 37
7 Nurnberg 22 9 6 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 -2 33
8 Paderborn 22 8 8 6 38 28 12 2 4 6 15 18 10 6 4 0 23 10 10 32
9 Jahn Regensburg 22 9 4 9 42 35 12 5 2 5 27 22 10 4 2 4 15 13 7 31
10 Holstein Kiel 22 8 7 7 30 34 11 5 2 4 14 16 11 3 5 3 16 18 -4 31
11 Karlsruher SC 22 7 8 7 38 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 10 2 4 4 14 17 3 29
12 Dynamo Dresden 22 7 4 11 22 30 10 5 1 4 14 11 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 25
13 Hannover 96 22 6 7 9 18 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 11 3 3 5 10 19 -14 25
14 Hansa Rostock 22 6 6 10 26 35 11 2 3 6 10 17 11 4 3 4 16 18 -9 24
15 Sandhausen 22 6 6 10 24 39 10 1 3 6 8 21 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 24
16 Fortuna Dusseldorf 22 6 5 11 25 31 11 2 4 5 14 16 11 4 1 6 11 15 -6 23
17 Erzgebirge Aue 22 3 6 13 19 42 12 2 2 8 10 23 10 1 4 5 9 19 -23 15
18 Ingolstadt 22 3 5 14 20 41 11 1 4 6 8 16 11 2 1 8 12 25 -21 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 22 12 5 5 45 31 10 8 2 0 28 9 12 4 3 5 17 22 14 41
2 Werder Bremen 22 12 5 5 43 30 10 5 3 2 19 10 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 41
3 Hamburger SV 22 10 10 2 41 20 12 6 6 0 24 11 10 4 4 2 17 9 21 40
4 Darmstadt 98 22 12 4 6 47 29 10 6 1 3 23 13 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 40
5 Schalke 04 22 11 4 7 43 27 11 6 2 3 26 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 37
6 Heidenheim 22 11 4 7 28 28 11 7 3 1 18 10 11 4 1 6 10 18 0 37
7 Nurnberg 22 9 6 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 -2 33
8 Paderborn 22 8 8 6 38 28 12 2 4 6 15 18 10 6 4 0 23 10 10 32
9 Jahn Regensburg 22 9 4 9 42 35 12 5 2 5 27 22 10 4 2 4 15 13 7 31
10 Holstein Kiel 22 8 7 7 30 34 11 5 2 4 14 16 11 3 5 3 16 18 -4 31
11 Karlsruher SC 22 7 8 7 38 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 10 2 4 4 14 17 3 29
12 Dynamo Dresden 22 7 4 11 22 30 10 5 1 4 14 11 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 25
13 Hannover 96 22 6 7 9 18 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 11 3 3 5 10 19 -14 25
14 Hansa Rostock 22 6 6 10 26 35 11 2 3 6 10 17 11 4 3 4 16 18 -9 24
15 Sandhausen 22 6 6 10 24 39 10 1 3 6 8 21 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 24
16 Fortuna Dusseldorf 22 6 5 11 25 31 11 2 4 5 14 16 11 4 1 6 11 15 -6 23
17 Erzgebirge Aue 22 3 6 13 19 42 12 2 2 8 10 23 10 1 4 5 9 19 -23 15
18 Ingolstadt 22 3 5 14 20 41 11 1 4 6 8 16 11 2 1 8 12 25 -21 14

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