Paderborn vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the 2. Bundesliga match on December 06th, 2024

Paderborn and Schalke 04 are scheduled to play against each other on December 06th, 2024, Friday at 17:30h (UTC), in a 2. Bundesliga match to be held in Germany, check the Paderborn vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Paderborn vs Schalke 04 will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Home Deluxe Arena stadium, in the city of Paderborn, with a capacity for 15000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Paderborn vs Schalke 04 betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the 2. Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.14 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Paderborn last match

Paderborn comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Elversberg, valid for the 2. Bundesliga, ended with a 1-3. The team coached by L. Kwasniok lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.88, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

If the team managed to leave the field with a victory, much is due to Ilyas Ansah. He was the team's highlight amid a lackluster performance and was instrumental in the victory for Paderborn.

Schalke 04 last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Kaiserslautern team with a final score of 0-3.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 3.20, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Paderborn vs Schalke 04 h2h

When these teams last met at 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 was 14th place while Paderborn was in 7th place. Schalke 04 deployed in a 4-3-1-2 formation while Paderborn set up a 3-4-2-1 alignment.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a 2. Bundesliga themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 3-3 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Paderborn team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Schalke 04 has been more irregular.

Paderborn

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

The Paderborn team with 27 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 7 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.

This means that in the 15th round, the Hamburger SV team is closing in at 2nd place, with 4 points separating them.

Paderborn analysis

After round number 14 in 2. Bundesliga, Paderborn has 25 goals scored and 17 conceded.

Winning 3 games playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 4 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

Best goalscorer from Paderborn

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Filip Bilbija. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Paderborn come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga leaderboard now

Schalke 04 arrives in this game with 13 points, and in 14th place in the 2. Bundesliga, having won 3 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Which means that the team has the same score, in the 15th round, with the Eintracht Braunschweig team in hot pursuit at 15th place.

Schalke 04 analysis

After round 14 of 2. Bundesliga we count 23 goals scored by Schalke 04 and 29 conceded.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Schalke 04 team usually goes for an average ball possession of 54.5% to try to control the game.

Best goalscorer from Schalke 04

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Moussa Sylla. With 7 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Schalke 04 team achieving several victories this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Paderborn is Filip Bilbija, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Schalke 04 is Moussa Sylla, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Schalke 04 does not concede goals as a visitor. Schalke 04 also averages 1 goal per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Paderborn has an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game over the 14 rounds, while Schalke 04 has an average of 2.6. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.79 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Paderborn side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Schalke 04 who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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