Schalke vs Paderborn Predictions

• Schalke have failed to score over 2.5 goals in any of their last nine Bundesliga games. 
• Paderborn have conceded under 2.5 goals in five of their last seven Bundesliga games. 
• Schalke have won three of their last four Bundesliga home games. 
• Paderborn have lost five of their nine Bundesliga away games this season. 

Bottom of the table Paderborn may struggle in this one

Sixth-placed Schalke will host last-placed Paderborn this Saturday in German Bundesliga action. Schalke will be hoping to earn their first win in two weeks this Saturday versus struggling Paderborn. We feel that Paderborn’s away record, as well as their history versus Schalke, make Saturday’s game look difficult for them. 

Firstly, as is evident by their league position, Paderborn have struggled to find wins this season. Schalke have experienced a boost in form in recent weeks. However, they have still managed to win just three of their last 11 Bundesliga games. Meanwhile, they have lost six of their last 11 Bundesliga games. In contrast to Paderborn, Schalke have lost just two of their 11 games in that time. 

In addition to that, Paderborn have lost the majority of their Bundesliga away games this season. They have lost five of their nine Bundesliga away games during this campaign, winning just two. Furthermore, Paderborn have lost each of their previous three meetings versus Schalke. We feel they may likely struggle in Saturday’s game. 

Schalke’s impressive home form

Another reason Paderborn may find Saturday’s game difficult is due to the impressive home form of their opponents, Schalke. Schalke have earned 19 points from their 10 Bundesliga home games this season. Only four teams have had a better home record than Schalke this season. 

Schalke have lost just one of their 10 Bundesliga home games. Furthermore, that one loss came in their first home game of the season. They are currently undefeated in each of their last nine Bundesliga home games. We feel that Schalke have a good chance of extending their impressive run of home form in Saturday’s game. 

Schalke have been relatively low scoring recently 

Despite their recent home form, we feel that Schalke may struggle to put too many goals past Paderborn this weekend. Schalke have been quite low scoring in recent weeks. 

Schalke have scored under 2.5 goals in all of their last nine Bundesliga games. Furthermore, they have scored over 2.5 goals in just one of their last eight Bundesliga home games. They have also scored a total of just six goals over their past six Bundesliga games. 

Given their recent lack of goalscoring form, Schalke may not score too many against a Paderborn side who also haven’t been conceding too many of late. Paderborn have conceded over 2.5 goals in just two of their last seven Bundesliga games. They have also conceded under 2.5 goals in each of their last three Bundesliga away games. 

We feel that Paderborn may have a good chance of keeping Schalke relatively quiet here. We are backing Schalke to score under 2.5 goals in this one. 

We feel that Schalke may earn a narrow victory this Saturday. Paderborn have scored at least one goal in eight of their last nine Bundesliga games. They have also scored at least one goal in six of their nine Bundesliga away games this season. We feel that a 2-1 win for Schalke may be a likely result of this game.