Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Schalke
Match Time & Date:
02/05/2025
18:30
Prediction: 2-2
Paderborn
Expect a thrilling atmosphere at Veltins Arena when Schalke and Padeborn go head to head in the 2. Bundesliga round 32. Die Knappen aim to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Kaiserslautern, with the team eyeing their seventh home win of the process. Defender Derry John Murkin serves a one-game ban, while both Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara and Loris Karius are out of contention with injuries.
Paderborn, on the other hand, aim to keep their playoffs hopes alive, but with Schalke being tough to beat in Gelsenkirchen, we are tempted to place our bets on draw. Felix Platte remains in the recovery room, but the 29-year-old forward should be the only absentee in the away team. In their last meeting at Veltins Arena, the two teams played out a thrilling 3-3 draw and yet another high-scoring affair is on the horizon.
Highlighted Team (Schalke):
Schalke 04 are a professional football club founded in 1904. Die Knappen (The Miners) compete in German Bundesliga and they have won seven domestic titles. Schalke have clinched five German Cup trophies as well, while lifting the UEFA Cup title in 1997. The German club defeated Italian side Inter on penalties in the title game and that was the last time the final of the competition was played in a two-legged format.
Schalke 04 play their home matches at Veltins-Arena, the stadium that has been the home of the team since 2001. The capacity of Veltins-Arena is 62,271. It is well known that Borussia Dortmund are Schalke’s main rivals and the Ruhy neighbours face each other in the Revierderby.
The likes of Klaus Fichtel (477), Norbert Nigbur (355), Rolf Russmann (304), Klaus Fischer (295), Olaf Thon (295) and Herbert Lutkebohmert (286) are the players with most appearances for die Knappen. The colour of Schalke’s home kit is blue.
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