SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04 prediction

Bundesliga · Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:30 GMT · Home Deluxe Arena

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: SC Paderborn 07 · FC Schalke 04 · Head-to-head

TACTIX’s free model pick for SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga on Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

SC Paderborn 07 host FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 28 November (kick-off 14:30 UK).

The key numbers

FC Schalke 04 have scored four goals, the fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 8 games).

FC Schalke 04 are winless in their last six matches in all competitions. FC Schalke 04 have failed to score in their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of SC Paderborn 07’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in six of SC Paderborn 07’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, SC Paderborn 07 have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.14. SC Paderborn 07 have scored six goals, the second-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 8 games). SC Paderborn 07 have conceded nine goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Seven of FC Schalke 04’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in five of FC Schalke 04’s last 15 results in all competitions (33%). Away from home, FC Schalke 04 have three wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.25 points per game, scoring 1.50 and conceding 1.88. FC Schalke 04 have conceded nine goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 8 games).

SC Paderborn 07 (14th) and FC Schalke 04 (17th) are three points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have SC Paderborn 07 the stronger side, 76 rating points above FC Schalke 04 (SC Paderborn 07 1511, FC Schalke 04 1435, after at least 44 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 26 April 2026, finished SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04.

Team news

Predicted SC Paderborn 07 XI (3-5-2): N. Noll, J. ter Horst, T. Scheller, M. Hansen, S. Castañeda, L. Curda, R. Obermair, G. Vidovic, L. Ulrich, S. Marino, M. Pieringer — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Santiago Castañeda (5.0 per match over 10 appearances, two goals) and Jano ter Horst (3.8 per match over 10 appearances, one goal) have been SC Paderborn 07’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for SC Paderborn 07 (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Santiago Castañeda averages 0.5 key passes per 90 over 900 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. Jano ter Horst averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 827 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted FC Schalke 04 XI (3-4-2-1): L. Karius, H. Kuruçay, N. Katić, T. Becker, S. Tanaka, A. Aouchiche, S. El-Faouzi, R. Gosens, D. Ljubičić, M. Ayhan, H. Hee-Chan — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Soufian El-Faouzi (3.8 per match over eight appearances) and Hasan Kuruçay (3.6 per match over 10 appearances) have been FC Schalke 04’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for FC Schalke 04 (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Soufian El-Faouzi averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 703 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last eight appearances. Hasan Kuruçay averages 3.1 tackles per 90 over 886 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:30 GMT · Bundesliga · Home Deluxe Arena
Head-to-head (last 6): SC Paderborn 07 2 · draws 1 · FC Schalke 04 3 · 4.33 goals/game
Recent form: SC Paderborn 07 1W 2D 2L · FC Schalke 04 0W 1D 4L

SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 3.38

Corners

against 4.88 / 5.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	SC Paderborn 07 for / against	Line	FC Schalke 04 for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.13 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.38 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9.13 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

SC Paderborn 07

SC Paderborn 07 Goalkeeper

SC Paderborn 07 — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Noll	8	90720 min	324 /90	91.1 /90	00 /90
M. Schubert	2	90180 min	84 /90	21 /90	00 /90

SC Paderborn 07 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SC Paderborn 07 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Noll n 8	90	4 6/6
M. Schubert n 4	91.3	3.2 4/3

SC Paderborn 07 Defensive

SC Paderborn 07 — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. ter Horst	10	83827 min	202.2 /90	202.2 /90	80.9 /90	444.8 /90	131.4 /90	20.2 /90
T. Scheller	10	82820 min	202.2 /90	70.8 /90	91 /90	566.1 /90	80.9 /90	20.2 /90
M. Hansen	10	77766 min	172 /90	172 /90	60.7 /90	435.1 /90	60.7 /90	10.1 /90
F. Götze	4	39155 min	52.9 /90	52.9 /90	10.6 /90	137.5 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90
Jonah Benedict Sticker	3	39117 min	32.3 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90	107.7 /90	21.5 /90	00 /90
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SC Paderborn 07 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SC Paderborn 07 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Castañeda n 8	90	0.5 4/0	2.1 7/5	—
J. ter Horst n 8	80.9	1.4 4/3	0.4 2/1	—
L. Curda n 8	80.5	2 6/4	1.1 5/2	—
T. Scheller n 8	80	1 4/2	0.7 3/2	—
M. Hansen n 8	76.8	0.4 3/0	0.9 4/2	—
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SC Paderborn 07 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SC Paderborn 07 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Castañeda n 8	90	1.9 7/4
J. ter Horst n 8	80.9	2.5 8/6
L. Curda n 8	80.5	2.4 6/5
T. Scheller n 8	80	2 7/4
M. Hansen n 8	76.8	2.2 7/3
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SC Paderborn 07 Attacking

SC Paderborn 07 — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Tigges	10	37371 min	20.5 /90	10.2 /90	174.1 /90	51.2 /90	41 /90	30.7 /90
S. Marino	9	68611 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	131.9 /90	71 /90	40.6 /90	20.3 /90
M. Pieringer	9	60539 min	00 /90	00 /90	91.5 /90	10.2 /90	50.8 /90	20.3 /90
R. Philippe	5	25126 min	10.7 /90	00 /90	64.3 /90	42.9 /90	32.1 /90	10.7 /90
A. Millgramm	1	4545 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12 /90	00 /90
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SC Paderborn 07 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SC Paderborn 07 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Castañeda n 8	90	1.9 8/5	0.8 5/1
J. ter Horst n 8	80.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. Curda n 8	80.5	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
T. Scheller n 8	80	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
M. Hansen n 8	76.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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SC Paderborn 07 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SC Paderborn 07 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Castañeda n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. ter Horst n 8	80.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Curda n 8	80.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Scheller n 8	80	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Hansen n 8	76.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 Goalkeeper

FC Schalke 04 — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Karius	9	90810 min	434.8 /90	70.8 /90	00 /90

FC Schalke 04 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Schalke 04 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Karius n 8	90	4.1 6/6

FC Schalke 04 Defensive

FC Schalke 04 — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
N. Katić	9	86777 min	172 /90	141.6 /90	60.7 /90	687.9 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
H. Kuruçay	9	85766 min	293.4 /90	91.1 /90	60.7 /90	465.4 /90	91.1 /90	20.2 /90
T. Becker	8	77615 min	243.5 /90	101.5 /90	60.9 /90	426.1 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90
Vitalie Becker	6	56334 min	143.8 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	225.9 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
Maximilian Wöber	5	34170 min	52.6 /90	52.6 /90	00 /90	84.2 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90
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FC Schalke 04 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Schalke 04 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Karius n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
N. Katić n 8	87.6	0.8 4/1	0.4 3/0	—
H. Kuruçay n 8	88	1 3/2	0.6 4/1	—
S. Tanaka n 8	85.9	1.6 7/2	2.4 8/5	—
A. Aouchiche n 8	83.8	0.7 3/1	1.9 6/4	—
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FC Schalke 04 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Schalke 04 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Katić n 8	87.6	1.9 7/5
H. Kuruçay n 8	88	3.5 8/7
S. Tanaka n 8	85.9	1.8 6/4
A. Aouchiche n 8	83.8	1.1 5/2
T. Becker n 8	76.9	3.5 7/7
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FC Schalke 04 Attacking

FC Schalke 04 — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Karaman	6	78469 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	81.5 /90	51 /90
J. Adamu	6	63377 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	81.9 /90	41 /90	41 /90	10.2 /90
Hwang Hee-Chan	5	60300 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.2 /90	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	51.5 /90
E. Džeko	5	51255 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.8 /90	10.4 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
M. Sylla	4	72287 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.3 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
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FC Schalke 04 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Schalke 04 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Karius n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Katić n 8	87.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
H. Kuruçay n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Tanaka n 8	85.9	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
A. Aouchiche n 8	83.8	1.6 7/3	0.8 4/1
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FC Schalke 04 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Schalke 04 before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Karius n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Katić n 8	87.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Kuruçay n 8	88	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Tanaka n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Aouchiche n 8	83.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04 — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SC Paderborn 07LDWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

FC Schalke 04LLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

SC Paderborn 07 2 · 1 draw · FC Schalke 04 3 · 4.33 goals/game

2026-04-26 SC Paderborn 07 2–3 FC Schalke 04
2025-11-28 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SC Paderborn 07
2025-05-02 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07
2024-12-06 SC Paderborn 07 2–4 FC Schalke 04
2024-03-09 FC Schalke 04 3–3 SC Paderborn 07
2023-09-29 SC Paderborn 07 3–1 FC Schalke 04

League standing · 2026/27

SC Paderborn 07#14 pos9 pts8 pl-3 GD

FC Schalke 04#17 pos6 pts8 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

SC Paderborn 07 scored0.75

FC Schalke 04 scored0.5

SC Paderborn 07 conceded1.13

FC Schalke 04 conceded1.13

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between SC Paderborn 07 and FC Schalke 04?: In their last 6 meetings, SC Paderborn 07 won 2, FC Schalke 04 won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of SC Paderborn 07 and FC Schalke 04?: Recent form — SC Paderborn 07 1W 2D 2L; FC Schalke 04 0W 1D 4L.

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