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Match preview · Bundesliga

FC Schalke 04 – SC Paderborn 07

FC Schalke 04 11th in Bundesliga Home 1.59 projected goals by the model
SC Paderborn 07 12th in Bundesliga Away 1.36 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.59 1.36
FC Schalke 04 SC Paderborn 07
FC Schalke 04
41%
Draw
29%
SC Paderborn 07
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Schalke 04 Draw SC Paderborn 07
Fair odds 2.42 3.50 3.32
Total goals
2.95
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 4 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans FC Schalke 04

41% FC Schalke 04 to win

Attack
14th vs 10th
FC Schalke 04 attack v SC Paderborn 07 defence
Defence
15th vs 17th
FC Schalke 04 defence v SC Paderborn 07 attack
Recent xG form
-0.78 vs -0.77
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
1.59 – 1.36
FC Schalke 04 v SC Paderborn 07

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 4 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn 07 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Schalke 04 SC Paderborn 07
xG / match (better) 1.32 · 15th from 4 matches 0.67 · 18th from 4 matches
xGA / match 2.11 · 14th from 4 matches (better) 1.43 · 6th from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.79 · 14th from 4 matches (better) -0.77 · 13th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 0.92 · 14th from 4 matches 0.72 · 16th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.78 from 4 matches (better) -0.77 from 4 matches

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

FC Schalke 04 clean sheet
23%
FC Schalke 04 2+ goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.8%
2:1
10.4%
1:2
8.7%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Schalke 04 sample
4 matches
SC Paderborn 07 sample
4 matches
Home xG sample · FC Schalke 04
2 matches
Away xG sample · SC Paderborn 07
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • FC Schalke 04 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.
  • SC Paderborn 07 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.