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Match preview · Bundesliga

SC Paderborn 07 – FC Schalke 04

SC Paderborn 07 12th in Bundesliga Home 1.70 projected goals by the model
FC Schalke 04 11th in Bundesliga Away 1.27 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.70 1.27
SC Paderborn 07 FC Schalke 04
SC Paderborn 07
46%
Draw
28%
FC Schalke 04
26%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Paderborn 07 Draw FC Schalke 04
Fair odds 2.16 3.58 3.87
Total goals
2.97
Over 2.5 goals
59%
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 SC Paderborn 07

46% SC Paderborn 07 to win

Attack
17th vs 15th
SC Paderborn 07 attack v FC Schalke 04 defence
Defence
10th vs 14th
SC Paderborn 07 defence v FC Schalke 04 attack
Recent xG form
-0.77 vs -0.78
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
1.70 – 1.27
SC Paderborn 07 v FC Schalke 04

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

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

SC Paderborn 07 clean sheet
25%
SC Paderborn 07 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.5%
2:1
11.0%
1:2
7.9%
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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)
SC Paderborn 07 sample
4 matches
FC Schalke 04 sample
4 matches
Home xG sample · SC Paderborn 07
2 matches
Away xG sample · FC Schalke 04
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

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