Paderborn take on the visitors Schalke in the round 8 match of German 2.Bundesliga. The match will be played on Friday, September 29th at Home Deluxe Arena (Paderborn).
Paderborn are not particularly impressive. The blue and white team rose to Bundesliga 1 in 2017, making their debut there. They returned to the top level of German football five years later. However, in both cases, it ended with relegation. Moreover, in the last season of Bundesliga 2, they finished in sixth place - not bad, but not enough to secure promotion to the top flight. Currently, their results are even more modest, with more losses than wins. Interestingly, the home and away factors don't seem to affect their performance significantly. In 7 matches, they have both home victories and draws, as well as similar successes on the road. It's not surprising that this is not enough to maintain a top-10 position in the current league table, and they are quite far from the relegation zone.
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The Cobalt Blues had previously fallen to the second division of the country. Although they quickly returned, they eventually finished second to last and were relegated from the top flight. Furthermore, in Bundesliga 2, they started in August with defeats. First, they lost 0-1 to Braunschweig, although they had previously beaten Eintracht 3-1 in the cup. Then they conceded two unanswered goals against Holstein Kiel. It was only in September that they managed to first draw with Veen and then win a shootout against Magdeburg 4-3 after the international break. However, in the last round, they suffered another defeat, this time losing 1-3 to St. Pauli in Hamburg.
There have been a total of 6 official matches between these teams, with Paderborn managing to secure a draw only once. The club from Gelsenkirchen continues to disappoint, and the hosts should take advantage of this. Let's bet on the victory of the home team, but we'll use a 0 handicap as insurance.
Prediction for the match: Paderborn to win with 0.0 handicap.
