Schalke will look to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf when they host Paderborn to their Veltins Arena.
Die Knappen aim to move closer to automatic promotion berth, and the bookies see them as favourites to win Friday’s clash.
All Andreas Vindheim, Danny Latza, Mehmet Can Aydin, and Michael Langer are sidelined with injuries, while Dominick Drexler is rated doubtful following his recent positive test for coronavirus.
Paderborn, on the other hand, failed to win the previous three league fixtures, and even though they have yet to suffer a loss on the road this season, we are tempted to put our money on draw.
All Marcel Mehlem, Frederic Ananou, and Kemal Ademi are sidelined with injuries for the visiting side. In the first half of the season Schalke defeated Paderborn at Benteler Arena thanks to Simon Terodde’s goal. The fit-again veteran will be the man to watch in the home team once again.
This match will be played on 18/02/2022 at 18:30
Score Prediction: 2-0
Recommended pick: Home Win
