Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 18th where Schalke 04 will host Paderborn in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Schalke 04 recorded a 1-2 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Idrizi struck first for Schalke 04 in the 42nd minute, then in the 47th minute, Daniel Ginczek sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Khaled Narey Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Rouwen Hennings to cap off a wild match. Schalke 04 is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Paderborn is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Dynamo Dresden. Paderborn had 19 on net, and Dynamo Dresden had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Paderborn is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Schalke 04 and Paderborn last played eachother at the Benteler-arena on Sep 12th. Schalke 04 won by a score of 1 to 0. Simon Terodde struck first for Schalke 04 in the 63rd minute on a feed from Marius Bülter, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Paderborn was frustrated by Schalke 04’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Schalke 04 ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Felix Platte and Florent Muslija have been the hottest scorers for Paderborn in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Simon Terodde has been the most effective weapon for Schalke 04 lately. The German attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.