SC Paderborn celebrates important victory against Schalke - promotion in sight!

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Am 3. Mai 2025 besiegt SC Paderborn Schalke 04 mit 2:0 und klettert auf den dritten Tabellenplatz der Bundesliga.
On May 3, 2025, SC Paderborn Schalke defeated 2-0 and climbs to the third place in the Bundesliga. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

The SC Paderborn set a strong exclamation mark in the Veltins-Arena on Friday evening. With a 2-0 win against FC Schalke 04, the team secured important points in the fight for the promotion places in front of 62,094 spectators. Raphael Obermair brought the team to the winning road in the 40th minute, followed by Marvin Mehlem, who increased to 2-0 just three minutes after the change of sides. This victory temporarily catapulted Paderborn to third place in the table, while Schalke stays in 13th place and therefore probably has nothing to do with the relegation, such as Sky Sport added.

coach Lukas Kwasniok compared to the last game against SV Elversberg, which ended 1-1, three changes in the starting XI. Calvin Brackelmann, Sven Michel and Ilyas looked new in the initial formation, who made a significant contribution to dominating the game.

game course and key moments

Paderborn was much stronger in the first half and controlled the game, despite the Schalke press. In the 20th minute, Moussa Sylla had the first big chance for the hosts, but could not use the early lead. An unfortunate moment for Schalke's goalkeeper Justin Heekeren came in the 40th minute when he could not decisively ward off Obermair's shot, which led to the first goal.

After the 2-0, Schalke was able to increase the pace, but could not play out dangerous chances. For his part, Paderborn made some promising chances of lightly forgiving 3-0, which maintained the tension until the final whistle. In a detailed statistics evaluation of the game, which was made available, among other things, by

table status and outlook

Due to this victory, Paderborn now has 52 points in the account and is therefore just behind the direct promotion place. The 1. FC Magdeburg, who lost 0: 5 against Münster in parallel, temporarily fell back to fourth place. For Paderborn, on May 10, the next game will continue against 1. FC Magdeburg, where you have the opportunity to further consolidate your promotion rooms.

In a season in which the competition in the upper third of the table is strong, it remains exciting until the last matchday. Paderborn will have to do everything possible to realize the promotion to the Bundesliga.

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