Schalke 04 in front of a decisive duel: Paderborn fights for the ascent!
Schalke 04 in front of a decisive duel: Paderborn fights for the ascent!
on Friday, May 2, 2025, will meet in the Veltins-Arena of FC Schalke 04 and SC Paderborn 07 as part of the 32nd match day of the 2nd Bundesliga. The kick -off is at 6.30 p.m. While FC Schalke 04 is in 13th place in the table and thus plays an average of season, Paderborn has big ambitions on the ascent. The game is broadcast live and exclusively by Pay TV station Sky, with the countdown starting at 6 p.m. Streaming services such as Sky Go and WoW TV also offer the opportunity to follow the game online. Spectators without Sky subscription can find out more about a free live ticker on BILD.de.
The SC Paderborn is currently in a strong form. The last game against Elversberg ended 1-1, with Paderborn equalizing in added time. Coach Lukas Kwasniok has high hopes for participating in the promotion games, but is in a tight race. The club is currently in 5th place, only one point behind the relegation place and four points behind the direct climb. In the coming weeks, a challenging remaining program is waiting for Paderborn with important encounters against 1. FC Magdeburg, which is currently in third place, and against Karlsruher Sc.
Schalke in the crisis
For the Schalke fans, the question arises as to how the team appears in the last third of the season. The audience will hope for a reaction from the team, which is shaped by numerous setbacks this season. Paderborn, on the other hand, wants to take the momentum from the last encounter to score against the table -ninth Schalke and to target the ascent.
The meeting of the two teams
The outcome of the game could be of great importance for both teams. Schalke urgently needs points to conclude the season with a positive feeling, while Paderborn will do everything possible to keep the chance of getting the climb. The duel promises tension, especially considering the different objectives of both teams.
It will be interesting for the viewers to see how the two trainers, Lukas Kwasniok for Paderborn and Kees van Wonderen for Schalke, react to the current challenges and what tactics they choose to win the game.
While the game is due, the question remains which of the two clubs can better adapt to the decisive weeks of the season and thus increase the likelihood of a positive conclusion in the promotion race or the end of the season.
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