---
title: "Schalke beat second-placed Paderborn in Bundesliga 2; move within a win of promotion"
sdDatePublished: "2026-04-29T12:07:00Z"
source: "https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/matchday/2025-2026/33"
topics:
  - name: "football"
    identifier: "medtop:20001065"
  - name: "sport event"
    identifier: "medtop:20001108"
locations:
  - "Gelsenkirchen"
  - "Germany"
  - "Paderborn"
---


Schalke beat second-placed Paderborn in Bundesliga 2; move within a win of promotion

Bundesliga 2 | Matchday 33 | 2025/26 Season

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Schalke came from behind to beat second-placed Paderborn in a five-goal thriller and move to within a win of promotion.