It's advantage Bochum so far with their 3rd position in the 2. Bundesliga table, welcoming Paderborn who are placed 10th.
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paderborn has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 2. Bundesliga
Bochum and Paderborn should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bochum form and stats
Bochum have collected 8 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 2-2-1.
Bochum are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Holstein Kiel. Before that, Bochum had a home game versus Fortuna Dusseldorf which ended with a victory 5-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bochum have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bochum as they are travelling to their away game against Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga. That match is four days after this one.
Bochum have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with 9 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Bochum have conceded only 4 goals.
Paderborn form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Paderborn have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far.
Paderborn are looking to quickly end their 214 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Bundesliga.
Paderborn's previous game was their home loss versus Nurnberg (0-2). A 0-1 defeat away at Karlsruher SC before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Paderborn playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Paderborn wins, three draws and one defeat.
Paderborn have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 5 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Bochum won four, Paderborn won four and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Zulj 5 goals |  S. Zoller 5 goals |   D. Srbeny 5 goals |
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| Bochum | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 60% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 15.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.4 | 13.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 38% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 34% |
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paderborn has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn has the most matches under the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Greuther Fürth | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Bochum | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Osnabruck | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
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