Sit down for a show! Today's leading heroes are Darmstadt 98 and Paderborn, a win is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in 2. Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Darmstadt 98 form and stats
29 points is a decent return from 13 2. Bundesliga games here at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Darmstadt 98. The data says 8 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.
The Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2. Bundesliga.
Darmstadt are returning here after visiting Nurnberg and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Schuhen, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.43 out of 10 in that game. Schuhen topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Kaiserslautern.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Darmstadt 98 handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Trench warfare? In this club's last 14 league matches, 11 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
A decent goal production from Darmstadt 98 in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Darmstadt 98 have conceded only 8 goals.
Paderborn form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Paderborn playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
Paderborn had fun at their own home (Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor) last time out, beating SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3-2. Muslija, Schallenberg and Conteh scored. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone four league fixtures without victory. Justvan got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Justvan hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, the Paderborn manager Kwasniok faced defeat when travelling to Jahn Regensburg and losing 0-1.We have checked recent matches where Paderborn have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Paderborn find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Paderborn have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent games involving these opponents have all finished as Darmstadt wins. Are we destined for another one?The sides have met each other already this season, with the final score Paderborn - Darmstadt 98 1-2 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Leipertz 11 goals |   P. Tietz 8 goals | M. Pieringer 8 goals |
Darmstadt 98 missing players
Paderborn missing players
| Darmstadt 98 | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 41 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 50 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 73% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 38% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 65% |
| 19% | 15% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 31% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 27% |
| 50% | 54% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 50% |
| 42% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 19% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.8 | 15.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 13.4 | 15.8 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 34% | 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 32% |
| 12 | 10.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
- Darmstadt 98 have not yet lost a game at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Darmstadt 98 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals (21) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have the most clean sheets (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Darmstadt 98 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Darmstadt 98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Paderborn have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the second half (32) 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | St. Pauli | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 43 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -11 | 31 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 29 |
| 14 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -13 | 26 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -16 | 26 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 21 |
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