Paderborn will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 19 points behind Bochum.
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Paderborn form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Paderborn have to build on here at Benteler-Arena in the 2. Bundesliga.
Paderborn faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nurnberg (1-2). Before that, Paderborn drew at home versus Karlsruher SC.
This is expected to be a close game, with Paderborn perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Paderborn as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Paderborn has won three of these, drawn three and lost six.
Paderborn have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Benteler-Arena with 23 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Paderborn have conceded 19 goals.
Bochum form and stats
Playing away, Bochum have won 8 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Momentum is building for Bochum in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Bochum go into this game after a win, the home game against Holstein Kiel that ended 2-1. Prior to that result Bochum won their away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf. The scoreline was 3-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Bochum in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bochum, four draws and six defeats.
Bochum are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 13 away games so far. Bochum have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bochum - Paderborn 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Paderborn wins - draws - Bochum wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 14 goals |   D. Srbeny 12 goals |  C. Führich 11 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Bochum missing players
| Paderborn | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 50 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 70% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 89% |
| 48% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 63% |
| 30% | 46% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| 7% | 15% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 11% |
| 52% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 48% |
| 30% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 37% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 15% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 13.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.9 | 13 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | 36% |
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paderborn haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bochum | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 50 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | Karlsruher SC | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Erzgebirge Aue | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 26 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 28 | -26 | 16 |
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