The home supporters plan for three points in this game, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Paderborn are in 8th place while the guesting Fortuna Düsseldorf worry at 13th.
- Paderborn have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Paderborn form and stats
Paderborn's struggle is real here at Benteler-Arena with only 11 points collected from 13 2. Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-6. Two draws in a row at home now for Paderborn.
Paderborn enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Holstein Kiel's place. The match ended 4-3 with Muslija, Thalhammer, Schallenberg and Collins scoring. Midfield player Muslija got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Muslija scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the match before that, Paderborn hosted Erzgebirge Aue and drew the game 3-3.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 Paderborn have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost six.
Paderborn has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Fortuna Düsseldorf form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.
193 minutes! That's how long the Düsseldorf goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The fans enjoyed Fortuna Düsseldorf's previous fixture versus Ingolstadt (placed 18th), a 3-0 win played at home. Midfield player Narey was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.05/10. Narey scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
Before that, Düsseldorf travelled to Jahn Regensburg and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortuna Düsseldorf playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Fortuna Düsseldorf win, one draw and five defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fortuna Düsseldorf as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Düsseldorf have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other already this season, with the match result Fortuna Düsseldorf - Paderborn 2-3 logged in the official records. Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paderborn won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Fortuna Düsseldorf have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Hennings 12 goals |   F. Platte 8 goals |  K. Narey 7 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Fortuna Düsseldorf missing players
| Paderborn | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 45 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 32 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 96% |
| 80% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 72% |
| 64% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 48% |
| 40% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 28% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 72% | 77% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 56% |
| 16% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 16% |
| 24% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 42% | 32% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.9 | 14.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.8 | 14.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 26% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 33% |
| 15.7 | 15.8 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 14.2 | 12.9 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
- Fortuna Düsseldorf have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paderborn have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Nurnberg | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -26 | 15 |
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