Nothing but a win will be enough for the Paderborn regulars in this Benteler-Arena duel with Holstein Kiel, seeing as they have a healthy lead on their opponents in the 2. Bundesliga table.
- Paderborn have the most scored goals (16) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
This could be an interesting fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Paderborn form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Paderborn, who have the most scored goals (16) in 2. Bundesliga, have to build on here at Benteler-Arena in the 2. Bundesliga.
Happy days for Paderborn in their previous game, a 2. Bundesliga match away at Erzgebirge Aue (placed 18th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Marco Stiepermann (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.44/10. Stiepermann scored two goals, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Schalke 04 that was lost 0-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Paderborn have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost one.
Paderborn have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Benteler-Arena with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Paderborn have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Holstein Kiel form and stats
Still no away game victory in the 2. Bundesliga for Holstein Kiel with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Two points from the last two away games for Holstein, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Holstein's previous game was their home loss versus Hannover 96 (0-3). Holstein lost heavily in their last match (against Hannover 96 as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations. Johannes van den Bergh, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 6.84. Bergh hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Karlsruher SC.Holstein are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
Holstein Kiel have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. For Holstein Kiel, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - two - three (Paderborn wins - draws - Holstein Kiel wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Michel 5 goals |  K. Pröger 3 goals |  F. Platte 3 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Holstein Kiel missing players
| Paderborn | Holstein Kiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 57% |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.3 | 14 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 46% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 27% |
- All of Holstein Kiel's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Holstein Kiel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Holstein Kiel have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have the most matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Holstein Kiel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Holstein Kiel have yet to win a game away.
- Holstein Kiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Paderborn have scored more than double the goals of Holstein Kiel.
- Paderborn have the most scored goals (16) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the the best goal difference (+10) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Paderborn is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paderborn | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Jahn Regensburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Nurnberg | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Hansa Rostock | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 4 |
| 18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
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