With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Paderborn fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sandhausen.
- Paderborn has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen has the the worst goal difference (-17) away in 2. Bundesliga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Paderborn form and stats
5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Paderborn so far this season.
The home team returns to Benteler-Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Hannover 96 (placed 6th) on their last time out; the 2. Bundesliga game ended 0-0. A DFB Pokal defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Borussia Dortmund (after extra-time).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. Bundesliga game versus Heidenheim in only three days. This game is also played here at Benteler-Arena.
The Paderborn fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Paderborn's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sandhausen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sandhausen, who have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in 2. Bundesliga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-9 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Sandhausen, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Sandhausen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Karlsruher SC proved too strong as Sandhausen slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting St. Pauli's place.
A huge disappointment for Sandhausen in their last match (vs Karlsruher SC). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sandhausen have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sandhausen - Paderborn 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paderborn three wins, three draws and Sandhausen four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Führich 8 goals |  D. Srbeny 7 goals |  K. Behrens 7 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Sandhausen missing players
| Paderborn | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 24 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 24 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 42 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 86% |
| 40% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 80% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 43% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 45% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 12.4 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | 34% |
- Paderborn has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sandhausen have scored away.
- Paderborn haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sandhausen has the the worst goal difference (-17) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sandhausen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Bochum | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -18 | 18 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 17 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 12 |
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