6th position in the 2. Bundesliga table for Paderborn so far this season, a great achievement. The home team fans pray for more goals as 11th-placed SpVgg Greuther Fürth visit Benteler-Arena.
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in 2. Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (24) 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!
Paderborn form and stats
Paderborn have performed here at Benteler-Arena this season with 8 wins from 12 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 219 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mets (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Kwasniok led his Paderborn to a defeat away at Jahn Regensburg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Benteler-Arena. Midfielder Klefisch was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Klefisch dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 62 successful passes (of 68 total).
0-0 away at Magdeburg before that.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 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Paderborn are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Benteler-Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 32 goals in 12 matches. On the other hand, Paderborn have conceded 14 goals.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for SpVgg Greuther Fürth so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-8 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Darmstadt 98.
Impressive finishing from Petkov and Green secured the home win 3-0 against Magdeburg in their previous game. That victory felt nice as this team had gone three league games without victory. Midfield player Christiansen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Christiansen hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at St. Pauli before that.SpVgg Greuther Fürth are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 18 of this club's last 23 league games.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Greuther have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played earlier this season: SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Paderborn 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Paderborn won two games, four matches ended with a draw and SpVgg Greuther Fürth managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Leipertz 11 goals |  M. Pieringer 8 goals |   B. Hrgota 8 goals |
Paderborn missing players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth missing players
| Paderborn | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 47 | 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 37 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 64% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 28% | 42% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 24% | 42% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 76% |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 20% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 18.8 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.7 | 12.9 |
| 6 | 8.2 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 32% | 32% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 31% |
| 12.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 13.5 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paderborn have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SpVgg Greuther Fürth have scored away.
- Paderborn have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in 2. Bundesliga
- Paderborn haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the fewest points (6) away in 2. Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 2. Bundesliga
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth 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 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 52 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 50 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | St. Pauli | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Paderborn | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 7 | Kaiserslautern | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 29 |
| 13 | Magdeburg | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -14 | 28 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | Sandhausen | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 21 |
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