There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Paderborn leading St. Pauli by 4 points.
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 must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three 2. Bundesliga games here at Benteler-Arena. Two home wins in a row for Paderborn bring valid hopes of a third.
It's back home for Paderborn, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Darmstadt 98 away with the result 4-0. Chris Führich, Dennis Srbeny (2) and Ron Schallenberg found the net in that victory. Before that, Paderborn had a home game versus Jahn Regensburg which ended with a victory 3-1.
As mentioned above, Paderborn "killed" Darmstadt 98 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Paderborn can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
St. Pauli form and stats
Playing away, St. Pauli have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Visiting St. Pauli has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Pauli failed to get anything from their last game, a 2. Bundesliga home match vs Karlsruher SC (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Before that, Pauli travelled to Hamburger SV and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
St. Pauli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pauli have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Paderborn won four, St. Pauli won three and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Srbeny 4 goals |  C. Führich 3 goals |   R. Zalazar Martínez 3 goals |
Paderborn missing players
St. Pauli missing players
| Paderborn | St. Pauli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 35 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 49 | 83 |
| 33 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 36% | 58% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 32% | 34% |
- St. Pauli has the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli has the most matches over the total-line (6) in 2. Bundesliga
- St. Pauli have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- St. Pauli have yet to win a game away.
- St. Pauli 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Osnabruck | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Bochum | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Heidenheim | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Nurnberg | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
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