St. Pauli and Paderborn have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 2. Bundesliga.
- St. Pauli is in the best form (5-1-0)
- St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paderborn have scored away.
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!
St. Pauli form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what St. Pauli have to build on here at Millerntor-Stadion in the 2. Bundesliga. There’s a good atmosphere here at Millerntor-Stadion after three straight home wins.
Pauli are confident in defense, having played 204 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Pauli manager T. Schultz and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Karlsruher SC (placed 5th) in the 2. Bundesliga. Ahead of that match, Pauli won a home game hosting Hamburger SV (1-0).
St. Pauli have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Millerntor-Stadion with 19 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Paderborn form and stats
There's been little loot from Paderborn's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Paderborn only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Paderborn's previous game was their home loss versus Darmstadt 98 (2-3). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Jahn Regensburg's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Karlsruher SC in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Paderborn as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Paderborn in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Paderborn - Pauli 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Pauli won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Paderborn has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  D. Srbeny 11 goals |  C. Führich 9 goals |   G. Burgstaller 8 goals |
St. Pauli missing players
Paderborn missing players
| St. Pauli | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 37 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 30 |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 42% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 67% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 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 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 18% | 31% |
- St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paderborn have scored away.
- St. Pauli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- St. Pauli is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bochum | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Greuther Furth | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | St. Pauli | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 21 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 15 |
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