Paderborn hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 18th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Hoffenheim holds 9th place with 35 pts.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Paderborn form and stats
With 2 Bundesliga wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats from their home games, Paderborn are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (Benteler-Arena) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Paderborn it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? It's trouble wherever Paderborn are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Paderborn's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Köln (placed 10th). Heartbreak before that as Paderborn lost 0-2 at Mainz 05's place.
The Paderborn fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Paderborn are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (31 from 13 played).
Hoffenheim form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, Hoffenheim have produced an overall stat of 5-4-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Hoffenheim, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Schalke 04 (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Bundesliga match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against Bayern München.
The draw against Schalke 04 came from a losing position. The Hoffenheim manager A. Schreuder brought on Christoph Baumgartner as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Hoffenheim have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Hoffenheim in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hoffenheim - Paderborn 3-0 entered in the official records. Last five meetings between the teams: Paderborn won zero, Hoffenheim won four and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 7 goals |   S. Mamba 5 goals | S. Adamyan 5 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 54 | 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 64% | 77% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 42% | 64% |
| 36% | 46% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 28% |
| 32% | 38% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 8% | 24% |
| 68% | 85% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 60% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 320 | 179 | 77 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 150 | 330 |
| 108 | 59 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 49 | 114 |
| 28% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 31% |
- Hoffenheim has the fewest conceded goals (12) away
- Hoffenheim has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Hoffenheim has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10)
- Paderborn has the most conceded goals in the first half (29)
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paderborn 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 | Bayern München | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |