Paderborn hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 18th position in the Bundesliga table. Visiting Wolfsburg holds 9th place with 24 pts.
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
Paderborn's results here at Benteler-Arena in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
Paderborn enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Freiburg's place. The match ended 2-0 with Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Abdelhamid Sabiri scoring. Ahead of that match, Paderborn lost 1-4 at home to Bayer Leverkusen.
The Paderborn fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Paderborn have conceded 23 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Wolfsburg form and stats
3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga matches away. Recent form does not give Wolfsburg much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Paderborn will be a tough nut to crack. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Wolfsburg are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager O. Glasner was unhappy after their last game, a Bundesliga match played at their home ground Volkswagen Arena. Wolfsburg suffered a 1-2 loss to Hertha BSC (placed 13th). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Köln's place.
Wolfsburg have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Wolfsburg in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Wolfsburg - Paderborn 1-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Paderborn wins - draws - Wolfsburg wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 7 goals |   S. Mamba 5 goals |  A. Sabiri 3 goals |
Paderborn missing players
Wolfsburg missing players
| Paderborn | Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 40 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| 63% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 37% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 63% | 80% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 53% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 26% |
| 21% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 6.4 | 6 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 245 | 132 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 106 | 271 |
| 84 | 46 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 41 | 92 |
| 27% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 22% | 22% |
- Paderborn has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Paderborn has the most conceded goals (23) at home
- Paderborn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paderborn haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wolfsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 42 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 39 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -21 | 17 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 16 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |