vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

SC Paderborn 07 are fifteenth with one point after three matchdays: no wins, one draw and two defeats, no goals scored and four conceded.At home they lost their only match 0-1; away the record is one draw and one defeat in two games, no goals scored and three conceded.Their last five outings across competitions were a 0-3 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the most recent round, preceded by a 0-1 loss to SC Freiburg, a 0-0 draw away to FSV Mainz 05 before that, a 4-2 away win over Phönix Lübeck further back and, in the furthest match, a 2-2 draw away to Werder Bremen. 1899 Hoffenheim are thirteenth with 3 points: one win and two defeats in three games, six goals scored and seven conceded.At home they have won once and lost once in two matches, four goals scored and four conceded; away they lost their only game played, two goals scored and three conceded.Over their last five outings they beat VfB Stuttgart 2-1 in the most recent round, having lost 2-3 to Borussia Dortmund before that, lost 2-3 away to 1.FC Köln before that, won 4-0 away at Erzgebirge Aue further back and, in the furthest match, drew 2-2 away to Tottenham.The head to head record is balanced: the most recent meeting, on 23 May 2020, ended 1-1 at Paderborn.On 1 November 2019 Hoffenheim had won 3-0 on their own ground.Further back, on 21 March 2015 the two sides drew 0-0 at Paderborn, while on 25 October 2014 Hoffenheim won 1-0 at home.The competition average so far this season is 3.85 goals per game.The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off.Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above.In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one.The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.