Paderborn (home)
- This Saturday’s 2. Bundesliga clash between SC Paderborn 07 and TSV Eintracht Braunschweig sees second placed Paderborn, who have 46 points from 24 games, take on 16th placed Braunschweig, who have just 25 points from the same number of matches.
- The two sides could hardly be more far apart in terms of the stakes for this game with promotion the aim for the hosts and survival the objective for the visitors.
- Paderborn head into this game as 1.49 favorites for the win and they have been in good form of late, winning their last two home matches in a row, including a 5-2 thrashing of Hertha Berlin and a 2-1 away win at Kaiserslautern.
- The hosts have won eight of their 12 home matches in the 2. Bundesliga and have scored freely.
Braunschweig (away)
- Heiner Backhaus’ approach has been much more compact and reliant on a hard-working team.
- Braunschweig are in poor form (W1, D1, L3) and come into this off the back of consecutive defeats to Elversberg and Preussen Muenster, and have lost each of their last two away matches.
- Braunschweig have their own star attacker, Mehmet Aydin, who has five goals in 22 appearances but his form has been inconsistent all season.
Head-to-Head
The visitors have an even record against Paderborn, losing two of their last five and winning two, with one draw, but Paderborn have failed to win their last two home matches against Eintracht Braunschweig, suggesting some historical resistance.
Key Players
- Starlet Filip Bilbija has nine goals in 20 league appearances this season and his ability to find pockets of space between the lines will cause Braunschweig all sorts of problems in the final third.
- Braunschweig have their own star attacker, Mehmet Aydin, who has five goals in 22 appearances but his form has been inconsistent all season.
Betting Insights
- With Paderborn chasing promotion and Braunschweig in a relegation fight, this could be an intense game with plenty of end-to-end play, so we’re expecting both teams to score and the odds of 1.76 on the ‘Yes’ option look good value.
- The odds for a home win of 1.49 are also attractive, given how much of an all out attack Paderborn will play in this one.
- Over 2.5 goals looks like a great bet at 1.68 as both sides will look to make the most of their chances.
Prediction
- Paderborn’s attacking quality should be too hot for Braunschweig on Saturday.
- Paderborn will dominate the ball and Braunschweig may have to settle for counter-attacks down the flanks.
