Paderborn vs 1899 Hoffenheim prediction, odds and how to watch

Paderborn picked up a comfortable 2-0 win at Darmstadt 98, leaving the home side with serious questions to answer about their attitude and their standards in the final weeks of the 2. Bundesliga season.

Borussia Mönchengladbach dismantled 1899 Hoffenheim 4-0 at home in the Bundesliga, and the result flattered nobody. Connor Maguire delivers his verdict on a performance that exposed everything wrong with Hoffenheim's season.

Paderborn dropped two points at home as Karlsruher SC came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw in the 2. Bundesliga, a result that reflects the structural tensions running through both sides at this stage of the season.

Paderborn host 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Sunday, and the form book tells two very different stories. One team cannot keep the ball out of their net. The other has not conceded one yet.

Borussia Dortmund carry one of the most formidable home records in the Bundesliga into Saturday's clash with newly promoted Paderborn. The structure of this matchup tells a very clear story, and the detail is worth working through.

Paderborn host SC Freiburg on Saturday in a fixture where the underlying numbers tell a more complicated story than the surface results suggest. Two teams with genuine defensive fragility and a shared tendency to produce goals make this one of the more intriguing early-season matchups to dissect.

Marcus Vale breaks down the numbers.