Paderborn 2-2 Karlsruher SC result, stats and report

Paderborn ended a three-match winless run in the most convincing fashion possible, outfighting and outscoring a Hoffenheim side that dominated possession but could not turn it into goals.

Mohamed Alì Zoma's 30th-minute finish settled a tight 2. Bundesliga contest at Karlsruher SC, with Nürnberg's superior control and clinical edge proving the difference on the day.

Energie Cottbus produced a clinical away performance to dismantle Karlsruher SC 3-0 in the 2. Bundesliga, with goals from Lukas Michelbrink, Dominik Pelivan and Justin Butler condemning the hosts to a damaging home defeat.

Borussia Dortmund eased past Paderborn 3-0 at home, with Fábio Silva opening early and Felix Nmecha wrapping up the points with two late goals to continue Dortmund's strong home form.

Eintracht Frankfurt arrive at Paderborn on Saturday having conceded sixteen goals in five Bundesliga matches. The thing is, Paderborn are not exactly a fortress either.

Two sides leaking goals, lacking conviction, and running out of room to hide. Sunday's 2. Bundesliga clash at Karlsruher SC is a contest built for the desperate.

Werder Bremen host Paderborn on Saturday in a Bundesliga fixture that pits two struggling sides against each other. One of them has to win. Neither looks remotely ready to.

Paderborn have failed to score in either of their two completed Bundesliga matches. VfB Stuttgart arrive having kept a clean sheet in none of their last ten. Something has to give.