Paderborn vs Nuremberg Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

SC Paderborn 07

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Paderborn enter this match following on from a 2-2 Bundesliga 2 draw vs Arminia Bielefeld.

In that match, SC Paderborn 07 managed 65% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For SC Paderborn 07, the scorers were Marvin Pieringer (24') and Sirlord Conteh (58'). Arminia Bielefeld got 20 shots on goal with 7 on target. Bryan Lasme (8') and Sebastian Vasiliadis (36') scored for Arminia Bielefeld.

At least three goals per game were recorded in 6 of the last 6 fixtures where SC Paderborn 07 have participated. Their opponents scored 9 times in this period while SC Paderborn 07 totted up 17. Previous results aside, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern might be sustained in this upcoming game or not.

Ahead of this meeting, SC Paderborn 07 are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

Nuremberg

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In the game prior to this, Nuremberg drew 0-0 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Hansa Rostock.

In that game, Nuremberg had 72% possession and 15 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Hansa Rostock had 4 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

Throughout their 6 previous matches, Dieter Hecking's Nuremberg have seen their goal attempts be successful 8 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Coming into this clash, Nuremberg are without a win away from home in their last 9 league games. What a terrible run of away results.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 15/05/2016 shows us that Paderborn have won 1 of them and Nuremberg 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Paderborn and 10 created by Nürnberg. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Bundesliga 2 match day 17 on 13/11/2022 when the final score was Nuremberg 2-1 SC Paderborn 07.

That time, Nuremberg managed 42% possession and 19 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Kwadwo Duah (36', 55').

SC Paderborn 07 had 21 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Julian Justvan (64') scored.

The referee was Robert Kampka.

ℹ️ Team News: Paderborn

Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Paderborn gaffer Lukas Kwasniok to contend with from an otherwise complete group. Felix Platte (Back trouble) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: Nuremberg

Nuremberg manager Dieter Hecking has multiple availability issues to deal with. Jens Castrop (Ill), Florian Hübner (Pulled hamstring at the adductors), Peter Vindahl Jensen (Ruptured intraarticular ligament initiation in knee), James Lawrence (Tear in a joint capsule), Kwadwo Duah (Tear in a joint capsule), Mats Möller Daehli (Ill), Florian Flick (Metatarsal Fracture), Christian Mathenia (Shoulder Injury), Taylan Duman (Ill), Danny Blum (Torn Muscle Fibre), Erik Wekesser (Cruciate Ligament Injury), Jan Gyamerah (Syndesmotic ligament tear) and Christopher Schindler (Hamstring Injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. Johannes Geis cannot play in this game through suspension.

💡 Prediction

In this game, SC Paderborn 07 can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

Conversely, Nuremberg could well find it tough getting goals although we do see them getting enough chances to score, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a fairly comfortable 3-1 victory for SC Paderborn 07 at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:14 24/05/2023