Match Report
Before the match
SC Paderborn: one win, one draw and three defeats over five games; five goals scored, nine conceded, failing to score in three of those games. Bremen were their latest opponents, away on 17 October: a 2-2 draw.
2-2 was SC Paderborn's result against Bremen on 17 October (Bundesliga), playing away from home; SC Paderborn drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 10 October fixture (Bundesliga) paired SC Paderborn with Stuttgart. SC Paderborn lost 0-2 at home, netting zero goals while conceding two. Playing at home against Hoffenheim (Bundesliga), SC Paderborn finished 3-1 on 20 September. Their score comprised three goals, against one from the opposition. 12 September: SC Paderborn lost 0-3 against Dortmund away from home in Bundesliga, scoring zero goals and allowing three. Against Freiburg in Bundesliga, SC Paderborn scored zero and conceded one on 5 September; the at home result was 0-1.
Before kickoff, Bundesliga's results-based standings placed SC Paderborn 16th after six matches and five points.
HSV: three wins and two defeats over five games; six goals scored, 13 conceded. Latest: a 1-0 win at home to Stuttgart on 17 October.
HSV hosted Stuttgart on 17 October (Bundesliga) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Hoffenheim hosted HSV (Bundesliga) on 10 October. For HSV, the score was 3-2: three goals scored, two allowed. 2-1 was HSV's result against 1. FC Köln on 19 September (Bundesliga), playing at home; HSV won, with two scored to one conceded. The 13 September fixture (Bundesliga) paired HSV with RB Leipzig. HSV lost 0-5 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding five. Playing at home against Mainz (Bundesliga), HSV finished 0-5 on 6 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against five from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Bundesliga's results-based standings placed HSV 9th after six matches and nine points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 2-0 home win for SC Paderborn on 2 March 2025 and a 2-2 draw at HSV on 28 September 2024.
After the match
SC Paderborn edged past HSV 1-0 on 24 October 2026. Rayan Philippe opened the scoring late on, in the 88th minute for SC Paderborn, set up by Felix Götze, to make it 1-0. Shafiq Nandja (53'), Jano ter Horst (58'), Albert Sambi Lokonga (87'), Merlin Polzin (89') and Loïc Favé (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have SC Paderborn 128 points stronger than HSV. SC Paderborn: 64.6% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. SC Paderborn: one yellow card. five changes were recorded for SC Paderborn. Felix Götze provided an assist following entry for SC Paderborn in the 62nd minute. Rayan Philippe, on in the 70th minute, scored in minute 88. The card tally for HSV was four yellow cards. five changes were recorded for HSV. Albert Sambi Lokonga was booked following entry for HSV in the 71st minute. SC Paderborn finished with a clean sheet.