In this week 15 match on Nov 28th, Paderborn hosts Hansa Rostock in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed Paderborn is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hannover 96. Neither Hannover 96 nor Paderborn could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 15 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Paderborn should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Hansa Rostock recorded a 1-2 loss against Erzgebirge Aue. Kuhn struck first for Erzgebirge Aue in the 19th minute, but Verhoek got the equalizer for Hansa Rostock in the 37th minute. Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Hansa Rostock’s top weapon lately has been Verhoek, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Paderborn is fortunate enough to have Sven Michel in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals.