In this 16th week match, on Sat Dec 4th, Paderborn will travel to Sandhausen to battle Sandhausen in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 17th placed Sandhausen is fresh off their 2-5 loss against Schalke 04. Marcel Ritzmaier scored the first goal for Sandhausen in the 47th minute, then Thomas Ouwejan tied it up for Schalke 04 in the 58th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 64th minute on a goal by Marius Bülter. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Paderborn, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hansa Rostock. Simon Rhein struck first for Hansa Rostock in the 27th minute, but Sven Michel got the equalizer for Paderborn in the 85th minute earning them at least the one point. Paderborn is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Paderborn won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Paderborn is glad to have Sven Michel in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals. Sandhausen is glad to have Pascal Testroet in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.