On Dec 11th, Paderborn hosts Darmstadt 98 in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Paderborn is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sandhausen. Marcel Mehlem scored the first goal for Paderborn in the 5th minute, then Bashkim Ajdini tied it up for Sandhausen in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Sandhausen at least a draw. Paderborn is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while darmstadt 98 is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Rouwen Hennings struck first for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 16th minute on a feed from Marcel Sobottka, then Rouwen Hennings added another in the 41st minute. Darmstadt 98 is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
In the last 5 matches, both Luca Pfeiffer and Phillip Tietz are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Darmstadt 98 and look to continue their dominance.. Paderborn is glad to have Sven Michel in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals.