On Feb 25th, Paderborn will host Erzgebirge Aue at Benteler-arena in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Paderborn recorded a 0-2 loss against Schalke 04. Marius Bülter scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 22nd minute, then Darko Churlinov added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Flick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paderborn couldn’t manage to score, and Schalke 04 took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while erzgebirge Aue sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Rouwen Hennings scored the first goal for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 5th minute, then Daniel Ginczek added another in the 51st minute on a penalty. Erzgebirge Aue looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On the 19th of September, Erzgebirge Aue hosted Paderborn at the Erzgebirgsstadion in their last match together. Paderborn took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Marco Stiepermann struck first for Paderborn in the 4th minute, then Sven Michel added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Ron Schallenberg.
Nikola Trujić has been the most effective weapon for Erzgebirge Aue lately. The Serbian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Both Felix Platte and Florent Muslija have been the hottest scorers for Paderborn in the last five each having scored 2 goals.