Match Information
Match Overview
SC Paderborn 07 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the Home Deluxe Arena on November 7 in Bundesliga Matchday 9, a stage of the season where early patterns are beginning to harden into something resembling a true picture. The hosts sit 14th in the table, while the visitors occupy 8th, a gap of six places that frames the contest as a meeting between a side looking to climb away from the lower reaches and one hoping to consolidate a position in the upper half.
The most telling factor is the contrast in recent league form. Paderborn have drawn their last two Bundesliga outings, a 2-2 result at Werder Bremen on October 17 and a goalless draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach on October 31, with a 1-0 home win over Hamburger SV on October 24 sitting between them. That is four points from the last three league matches, though a 2-0 home loss to VfB Stuttgart on October 10 shows how thin the margins have been. Frankfurt's league record in the same stretch is more volatile. A 6-0 defeat at RB Leipzig on October 10 was followed by a 1-0 home win over 1. FC Köln on October 16, a 1-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund on October 24 and a 3-1 home victory over Hamburger SV on November 1.
Schedule context is a secondary consideration. Both clubs played DFB Pokal Round of 32 ties in the final week of October. Paderborn lost 1-0 at home to VfB Stuttgart on October 28, while Frankfurt won 3-1 away at Hamburger SV on October 27. Frankfurt's league win over the same opponent days later suggests a side carrying some momentum into this fixture.
Neither club reports any unavailable players, so both managers, R. Kettemann for Paderborn and A. Hütter for Frankfurt, should have full squads to choose from. That makes selection decisions, rather than absences, the main tactical question. Paderborn's defensive resilience against Frankfurt's recent attacking output is the contest to watch.
Predicted Lineups
SC Paderborn 07
Noll; ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen; Castañeda, Curda, Baack, Vidović, Obermair; Pieringer, Marino
Eintracht Frankfurt
Atubolu; Baum, Koch, Brassier, Kosugi; Onyedika, Aséko Nkili; Doan, Uzun, Chaïbi; Ebnoutalib
Team Form Analysis
SC Paderborn 07
League Position: 14SC Paderborn 07 Form Analysis
Paderborn's recent results point to a side that is difficult to beat but short on cutting edge. In their last three Bundesliga matches they have taken four points, drawing 2-2 at Werder Bremen on October 17, beating Hamburger SV 1-0 at home on October 24 and holding Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 0-0 draw away on October 31.
The attacking output is modest. Across their last five matches in all competitions they have scored four goals, and only the Bremen draw saw them score more than once. The defensive record is steadier in the league, with two clean sheets in their last three Bundesliga games, though conceding twice at Bremen shows the line can be breached.
The two heaviest setbacks both came against VfB Stuttgart. Paderborn lost 2-0 at home in the league on October 10 and 1-0 at home in the DFB Pokal Round of 32 on October 28, so the most recent home outings have not yielded goals. Their last home league match, the October 24 win over Hamburger SV, was a narrow result. Taken together, the data suggests a compact, low-scoring profile in which a single goal often decides the outcome.
Eintracht Frankfurt
League Position: 8Eintracht Frankfurt Form Analysis
Frankfurt arrive with a mixed but recently improving record. Their last five matches in all competitions read two league wins, one league defeat and a heavy defeat, plus a cup victory. The standout negative is the 6-0 loss at RB Leipzig on October 10, which stands out sharply against the rest of the sequence.
Since then the response has been encouraging. A 1-0 home win over 1. FC Köln on October 16 was followed by a narrow 1-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund on October 24, a result that came against a strong opponent. Frankfurt then won 3-1 at Hamburger SV in the DFB Pokal on October 27 and beat the same opponent 3-1 at home in the Bundesliga on November 1, scoring six goals across those two meetings.
Defensively, they conceded once or fewer in three of their last four games, the exception being the Hamburger SV matches where they still allowed one goal each time. The attack has shown more life in the past week, with the two Hamburger SV results producing their highest goal counts of the sequence. Away form at Dortmund and Leipzig came against demanding opposition, which adds context to those defeats.
Head-to-Head
SC Paderborn 07
Eintracht Frankfurt
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-27 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 - 2 | SC Paderborn 07 |
| 2019-12-22 | SC Paderborn 07 | 2 - 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2015-03-14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 - 0 | SC Paderborn 07 |
| 2014-10-19 | SC Paderborn 07 | 3 - 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2012-02-26 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 - 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2011-08-28 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 - 0 | SC Paderborn 07 |
Memorable Matches
The head-to-head record between these clubs is modest in volume but has produced goals. The most recent meeting, on June 27, 2020, ended in a 3-2 win for Eintracht Frankfurt, a high-scoring contest that followed Paderborn's 2-1 home victory over Frankfurt on December 22, 2019. That pair of games shows how evenly matched the clubs were in that period, with each side winning on home soil.
Earlier meetings were similarly open. Paderborn won 4-2 at home on February 26, 2012, and 3-1 on October 19, 2014, while Frankfurt took a commanding 4-0 win on March 14, 2015. The 0-0 draw on August 28, 2011 is the only goalless result in the six listed meetings. Across those six matches, the sides have combined for 22 goals, an average well above three per game, a reminder that this fixture has rarely been cagey.
Venue Factor
The Home Deluxe
Injury Concerns
SC Paderborn 07
Eintracht Frankfurt
