Bundesliga: Paderborn vs Hoffenheim – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 4 match between Paderborn and Hoffenheim and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Hoffenheim head over to the Home Deluxe Arena on Sunday to face title favourites Paderborn in a round 4 match in the Bundesliga.

Looking at the Bundesliga standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and two places.

Team form: Paderborn vs Hoffenheim

Paderborn Form

A single point is all Paderborn can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Mainz 05, before getting trounced 0-1 against Freiburg while Borussia Dortmund won 3-0. Paderborn did not win any of their last six Bundesliga matches at the Home Deluxe Arena. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and two defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored 12 goals.

Hoffenheim Form

In their previous three outings, Hoffenheim lost 2-3 against Borussia Dortmund, beat VfB Stuttgart 2-1 and lost 2-0 against OFI Crete. Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 17 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Paderborn and Hoffenheim

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Paderborn and Hoffenheim played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Paderborn vs Hoffenheim

Look no further than Sven Michel, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Paderborn in the Bundesliga, while Andrej Kramaric managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Hoffenheim in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Paderborn vs Hoffenheim

Full-time result

Paderborn won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Home Deluxe Arena. They drew two and lost three as well, while Hoffenheim won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Hoffenheim have not lost to Paderborn in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Paderborn scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Hoffenheim scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Paderborn have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Hoffenheim will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Paderborn managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Paderborn saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Hoffenheim. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these.