3 – 1
“Santiago Castañeda fires Paderborn into an unexpected lead with a left-footed finish from a corner”
Pivotal“Stefano Marino doubles Paderborn's advantage right before half-time, punishing more set-piece vulnerability from Hoffenheim”
Pivotal“Adam Daghim pulls one back for Hoffenheim early in the second half, giving the visitors hope”
“Substitute Steffen Tigges heads home to restore Paderborn's two-goal cushion and effectively end Hoffenheim's comeback hopes”
Pivotal
Paderborn
TSG Hoffenheim
Outstanding performance
Paderborn•MidfielderPaderborn produced a masterclass in efficiency, scoring twice from just two second-half chances created in the first 45 minutes to take a commanding 2-0 lead into the break, despite being completely outplayed in possession (34% to 66%) and dangerous attacks (40 to 83). Santiago Castañeda opened the scoring with a composed finish from a corner, before Stefano Marino added a close-range strike right before the interval. Hoffenheim responded through Adam Daghim just five minutes into the second half, sparking hope of a comeback, but their profligacy in front of goal - managing only 2 shots on target from 23 attempts - proved costly. Steffen Tigges, introduced at half-time, delivered the killer blow with a header in the 69th minute, sealing a shock 3-1 win for Paderborn against a Hoffenheim side that dominated every underlying metric except the one that mattered most - the scoreline.
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Offside, Hoffenheim. Albian Hajdari is caught offside.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Foul by Jonah Sticker (Paderborn).
Vladimír Coufal (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Steffen Tigges (Paderborn) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Laurin Ulrich with a cross.
Foul by Koki Machida (Hoffenheim).
Steffen Tigges (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Fisnik Asllani (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bambasé Conté.
Corner, Hoffenheim. Conceded by Felix Götze.
Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Fisnik Asllani (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tim Lemperle following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Wimmer (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
Corner, Hoffenheim. Conceded by Laurin Curda.
Attempt missed. Fisnik Asllani (Hoffenheim) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric replaces Adam Daghim.
Substitution, Hoffenheim. Fisnik Asllani replaces Leon Avdullahu.
Foul by Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn).
Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Paderborn. Felix Götze replaces Mattes Hansen.
Laurin Ulrich (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim).
Attempt saved. Rayan Philippe (Paderborn) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim). Assisted by Laurin Ulrich.
Substitution, Paderborn. Tom Baack replaces Gabriel Vidovic.
Substitution, Paderborn. Rayan Philippe replaces Stefano Marino.
Attempt blocked. Albian Hajdari (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
Attempt blocked. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Daghim.
Offside, Hoffenheim. Patrick Wimmer is caught offside.
Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim).
assist: Jonah Sticker
Goal! Paderborn 3, Hoffenheim 1. Steffen Tigges (Paderborn) header from the centre of the box.
Corner, Hoffenheim. Conceded by Laurin Ulrich.
Attempt blocked. Patrick Wimmer (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Avdullahu.
Corner, Hoffenheim. Conceded by Mattes Hansen.
Attempt blocked. Wouter Burger (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albian Hajdari.
Attempt blocked. Steffen Tigges (Paderborn) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Paderborn. Jonah Sticker replaces Raphael Obermair.
Attempt missed. Albian Hajdari (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box.
Laurin Ulrich (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim).
Substitution, Hoffenheim. Patrick Wimmer replaces Adam Hlozek.
Substitution, Hoffenheim. Tim Lemperle replaces Max Moerstedt.
Attempt blocked. Jano ter Horst (Paderborn) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laurin Ulrich with a cross.
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
Steffen Tigges (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Koki Machida (Hoffenheim).
Foul by Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim).
Nahuel Noll (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Laurin Curda (Paderborn).
Leon Avdullahu (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Gabriel Vidovic (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim).
assist: Max Moerstedt
Goal! Paderborn 2, Hoffenheim 1. Adam Daghim (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Corner, Hoffenheim. Conceded by Nahuel Noll.
Substitution, Paderborn. Steffen Tigges replaces Marvin Pieringer.
Substitution, Hoffenheim. Albian Hajdari replaces Mats Rots.
Second Half begins Paderborn 2, Hoffenheim 0.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Marvin Pieringer (Paderborn) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jano ter Horst with a cross.
Wouter BurgerYellow CardWouter Burger (Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half ends, Paderborn 2, Hoffenheim 0.
Mattes Hansen (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wouter Burger (Hoffenheim).
Mattes Hansen (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim).
assist: Laurin Curda
Goal! Paderborn 2, Hoffenheim 0. Stefano Marino (Paderborn) right footed shot from very close range.
Attempt missed. Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box.
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Foul by Laurin Curda (Paderborn).
Vladimír Coufal (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Vidovic (Paderborn) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Laurin Curda.
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
Attempt missed. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Max Moerstedt.
Goal! Paderborn 1, Hoffenheim 0. Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Attempt missed. Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Leon Avdullahu.
Offside, Paderborn. Stefano Marino is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
Attempt blocked. Vladimír Coufal (Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim).
Koki Machida (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marvin Pieringer (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Adam Daghim.
Attempt saved. Stefano Marino (Paderborn) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim). Assisted by Marvin Pieringer.
Attempt blocked. Raphael Obermair (Paderborn) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Laurin Ulrich (Paderborn).
Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bambasé Conté.
Marvin Pieringer (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim).
Gabriel Vidovic (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mats Rots (Hoffenheim).
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Wouter Burger.
Corner, Paderborn. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
Attempt blocked. Raphael Obermair (Paderborn) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Vidovic.
Santiago Castañeda (Paderborn) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim).
Offside, Hoffenheim. Adam Daghim is caught offside.
First Half begins.
SC Paderborn, still searching for their first win and goal of the season, host a TSG Hoffenheim side who just picked up their first league victory against Stuttgart. With Paderborn bottom of the form table and Hoffenheim looking to build momentum despite a midweek European setback, this one has slight favorite written all over it for the visitors.
