Paderborn
Hoffenheim
Match summary
Paderborn saw off Hoffenheim 3-1. Paderborn led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Santiago Castañeda put Paderborn ahead from a corner in the 29th minute and Stefano Marino made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, set up by Laurin Curda. In the second half, Adam Daghim pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 50th minute, set up by Max Moerstedt and Steffen Tigges made it 3-1 with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Jonah Sticker.
Hoffenheim can feel hard done by, creating 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Paderborn's 1.34 from 13.
Paderborn secured a 3-1 victory against Hoffenheim on matchday 4 of the Bundesliga despite being dominated across most statistical categories. Hoffenheim enjoyed 66 percent possession and registered 23 shots compared to 13 from the hosts, alongside 162 attacks to 84 and 83 dangerous attacks to 40. Hoffenheim also led in corners with 5 to 6, passes with 636 to 324, and recorded an expected goals figure of 1.67 against Paderborn's 1.34. However, Paderborn proved much more clinical, hitting 5 shots on target to Hoffenheim's 2. The hosts committed 6 fouls and received 0 yellow cards, while Hoffenheim committed 14 fouls and received 1 yellow card.
The opening goal arrived in the 29th minute when Santiago Castañeda scored with a left foot shot for Paderborn. Stefano Marino extended the lead in the 42nd minute with a right foot shot, which carried an expected goals value of 0.50, bringing the half-time score to 2-0. Just before the interval, Wouter Burger received a yellow card for Hoffenheim in the 45th minute. Early in the second half, Adam Daghim scored for Hoffenheim with a right foot shot in the 50th minute, following an expected goals chance of 0.32. Steffen Tigges then sealed the match for Paderborn by heading in a 0.31 expected goals chance in the 69th minute to establish the final score of 3-1.
