Hamburger SV - SC Paderborn

Hamburg to continue their unbeaten run under Hannes Wolf with another win

TEAM NEWS

Hamburg's Gideon Jung, Jairo Samperio, Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Matti Steinmann, Pierre-Michel Lasogga are still absent. 

Coach Steffen Baumgart has a fully-fit Paderborn team at his disposal, only Leon Fesser is out with a thigh injury.

Hamburg

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Gideon Jung, Jairo Samperio (all knee); Matti Steinmann (adductor), Pierre-Michel Lasogga (pulled muscle)

Paderborn

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Leon Fesser (thigh)

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN

Hamburg are at the top of Germany's second division with a one-point lead over second placed Cologne after bagging a fourth win in five league games (along with one draw) since coach Hannes Wolf's arrival. The team registered a 2-0 win at Ingolstadt last weekend, with Aaron Hunt and Hawng Hee chan both finding themselves on the scoresheet. At home, they are unbeaten since losing 5-0 to Regensburg in round six, having won one and drawn three since.

Paderborn were held to a 2-2 draw against Bielefeld in a local derby last time out, which means they have lost only one of their last eight league fixtures, having won three and drawn four. Despite remaining unbeaten on their own turf (two wins, six draws) and registering all their three league defeats on the road, they have claimed one more win on their travels than at home. However, they have been switching between wins and losses in their last five away league fixtures and have been unable to record the same outcome twice in a row so far. 

Looking at Hamburg’s superb form and Paderborn’s fluctuating away results, I can only see one winner in this one. Put your money on an entertaining home victory.

SECOND PREDICTION: HILO – HIGH

Hamburg's last three league fixtures have produced 11 total goals while Paderborn's most recent three league matches have seen a remarkable 18 total goals. I can see plenty of total goals between these two sides, too.

HEAD TO HEAD

These two have met only twice in the top flight so far, with each side registering a 3-0 away victory in 2014-15.