Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
After suffering three consecutive 2. Bundesliga defeats, Paderborn will be aiming to give fans some cheer when they take on Karlsruher on Matchday 29. Lukas Kwasniok’s troops have little to play for in the season finale as they are stuck in the middle of the table and, as a result, the odds for away win have been dropping. All Mattes Hansen, Marco Schuster, and Felix Platte are out of contention with injuries, while the likes of Sebastian Klaas, Maximilian Rohr, and Kimberly Ezekwem miss out through illness.
Christian Eichner’s troops, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over St. Pauli. Karlsruher have been showing signs of improvement of late and we predict that they will take advantage of the current atmosphere in Paderborn’s dressing room. You should bear in mind that Paderborn emerged triumphant in each of the previous three meetings with Karlsruher in the German second tier.
Highlighted Team (Paderborn):
Welcoming their rivals at Benteler-Arena, Paderborn are a German club that will compete in the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season. The club played their first ever match in the German top flight on August 24, 2019, with the team sharing the spoils with Mainz (2-2) in front of home fans.
Benteler-Arena can hold up to 15,000 spectators and it was opened on July 20, 2008. Paderborn play their home matches in blue and black shirts and black shirts, but white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Until the 1980s TuS Scholls Neuhaus were considered the club’s main rivals are Arminia Bielefeld, with the two teams facing each other in Ostwestfalenderby.
This rivalry was established in the 2008/2009 season when Arminia Bielefeld dropped to the 2. Bundesliga. It has to be noted that Paderborn have yet to represent Germany in European competitions.