Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Paderborn and Wehen go head to head at Home Deluxe Arena in what is expected to be an exciting 2. Bundesliga game. Paderborn suffered a dip in form before the international break, with the team losing to both Kaiserslautern and Holstein Kiel, but the bookies still see them as favourites to beat Wehen on home soil. Robert Leipertz limped off with injury in the last league match, with the 30-year-old joining fellow forwards Max Kruse and Filip Bilbija in the recovery room.
The visitors, on the other hand, head into Friday’s encounter following a 1-1 draw with Schalke 04. Wehen aim to move closer to the playoffs berth, but seeing that Paderborn are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on Lukas Kwasniok’s troops. Both Keanan Bennetts and Noah Brdar are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team.
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.