Hannover 96 VS SC Paderborn 07, hosts are favorites

Match Time：2/13/2021 01:30 Saturday  (GMT+8)

German Bundesliga 2 --  Hannover 96   VS   SC Paderborn 07

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TEAM NEWS

 

An injury caused winger Patrick Twumasi to be substituted early in the second half of Hannover’s 2-1 derby win at Braunschweig Saturday. Central defender Josip Elez returned to the squad after missing a match with leg issues, but did not appear in the game.

Striker Sven Michel suffered a muscle tear in his left thigh during Paderborn’s match against Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup match last week and will miss some time.

 

Hannover

Suspended: None

Doubtful: Mike Frantz (thigh), Franck Evina (knee) Patrick Twumasi (unspecified)

Injured/unavailable: Linton Maina (knee), Simon Falette (adductors)

Paderborn

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Sven Michel (thigh)

 

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: HOME WIN

 

Hannover fell behind early in their derby visit to Braunschweig, but scored the next two to earn a 2-1 win over the neighboring club. The club has otherwise won five of their seven league games in 2021.

Paderborn received unexpected relief from their busy match schedule last weekend when a snowstorm forced postponement of their visit from Heidenheim. Steffen Baumgart’s squad was coming off a heartbreaking extra-time loss in the German Cup to Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund earlier in the week. Adding to Paderborn’s loss in the competition was the loss of striker Sven Michel to a thigh injury. The injury is sure to hamper Paderborn’s attack, which already struggles, having scored the fifth-fewest goals in league play to date.

Hannover has one of the league’s most-robust defenses, having allowed just seven goals in nine home games in the league. Paderborn has scored just nine goals in their ten away matches in the league and are now without one of their better attacking options. Go with the home team in this one.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

Paderborn beat Hannover 1-0 last October in the first-ever 2. Bundesliga meeting of the two clubs. The only other league games between them came during the 2014-15 Bundesliga season, with Paderborn having won both times.