Match Report
Paderborn U19 went into the game 3rd in the table on 25 points; Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 sat 2nd on 29 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Paderborn U19 no better than 95th for form, against 3rd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.57/1.43 for Paderborn U19 and 2.79/1.93 for Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.02.
Level finishes had become the habit for Paderborn U19: four in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Paderborn U19, 3 by Borussia Mönchengladbach U19, 0 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Paderborn U19: Gentil Afolabi (37'), Lasse Eickel (86') · Borussia Mönchengladbach U19: Iaia Manco Danfa (17'), Iaia Manco Danfa (45'), Can Armando Güner (8')