Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Paderborn (7th, 52 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Hansa Rostock (17th, 31 pts). Paderborn had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Hansa Rostock 0.88 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Paderborn 1.59 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.55.
Defeat had followed defeat for Hansa Rostock — five in succession. Hansa Rostock had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Paderborn, 10.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Hansa Rostock, 3 by Paderborn, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Ostseestadion in Rostock, with room for 29,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.