Match Report
Paderborn, 18th on 20 points, faced a 46-point deficit to RB Leipzig (3rd, 66). RB Leipzig ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.38/1.09 for RB Leipzig and 1.09/2.18 for Paderborn (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
RB Leipzig carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this. Paderborn had gone 10 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for RB Leipzig, 3/15 for Paderborn.
Leipzig Arena in Leipzig, capacity 42,558, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, RB Leipzig led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.