Hamburger take on the visitors Paderborn in the round 31 match of German Bundesliga 2. The match will be played on Friday, April 5th at Volksparkstadion (Hamburg).
Hamburg continue to be unpredictable, as they suffered an away defeat to Magdeburg (3:2) following a fantastic derby win against St. Pauli (4:3), and a surprising loss to Kaiserslautern (2:0) before that, despite a home victory against Hannover (6:1). This instability in their results has caused the top two teams, Darmstadt and Heidenheim, to pull away, with "the dinosaurs" trailing by six and four points respectively. However, Hamburg's players, under Tim Walter's guidance, are not letting the battle for third place cool down, as three competitors are still within six points of them. The end of the season promises to be truly heated. Hamburg remains strong and dangerous for any opponent on their home ground, the Volksparkstadion, where they have won ten matches, drawn twice, and lost three, with a total goal difference of 34:17 this season.
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Paderborn are having a decent season overall, but Lucas Kwasniok's team is clearly hoping to fight back against the teams that are vying for a spot in Germany's elite football league. Paderborn is one of three teams that are six points behind Hamburg. Although they can still make up the difference, the guests have no margin for error as there are too few rounds left in the championship. In their last five matches, Paderborn has won three, drawn one, and lost one. In the previous round, the "black and blues" comfortably beat Eintracht Braunschweig 5:1 at home. Paderborn is less effective away than at home, having won four, drawn five, and lost six of their 15 matches away from home, with a goal difference of 18:20.
In a match between the two most scoring teams of the current championship, there is no other option than to bet on a high-scoring match. In 30 championship rounds, Hamburg's attack has scored 60 goals, while Paderborn has scored 61. In their last five rounds, both teams scored fourteen goals each, but Hamburg conceded eleven times, while Paderborn only conceded seven. Paderborn is forced to take risks, as a win would bring them closer to Hamburg, while a defeat would make it difficult for them to catch up.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 scored goals.
