What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
The two sides are close at the underlying level; the differences sit in specific phases.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Paderborn -0.80, Eintracht Frankfurt -0.87.
- Attack: Paderborn xG per match 1.30, 14.8 shots, 2.4 big chances created; Eintracht Frankfurt xG per match 1.66, 13.0 shots, 3.0 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Paderborn 2.10, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.53; shots on target faced 11.2 vs 10.5, big chances faced 4.2 vs 3.8.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Goals conceded per match
1.60
vs 2.00
· Edge 20.0%
xGA per match
2.10
vs 2.53
· Edge 17.1%
Shots per match
14.8
vs 13.0
· Edge 12.2%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
xG per match
1.66
vs 1.30
· Edge 22.2%
Big chances created per match
3.0
vs 2.4
· Edge 20.0%
Big chances faced per match
3.8
vs 4.2
· Edge 10.7%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Paderborn
|
Metric |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.40 | Points per game | 1.40 |
| 1.20 | Goals per match | 1.20 |
| 1.60 | Goals conceded per match | 2.00 |
| 1.02 | Expected points per game | 0.93 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.30 | xG per match | 1.66 |
| 14.8 | Shots per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 13.0 |
| 8.2 | Shots on target per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 8.8 |
| 2.4 | Big chances created per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 3.0 |
| 46.4% | Possession 5 / 4 matches with data | 48.8% |
| 6.0 | Deep completions per match | 7.6 |
| Defence | ||
| 2.10 | xGA per match | 2.53 |
| 16.2 | Shots faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 16.2 |
| 11.2 | Shots on target faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 10.5 |
| 4.2 | Big chances faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 3.8 |
| 14.0 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.4 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 21.2 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 19.8 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Paderborn 5
- Marcel Hoffmeier Injury Expected return: A few weeks
- Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Oliver Batista Meier Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Sebastian Klaas Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Timur Gayret Injury Expected back early January 2027
Eintracht Frankfurt 1
- Jessic Ngankam Injury Expected back late October 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.