Paderborn welcome Hamburger SV at Home Deluxe Arena, Paderborn on Saturday, Oct 24 at 3:30 PM in a Bundesliga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Paderborn come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Hamburger SV travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 4), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Paderborn and Hamburger SV have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–2D–4W). Their last encounter ended in Paderborn won 2–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Paderborn win or a draw looks most likely.