RB Leipzig welcome Paderborn at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, Leipzig on Saturday, May 8 at 3:30 PM in a Bundesliga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

RB Leipzig come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 2L). Paderborn travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. RB Leipzig head into this on the back of a defeat, while Paderborn arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours RB Leipzig here — they've won 4 of 5 previous meetings against Paderborn, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 1–1 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives RB Leipzig a slight edge, but Paderborn are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.