Paderborn vs Freiburg Prediction: Promoted Side Tested by In-Form Visitors
SC Paderborn 07 host SC Freiburg on 5 September 2026 in the home side's first Bundesliga fixture at the Benteler Arena since their promotion via the 2025/26 playoffs. Paderborn sit 11th after a 0-0 draw at Mainz on matchday one,…
Paderborn vs. Freiburg in week 2 of the 2026-2027 Bundesliga kicks off at 14:30 GMT on 2026-09-05.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between R. Kettemann and J. Schuster.
After the opening round, Paderborn sit 11th with 1 point and Freiburg are 2nd having collected 3 points.
Paderborn misses 3 players: L. Eickel (Inactive), T. Gayret (Knee Injury), S. Michel (Muscle Injury) and Freiburg misses 3 players: F. Muslija (Knee Injury), P. Osterhage (Muscle Injury), R. Yamamoto (Injury).
Forecasting a three-man defense for Paderborn (3-4-2-1), while Freiburg are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
In their last outing, Paderborn's highest-rated performer was M. Pieringer (5.9), while Freiburg's standout was D. Scherhant (9.2).
Contrast in results: Paderborn had to share the points 0-0 with Mainz, whereas Freiburg claimed victory 4-1 vs. Werder Bremen.
Paderborn (3-2-0) and Freiburg (5-0-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
This one's been tight: in 13 head-to-head games, Paderborn have won 5 games, Freiburg 5 games, and there've been 3 draws.
Paderborn is going head to head with Freiburg on 5/9/2026 13:30 GMT for the Germany Bundesliga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Paderborn v Freiburg H2H statistics!