SANDHAUSEN. Sandhausen recovers against Paderborn with a goal on the F. Muslija 20′ and a goal on the M. Rohr 27′. Paderborn was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%)​

The match was played at the BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald stadium in Sandhausen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler with the collaboration of Christian Gittelmann and Konrad Oldhfer. The 4th official was Patrick Kessel. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Paderborn had a strong ball possession 71% while Sandhausen was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paderborn had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Paderborn to win the contest​.

Sandhausen shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Paderborn shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sandhausen received 1 yellow card (Aleksandr Zhirov). Regarding the opposition, Paderborn received 1 yellow card (Felix Platte).

Standings

After this match, Sandhausen will have 25 points to remain in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Paderborn will have 47 points like St. Pauli and Fortuna Düsseldorf to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Sandhausen will host Hamburger SV on the 28th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Hamburger SV (2 draws).

Paderborn will play away agasint DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 20th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of DSC Arminia Bielefeld (4 draws).

Sandhausen – Formation

Sandhausen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Gerhard Kleppinger decided to play with the following team: Patrick Drewes (6.6), Dario Đumić (7.0), Aleksandr Zhirov (6.0), Arne Sicker (7.0), Bashkim Ajdini (6.2), Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein (8.1), Janik Bachmann (6.6), Phillipp Ochs (6.6), Kerim Çalhanoğlu (6.8), Alexander Esswein (6.5) and Kemal Ademi (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Ritzmaier, Franck Evina (7.3), Chima Okoroji, Erik Zenga (6.8), Josef Ganda (6.3), Oumar Diakhite, Christian Kinsombi (6.6), Immanuel Höhn and Nikolai Rehnen.

Substitutions

Sandhausen made 5 changes: K. Çalhanoğlu for Erik Zenga (46′), Kemal Ademi for Franck Evina (46′), Philipp Ochs for Joseph Gande (46′), Alexander Esswein for Christian Kinsombi (66′) and Janik Bachmann for Immanuel Höhn (81′).

Best player: Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sandhausen was Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein.

His rating is (8.1) with 31 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Paderborn – Formation

Paderborn started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Lukas Kwasniok played with: Jannik Huth (6.1), Jannis Heuer (6.4), Bashir Humphreys (6.6), Maximilian Rohr (7.4), Raphael Obermair (6.8), Ron Schallenberg (7.1), Kai Klefisch (6.4), Julian Justvan (6.2), Florent Muslija (8.8), Robert Leipertz (6.2) and Felix Platte (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sirlord Conteh (6.8), Marcel Hoffmeier, Tobias Müller, Niclas Tibor Nadj (6.6), Uwe Hünemeier, Marco Schuster, Richmond Tachie, Dennis Srbeny (6.8) and Pelle Boevink.

Substitutions

Paderborn made 5 changes: Felix Platte for Dennis Srbeny (58′), Robert Leipertz for Sirlord Conteh (59′), Kai Klefisch for Niclas Nadj (71′), Julian Justvan for Richmond Tachie (80′) and Raphael Obermair for Marcel Hoffmeier (80′).

Best player: Florent Muslija​

The player that probably impressed the most for Paderborn was Florent Muslija.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 42 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​

• Jahn Regensburg – Kaiserslautern – 0-0
• Sandhausen – Paderborn – 2-2
• Heidenheim – Holstein Kiel – 3-0