Wolfsburg haven’t won at home under Dieter Hecking and have kept one clean sheet since October. Paderborn have found the net in 12 consecutive games, BTTS my only play in the Bundesliga playoffs.
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Wolfsburg have never lost against Paderborn, leading the head to head 3-0 alongside two draws.
Home Woes for Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg have had a turbulent season, Dieter Hecking becoming the third manager of the campaign in March. The 61-year-old has won two of his nine games in charge.
The Wolves haven’t won at home since 14 January, a run of eight matches without a victory at Volkswagen Arena.
The regular season ended in a 3-1 victory at bottom club St. Pauli. Dzenan Pejcinovic scored his eighth goal of the season, the 21-year-old striker netting in three of his previous six appearances.
Second Chance for Paderborn
Paderborn won one of their final five matches to miss out on automatic promotion on goal difference. The run included a damaging 5-1 defeat at Elversberg.
Sebastian Klaas scored late to secure a 2-2 draw against Karlsruhe and take the race to the final matchday.
Ralf Kettemann’s side secured a 2-0 win at Darmstadt to overtake Hannover and sneak into the playoff position. Stefano Marino opened the scoring and Sven Michel came off the bench to secure victory in the 89th minute.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Wolfsburg (3-1-4-2) Kamil Grabara, Jeanuël Belocian, Denis Vavro, Kostas Koulierakis; Yannick Gerhardt; Saël Kumbedi, Lovro Majer, Mattias Svanberg, Joakim Maehle; Adam Daghim, Dzenan Pejcinovic
Vinicius Souza is suspended with defenders Jenson Seelt and Rogério out injured. Captain Maximilian Arnold picked up a groin injury, joining Bence Dárdai and Patrick Wimmer on the injury list.
Paderborn (3-4-2-1) Dennis Seimen; Mattes Hansen, Tjark Scheller, Calvin Brackelmann; Laurin Curda, Mika Baur, Santi Castaneda, Jonah Sticker; Ruben Müller, Filip Bilbija; Stefano Marino
Marcel Hoffmeier is out with a cruciate ligament injury and Raphael Obermair is dealing with an achilles tendon rupture.