SVD Darmstadt Darmstadt - SCP Paderborn Paderborn

SVD

SCP

89'
S. Michel
62'
F. Bilbija

6'
S. Marino

Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor(Sold out)

Florian Badstübner

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Substitution

David Kinsombi

Jonah Sticker

90'

+ 3

Long stoppage time in Hanover

Seven minutes remain for Hannover to score against Nürnberg.

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Six minutes of added time!

90'

Substitution

Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher

Killian Corredor

89'

Goooooooooal!

Paderborn seal the win! Tigges flicks it on with his heel into the run of Bilbija. He, in turn, squares it across goal to Michel with only the keeper to beat, and he has no trouble slotting it home. Kettemann's side have done what they needed to do. Now everything depends on the result in Hannover!

89'

Sven Michel

GOAL!

0:2

Assist:Filip Bilbija

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

93 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

75.74 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.66 m

86'

SCP need to be careful!

Lidberg has the next chance for Darmstadt, but fires wide! Paderborn cannot afford to concede here, otherwise Hannover would overtake them again!

85'

Nuremberg equalise!

The rollercoaster ride continues! Hannover concedes to make it 3-3! This puts Paderborn in the play-off spot in the live table!

84'

Maglica is back on for now

The defender is back on the pitch and the match continues.

83'

Double substitution

SCP takes advantage of the stoppage and makes a double substitution. Götze and Klaas are now on the pitch.

82'

Substitution

Sebastian Klaas

Santiago Castaneda

82'

Substitution

Felix Götze

Calvin Brackelmann

78'

Next shot on goal

The Lilies are pushing hard now: 14 of the last 15 shots on goal were taken by the hosts. Seimen gets his hands on another shot from Richter.

Intense duel

Darmstadt are pushing for the equaliser. Paderborn have had a great deal of luck and an outstanding goalkeeper! The final quarter of an hour promises plenty of excitement!

74'

Yellow card

Aleksandar Vukotić

73'

Crossbar!

So unlucky for Klefisch, who's denied by the crossbar after a powerful strike from 30 metres. This time Seimen would have been beaten!

72'

Unbelievable!

Seimen comes up big again! The VfB Stuttgart loanee throws his arms up and initially blocks a close-range Lidberg shot from 3 metres. He then gets down in time for the second attempt as well. A tremendous showing from the 'keeper!

71'

20 minutes to go

Elversberg make it 3-0 against Münster; direct promotion is looking increasingly unlikely for Paderborn. They will now have to hope for a goal from Nuremberg in Hannover.

69'

The Böllenfalltor rises to its feet

Holland leaves the pitch. The long-serving Darmstadt player is given a standing ovation and a guard of honour as he is substituted off! López also comes off. Furukawa and Petretta get a run-out.

69'

Substitution

Yosuke Furukawa

Sergio López

69'

Substitution

Raoul Petretta

Fabian Holland

63'

Double substitution

Goalscorer Marino and Müller come off. Tigges and Michel are now leading the attack for SCP.

63'

Substitution

Sven Michel

Ruben Müller

63'

Substitution

Steffen Tigges

Stefano Marino

62'

Bilbija misses!

The Paderborn player blasts the ball with full force against the underside of the crossbar, and it then bounces down in front of the line. SCP squander a huge chance to make it 2-0!

62'

Penalty missed!

Taker:

Filip Bilbija

60'

Penalty!

Referee Badstübner points to the spot! López comes in too late on Sticker. An easy decision for the official!

55'

Müller carded

The Paderborn youngster catches his opponent on the ankle and is shown a yellow card.

55'

Yellow card

Ruben Müller

54'

Rollercoaster of results

Hannover are back in front and therefore displace Paderborn from the play-off spot.

50'

Nuremberg equalise!

Good news for SCP from Hanover! Nuremburg's unexpected equaliser means that Paderborn are back in third place in the live table!

48'

Seimen to the rescue again!

Almost the equaliser! A nice ball slips through to Corredor, who is suddenly bearing down on Seimen one-on-one. The 'keeper makes himself big, though, and makes the save!

46'

Here we go again!

The second 45 minutes are underway in Darmstadt!

Kick-off!

Half-time at the Böllenfalltor

Paderborn hold a delicate single-goal lead after 45 minutes in Darmstadt. Marino put his side ahead early on, but given the other results at this stage, that would not currently be enough for automatic promotion or a play-off spot. Furthermore, Paderborn have had quite a bit of luck in front of their own goal and have relied on a strong performance from their 'keeper. The second half promises to be exciting!

Half-time

45'

+ 2

That looked painful!

Baur catches Schmidt with a raised foot and is shown a yellow card. That's his fifth – in a potential play-off first leg, he would be suspended.

45'

+ 1

Yellow card

Mika Baur

45'

Bad news from Hanover

A bitter blow for Paderborn: Hannover have taken the lead against Nuremberg. As it stands, a win here would not be enough for them.

42'

Impressive save!

Another important intervention from Seimen! Richter leaves Scheller for dead with a simple body feint and shoots, but the SCP 'keeper makes a fine save! Is a leveller in the pipeline?

40'

Another chance!

Corredor drives down the left flank and crosses into the centre. In the middle, Lidberg gets ahead of his marker but puts the ball wide.

39'

Hansen puts Seimen under pressure!

The Paderborn defender plays a back pass to his keeper that is just a touch too short, but Seimen clears the ball just before Lidberg can get to it.

Marino's goal is the difference between the teams

So far, Paderborn's striker has been the decisive player in this match. In the last few minutes, however, Darmstadt have been improving and are working towards an equaliser.

33'

Seimen makes a safe catch

On the other end, several high balls are played into the Paderborn penalty area in quick succession. First Lidberg narrowly misses, then Richter fails to get enough power behind the ball.

32'

Paderborn push again!

Sticker crosses from the left and finds Bilbija. His header is ultimately harmless, though, and misses the goal by a fairly wide margin.

0:22

Richter's shot goes just wide

Richter controls the ball with his chest on the left side of the penalty area and strikes it on the half-volley. His shot misses the right corner by just a few centimetres!

26'

Seimen prevents the equaliser!

Corredor plays a one-two with Richter on the edge of the penalty area and tries his luck with a shot towards the right corner. Seimen is down quickly, though, and makes the save!

25'

Nuremberg lead in Hanover

Good news for Paderborn filtering through from Hanover: the visitors have taken the lead, meaning they would need two goals to overtake SCP.

23'

Bit of a lull

After an entertaining start, things have calmed down a little. SCP are sitting on their lead somewhat.

21'

Marino on good form

The striker has scored five goals in his last nine matches!

17'

Good save by Schuhen!

Free kick for Paderborn: Baur finds the head of Marino, but Schuhen, at full stretch, tips the ball over the bar!

Farewell tifo

The 35-year-old Holland, who is leaving the Lilies, gets to start one more time today. He lead the side out as captain and was honoured by the Darmstadt fans with a large and impressive tifo.

14'

First Yellow Card

Tactical foul by López - clear-cut decision!

14'

Yellow card

Sergio López

13'

Elversberg lead

Meanwhile, the Saarlanders have taken the lead against Preußen Münster. This drops Paderborn back down to the play-off place.

11'

Signs of life from Darmstadt

Holland picks up a through ball on the left flank and carries it into the Paderborn penalty area, then tries to play in Lidberg. However, the ball bounces slightly off the striker's foot, allowing Seimen to collect it safely.

10'

Paderborn keep up the pressure

The visitors aren't letting up and win a corner. Darmstadt, however, defend it with composure.

All eyes on the live table

That goal sends Paderborn up to second place in the provisional table and would therefore secure direct promotion to the Bundesliga should things stay the same! Long way to go, though.

Goal!

And Paderborn are in front! Hansen sends Marino through, and the striker drives into the penalty area. Vukotić slides past him and Marino coolly slots the ball into the net!

Stefano Marino

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:Mattes Hansen

Goal probability

13 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

98.17 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.92 m

Post!

Paderborn are extremely lucky there! Lidberg receives the ball in the penalty area, spins and strikes the left-hand post. A huge sigh of relief for SCP!

Paderborn need help from others

The situation for Ralf Kettemann's charges is clear: Paderborn must get the job done in Darmstadt and also hope for favourable results from Münster and Nürnberg in order to star in the Bundesliga next year.

Here we go!

The ball is rolling in this pivotal match at the Böllenfalltor!

Kick-off!

Young talent on display

Paderborn are fielding their youngest ever starting eleven in professional football (average age 23.0 years).

More on that Paderborn team

Kettemann makes only one change to his starting eleven following the 2-2 draw against Karlsruhe, with Müller starting ahead of Bätzner.

More on that Darmstadt team

Florian Kohfeldt makes three changes following the draw in Münster: Holland (pictured), who will be leaving Darmstadt, Vukotić and López replace Pfeiffer, Furukawa and Petretta.

Starting line-up: SC Paderborn 07

Starting line-up: SV Darmstadt 98

Florian Kohfeldt on facing Paderborn

"For Paderborn, it's all about gaining automatic promotion to the Bundesliga or finishing in the promotion play-off place. Everything's still possible for them, so we're going to do our bit. We want to win and will do all we can to achieve that."

Ralf Kettemann on facing Paderborn

"To say we have nothing to lose in Darmstadt would be wrong. We've been near the top for a long time and want the three points. After Friday's draw with Karlsruhe, nobody would have expected us to still be in with a chance. The fact is there's still plenty to play for."

2:08

Promotion race going down to the wire

Elversberg, Hannover and Paderborn are all level on points going into the final matchday of the Bundesliga 2 season. Who will grab automatic promotion, who'll reach the play-offs and who will miss out?

Shared peculiarity

Both these clubs have previously avoided relegation from the 3. Liga due to the enforced demotion of other teams (Darmstadt in 2013, Paderborn in 2017) before going on to gain back-to-back promotions to the Bundesliga in the following two years.

Bad memories

Darmstadt's Böllenfalltor is the site of Paderborn heaviest defeat in Bundesliga 2, going down 7-0 in April 1983 while still known as Schloß Neuhaus.

Last win in 2023

Paderborn did the double over Darmstadt last season, who haven't won in this fixture since April 2023 (2-1 at home).

2:14

Watch: Paderborn 2-2 Darmstadt - previous meeting

Paderborn recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit to earn a draw, with Sebastian Klaas equalising from the penalty spot in the 85th minute.

2:12

Watch: Preußen Münster 1-1 Darmstadt - last time out

Münster were relegated on Matchday 33 after being held to a draw at home to Darmstadt, with Isac Lidberg on target for the Lilies.

2:11

Watch: Paderborn 2-2 Karlsruhe - last time out

Sebastian Klaas equalised five minutes from time to rescue a point for Paderborn, who head into the final round of fixtures in fourth place after dropping two points.

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