SC Paderborn 07 vs SV Elversberg Prediction
Top-of-the-table clash: Paderborn vs Elversberg
Preview
Right then, let's have a proper look at this cracker of a match! Second-placed Paderborn hosting third-placed Elversberg - this is what you call a proper six-pointer at the top of the table. Both sides are bang in form and this could be a right belter.
Paderborn have been solid as a rock at home this season, netting 1.8 goals per game on their own patch. They've had a couple of slip-ups recently mind, losing 2-1 to Schalke and getting turned over 0-2 by Hannover. But let's not get carried away - they've still won 7 of their last 10 and are banging in the goals for fun.
Elversberg, on the other hand, are no mugs on their travels. They're scoring 1.83 goals per game away from home and have put some proper numbers up recently - remember that 6-0 hammering of Greuther Fürth? They did have a bit of a wobble against Bielefeld (lost 2-0) and got blanked by Hertha in the cup, but they're still dangerous as hell going forward.
Now here's where it gets interesting for us punters. These two have faced each other four times, and get this - BOTH teams have scored in EVERY single one of those matches. That's 100% record for both teams finding the net! Three of those four games also went over 2.5 goals, so we're usually in for a proper goal fest when these sides meet.
Looking at the stats, Paderborn are conceding 1.4 goals per game at home, while Elversberg are letting in 1.5 on the road. Neither side is exactly watertight at the back, which is music to our ears when we're looking at both teams to score markets.
The bookies have got BTTS at 1.57, which to me looks like decent value given what we're seeing here. Paderborn's attack at home against Elversberg's away defence? Goals. Elversberg's away attack against Paderborn's home defence? More goals. Simple as that really.
This has all the makings of a proper end-to-end affair between two teams who love getting forward. Both need the points to keep pressure on Schalke at the top, so I expect them to go for it rather than sitting back and playing for a point.