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Paderborn — Hoffenheim 3:1

Paderborn
3:1
Hoffenheim
Bundesliga · 20 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score3:1
Home xG1.34Paderborn
Away xG1.67Hoffenheim
Expected points1.16 : 1.60

Who deserved it

Hoffenheim created more (1.67 xG against 1.34) and left with nothing.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Paderborn31.34+1.71.16
Hoffenheim11.67−0.71.60

Goals

MinuteGoalTeamShot xGAssist
28'Santiago CastañedaPaderborn0.05
41'Stefano MarinoPaderborn0.50Laurin Curda
49'Adam DaghimHoffenheim0.32Max Moerstedt
68'Steffen TiggesPaderborn0.31Jonah Sticker

Key chances

MinutePlayerTeamxGOutcome
41'Stefano MarinoPaderborn0.50goal
49'Adam DaghimHoffenheim0.32goal
68'Steffen TiggesPaderborn0.31goal, header

Shots: Paderborn 13, Hoffenheim 23; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Paderborn 0.77, Hoffenheim 0.39: a small edge for Paderborn. In the second half xG was Paderborn 0.56, Hoffenheim 1.27: a small edge for Hoffenheim. The edge in chances passed from Paderborn to Hoffenheim. Paderborn scored 3 from 1.34 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

How it fits the season

Paderborn: +0.6 for the season (13 in the table). Hoffenheim: −2.3 (9). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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