Paderborn's front press and back five can make Frankfurt work for clean entries. Frankfurt have several ways to restart an attack through midfield regains, wide delivery and second balls. A level game should turn on which side can supply the next useful box chance after the first effort is cleared.
Paderborn can send Tigges or Pieringer to pressure Frankfurt's first pass and release Marino behind a fullback. Frankfurt's Doan, Chaïbi and Baum can answer from wide areas, while Ebnoutalib and Burkardt provide finishing options. Götze is absent after playing only a brief role in Frankfurt's latest match; Koch's fitness remains uncertain, so I am weighing the current midfield and forward routes actually seen against HSV. Frankfurt produced a corner second ball and a midfield regain after that equaliser, while Paderborn's recent pressure has led to fewer clean finishes. That's why I'm siding with Eintracht Frankfurt to find the winning goal.
