Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Paderborn have not lost in their last three Bundesliga games, while Eintracht Frankfurt are hoping to put together an unbeaten run of their run.

Kick-off date/time: 7 November 2026 at 2:30 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – ESPN

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – ESPN+

Paderborn preview: Hard to beat

Cutting out the defeats has proven key for Paderborn, and it’s keeping them above the bottom three. Since losing to Stuttgart, Ralf Kettemann’s side have picked up a solid five points from a possible nine.

They registered away draws against both Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach but most importantly, edged out Hamburg by a goal to nil in a vital victory at home.

Paderborn sit just two points above Union Berlin in 16th-place, but they are also level on points with four other Bundesliga clubs. That means victory here could see them shoot up the table

Eintracht Frankfurt preview: Time to battle

Eintracht Frankfurt need to cut out their inconsistency and string together a run of positive results if they are to push into the top six. The signs have been better lately, with Adi Hutter’s men recording two home victories in their last three Bundesliga fixtures.

Their form on the road is a different story, though. Their last two away games both ended in defeat, albeit against tough opposition in RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund. The trip to Leipzig was particularly embarrassing, as Frankfurt were battered 6-0 at the Red Bull Arena.

Paderborn team news: Large injury list

Paderborn’s list of injuries is frustratingly long from their perspective, with Awortwie-Grant, Batista Meier, Gayret, Hoffmeier and Klaas all out. Pieringer could yet join them as he battles an ankle issue.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Noll; ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen; Curda, Baack, Castaneda, Vidovic, Obermair; Tigges, Marino

Unavailable: Awortwie-Grant (Injured), Batista Meier (Injured), Gayret (Injured), Hoffmeier (Injured), Klaas (Injured)

Questionable: Pieringer (Injured)

Eintracht Frankfurt team news: Ngankam still the sole miss

Eintracht Frankfurt will be sending an almost fully-fit squad to Paderborn after they all came through last weekend, with Jessic Ngankam the only injured player.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Atubolu; Baum, Koch, Brassier, Kosugi; Doan, Onyedika, Aseko, Uzun; Ebnoutalib, Burkardt

Unavailable: Ngankam (Injured)

Questionable: 

Key stats

• Paderborn have won both of their home Bundesliga games against Frankfurt since 1995/96 (3-1 on 19 October 2014 and 2-1 on 22 December 2019), while Frankfurt won both meetings in Frankfurt.
• The last meeting, on 27 June 2020, ended in a 3-2 Frankfurt win – the highest-scoring of the four Bundesliga games between the sides since 1995/96.
• Paderborn are 14th with nine points coming into Matchweek 9 – three fewer than at this stage of 2014/15 (12) and eight more than in 2019/20 (one), their other Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96.
• Paderborn are unbeaten in three (W1 D2) and have kept clean sheets in their last two games (1-0 vs Hamburg and 0-0 at Gladbach).
• Paderborn's matches have averaged only 1.88 goals this season, the second-lowest in the Bundesliga after Schalke's (1.63) – they have scored six and conceded nine.
• Paderborn's two home wins this season (3-1 vs Hoffenheim and 1-0 vs Hamburg) already equal their total for the whole of 2019/20 (W2 D2 L13).
• Paderborn have won only four of their 23 home Bundesliga games on a Saturday since 1995/96 (D6 L13).
• Frankfurt are eighth with 11 points, but have a goal difference of -5 after conceding 18 – their joint-most after eight games in 26 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96 (also 18 in 1995/96 and 2025/26).
• Frankfurt have won their last two home games (1-0 vs Köln and 3-1 vs Hamburg), but have one win in four away games this season (D1 L2) – 3-1 at Mainz on 12 September.
• Frankfurt have lost their last two away games without scoring (0-6 at Leipzig and 0-1 at Dortmund) and have conceded in eight consecutive Bundesliga away games since 22 March 2026.
• Frankfurt have won only 57 of their 259 Bundesliga away games on a Saturday since 1995/96 (D64 L138).
• Bastian Dankert has refereed four of Paderborn's Bundesliga games since 2012/13 (W2 L2), the most recent a 2-0 home win vs Düsseldorf in October 2019.
• Frankfurt are winless in their last three Bundesliga games with Dankert in charge (D2 L1), but have lost only two of their 11 away games with him (W5 D4).

‘Key stats’ are Bundesliga only (not all competitions)

Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction

This is one of those fixtures where, if Eintracht Frankfurt play at the level they're capable of, they should come out on top. Like FC Cologne and Hamburg, Paderborn are the sort of opponents that Adi Hutter's men must be putting away if they want to finish in the European places come the end of the season.

However, it's impossible to ignore the hosts' recent streak of good results. The quality may be lacking at times, but Paderborn's effort is never in doubt, and they haven't conceded in either of their last two league matches. Frankfurt must also be wary of their opponents going forward, particularly on the counter-attack.

When you factor in that Paderborn resilience, backing the draw looks to be good value and warrants consideration.

Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt tip: Draw