In this 9th week match, on Sunday Sep 18th, Greuther Fürth hosts Paderborn at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 18th placed Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Magdeburg. Cristiano Piccini struck first for Magdeburg in the 38th minute, then Damian Michalski tied it up for Greuther Fürth in the 42nd minute on a feed from Marco John. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 1st placed Paderborn is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Jahn Regensburg. Marcel Hoffmeier struck first for Paderborn in the 21st minute, then Robert Leipertz added another in the 69th minute In the end, Jahn Regensburg couldn’t muster any offence and Paderborn ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Paderborn should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Marvin Pieringer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Paderborn. Branimir Hrgota has been the most prolific scorer on Greuther Fürth in the last five matches with three goals.