SC Paderborn 07 vs Hamburger SV 1-0

SC Paderborn 07 edged Hamburger SV 1-0, with Rayan Philippe scoring in the 88th minute to settle a tight match. Felix Götze supplied the assist after coming on in the 62nd minute.

The first half finished goalless. Hamburger SV were forced into an early change on 13 minutes when Fábio Vieira went off for Otto Emerson Stange, then made another at the break as Yussuf Poulsen made way for Terem Moffi. SC Paderborn 07 also switched at half-time, with Gabriel Vidović replaced by Tom Baack. The sides were still locked at 0-0 at the interval.

Paderborn made two changes on 62 minutes, with Jano ter Horst and Steffen Tigges replaced by Felix Götze and Marvin Pieringer, and later brought on Rayan Philippe in the 70th minute. Hamburger SV responded with two changes on 71 minutes, as Miro Muheim and Bilal Nadir were replaced by Albert Sambi Lokonga and Albert Grönbaek. Philippe then scored on 88 minutes from Götze’s assist to make it 1-0. Hamburg’s late booking for Merlin Polzin in the 89th minute came after Albert Sambi Lokonga had already been booked on 87 minutes, but they could not find an equaliser before the final whistle.

The numbers backed Paderborn’s edge. They had 62% of the possession, 533 passes to Hamburg’s 334, 16 shots to 9, and 6 shots on target to Hamburg’s 1. They also led the expected goals count 1.18 to 0.45, won 6 corners to 3, and had 5 saves to Hamburg’s 1.

Paderborn’s only booking went to Jano ter Horst in the 58th minute before he was taken off in the 62nd minute. Hamburger SV had two yellow cards, for Shafiq Nandja on 53 minutes and Albert Sambi Lokonga on 87 minutes, while Merlin Polzin was booked on 89 minutes. There were no red cards.