Paderborn dey hope to bounce back from dia 5-1 defeat for Elversberg as dem host Karlsruhe on Friday. Di promotion hopefuls fit go second before Elversberg and Hannover play dia matchday 33 fixtures for di coming days.
Di visitors already secure safety wit a home win against Darmstadt last week. Promotion hopefuls Paderborn entertain midtable side Karlsruhe for wetin fit be dia last home game of di season.
Ralf Kettemann men fit finish for third place when di league campaign conclude next week, wey go add a playoff tie against Bundesliga 16th-placed team. Paderborn still get solid chance for promotion despite only picking up a single point from dia last three games against di current top three teams.
A 1-1 draw wit Hannover followed by a narrow defeat to ten-man Schalke for di end of April. And last week 5-1 reverse for Elversberg na huge blow to dia promotion hopes as dem don look like a totally different side to di one wey break di club record for successive wins at one point of di season.
However, fourth-placed Paderborn still dey only a point behind Elversberg wit two rounds left to play. Meanwhile, Karlsruhe secure dia safety wit a 2-1 home win over Darmstadt on matchday 32.
Karlsruhe hold Paderborn goalless until di last 25 minutes of di reverse fixture, but di final score na 4-0 to di visitors wit Laurin Curda scoring di first two goals. Paderborn go miss Steffen Tigges on Friday as di experienced striker was sent off for injury-time against Elversberg.
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