Paderborn 0-1 Freiburg: Match Recap and Result

Match: 5 September 2026, 13:30 UTC · Published: 5 September 2026 · 422 words

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Paderborn were beaten 0-1 by Freiburg in the Bundesliga. Maximilian Eggestein's first-half goal proved enough, as the visitors protected a slender lead at Home Deluxe Arena.

Match Summary

Freiburg came in as the favorite and set up in a 4-2-3-1, with Paderborn in a 3-5-2. The first spell was tight and scoreless. Midway through the half, Eggestein put SC Freiburg in front, scoring in the 26th minute and leaving the hosts to chase.

Paderborn could not answer before the interval. Laurin Curda was booked in the 38th minute, and Yuito Suzuki followed for Freiburg shortly afterward. At half-time the score was still 0-1, and the rest of the afternoon turned on whether the home side could turn the ball into a finish.

The second half began with another caution, this time for Jano Ter-Horst. Philipp Lienhart and Yannick Engelhardt were then booked for Freiburg as the contest grew stop-start. Paderborn held more of the possession and kept pressing, but the equalizer never came. Tjark Scheller was shown a yellow card in the 90th minute, and Freiburg closed out the 0-1 result.

Key Moments

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Going in front in the first half mattered because Freiburg never needed a second goal. Once they led, they could sit in shape and wait for Paderborn to overcommit. The hosts never recovered from that deficit.

The cluster of yellow cards around half-time also changed the feel of the match. Curda, Suzuki, Ter-Horst, Lienhart and Engelhardt were all cautioned in that stretch, and neither side found a clean, sustained spell of pressure afterward. Paderborn's best hope of a comeback needed rhythm that the stoppages took away.

Possession without a cutting edge was the other swing. The home side saw more of the ball for long periods but did not produce the on-target threat required to force a draw. Freiburg were sharper when they shot, and that gap in front of goal is why a one-goal lead survived.

Match Statistics

Paderborn finished with 59 percent of possession to Freiburg's 41 and took five corners to four. The shot count was close, 13 for the hosts and 15 for the visitors, yet Freiburg led 4-3 on target. Each side collected three yellow cards, and there were no red cards.

What the Result Means

SC Paderborn 07 sit 12th in the Bundesliga, with one point from one match and a goal difference of zero. Their recent form is one draw in their last match. SC Freiburg are second, with three points from one match and a goal difference of plus three after one win in their last match.