Paderborn 3-1 TSG Hoffenheim: Castañeda, Marino and Tigges seal the win
Paderborn beat TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 in Bundesliga matchday 4, with goals from Castañeda, Marino and Tigges. Daghim scored the visitors' consolation.
- Paderborn led 2-0 at half-time through Castañeda and Marino
- Daghim pulled one back for Hoffenheim early in the second half
- Substitute Tigges sealed it in the 69th minute
Paderborn 3-1 TSG Hoffenheim
Goals: 29' Castañeda (P), 42' Marino (P), 50' Daghim (H), 69' Tigges (P)
Kick-off: 18:30 UK time / 19:30 CEST, at the Home Deluxe Arena in Paderborn.
The match
Paderborn went ahead in the 29th minute through Santiago Castañeda. They doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time approach, on 42 minutes, when Stefano Marino converted an assist from Laurin Curda to make it 2-0. Just before the break, in the 45th minute, Wouter Burger was booked for TSG Hoffenheim.
Both sides made changes at half-time: Hoffenheim brought on Albian Hajdari for Mats Rots, while Paderborn introduced Steffen Tigges in place of Marvin Pieringer.
TSG Hoffenheim reduced the deficit in the 50th minute through Adam Daghim, assisted by Max Moerstedt, making it 2-1.
The second half featured several substitutions. In the 62nd minute Hoffenheim made a double change, sending on Tim Lemperle for Max Moerstedt and Patrick Wimmer for Adam Hlozek. Paderborn responded on 63 minutes by bringing on Jonah Sticker for Raphael Obermair.
The decisive goal came in the 69th minute: Steffen Tigges, who had entered at half-time, scored the 3-1 with an assist from Jonah Sticker.
Late in the game Paderborn made further changes, with Rayan Philippe and Tom Baack replacing Stefano Marino and Gabriel Vidovic in the 73rd minute, followed by Felix Götze for Mattes Hansen in the 75th. Hoffenheim completed their substitutions in the 80th minute with Fisnik Asllani on for Leon Avdullahu and Andrej Kramaric replacing Adam Daghim.
The numbers
- Shots: Paderborn 13, TSG Hoffenheim 23
- Shots on target: Paderborn 5, TSG Hoffenheim 2
- Possession: Paderborn 34%, TSG Hoffenheim 66%
- Corners: Paderborn 6, TSG Hoffenheim 5
- Fouls: Paderborn 6, TSG Hoffenheim 14
- Yellow cards: TSG Hoffenheim 1 (Burger), Paderborn 0
Table and next fixture
Paderborn move to 4 points from 4 games (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, 3 goals for, 5 against), sitting 12th. TSG Hoffenheim stay on 3 points (1 win, 0 draws, 3 losses, 7 goals for, 10 against), in 14th place.
Borussia Dortmund lead the table with 12 points from four straight wins, ahead of FC Bayern München and SC Freiburg, both on 10 points. FC Augsburg are fourth with 7 points.
Next up, on 10 October 2026 at 15:30 CEST: Paderborn host VfB Stuttgart, while TSG Hoffenheim welcome Hamburger SV.
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