Head-to-Head: FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Paderborn 07

FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Paderborn 07 is an uncommon matchup in which Mainz have supplied the stronger baseline, while Paderborn have shown they can resist a settled script. Mainz won 5–0 on 31 January 2015, Paderborn claimed a 2–1 result in October 2019, and a 0–0 draw on 29 August 2026 underlined the value of organisation. A future meeting can test whether resistance becomes reward.

Past matches, FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Paderborn 07

29 August 2026 Regular Season - 1

FSV Mainz 05

0 - 0

SC Paderborn 07
29 February 2020 Regular Season - 24

FSV Mainz 05

2 - 0

SC Paderborn 07

Opel Arena
5 October 2019 Regular Season - 7

SC Paderborn 07

1 - 2

FSV Mainz 05

Benteler-Arena
31 January 2015 Regular Season - 18

FSV Mainz 05

5 - 0

SC Paderborn 07
24 August 2014 Regular Season - 1

SC Paderborn 07

2 - 2

FSV Mainz 05

Match center

FSV Mainz 05

0 - 0

29 August 2026

SC Paderborn 07

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Starting eleven

Substitutes FSV Mainz 05

1
G
30
D
15
M
4
D
48
D
24
M
20
M
11
F
47
D

SC Paderborn 07 Substitutes

G
1
D
3
M
29
D
24
M
6
M
7
8
F
27
F
38

Match events

45'

90'

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38'

Santiago Castañeda Yellow Card
67'

S. Tigges S. Marino
68'

O. Ruoppi S. Becker
68'

R. Konigsdorffer Lee Jae-Sung
72'

Mattes Hansen Yellow Card
73'

S. Widmer A. Caci
75'

J. Sticker M. Hansen
75'

T. Baack L. Ulrich
80'

K. Potulski D. Kohr
90' +1

Phillipp Mwene Yellow Card
90' +2

C. Lippmann M. Pieringer

Stats for this game

Matchup FSV Mainz 05 VS SC Paderborn 07

Mainz carry the heavier expectation

Mainz have generally been the more authoritative side in this pairing. Their 5–0 home victory on 31 January 2015 was the clearest expression of that advantage, and a 2–0 result at home on 29 February 2020 showed how they can turn control into a composed win. Those examples give Mainz the stronger starting point whenever the game is played on their terms.

Paderborn can narrow the margins

Paderborn’s 2–2 draw at home on 24 August 2014 prevents the matchup from becoming a one-way story. The 0–0 draw in Mainz on 29 August 2026 added another form of challenge, with neither side finding the opening needed to separate. Future meetings can therefore focus on whether Mainz break through early or Paderborn repeat the disciplined resistance that has made this uncommon contest harder to settle than its broader hierarchy suggests. The small margins leave room for a different answer.