Rayan Philippe’s 88th-minute goal lifts Paderborn past Hamburger SV

SC Paderborn 07 beat Hamburger SV 1-0 in the Bundesliga, with Rayan Philippe scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. The result gave Paderborn all three points at Home Deluxe Arena after a match in which the hosts created the clearer chances.

Philippe decides a goalless contest

The score remained 0-0 until the closing stages. Felix Götze supplied the assist for Philippe, who put Paderborn 1-0 ahead in the 88th minute. Philippe had entered in the 70th minute for Laurin Ulrich, while Götze came on for Jano ter Horst in the 62nd minute. Their contributions settled a contest that had offered Hamburger SV little attacking reward.

Hamburger SV’s Albert Sambi Lokonga was booked in the 87th minute, shortly before the goal, and Merlin Polzin received a yellow card in the 89th minute. Shafiq Nandja and Paderborn’s ter Horst had also been cautioned earlier. There were no red cards.

Paderborn control the numbers

Paderborn had 62% possession and completed 450 accurate passes from 533 total passes, compared with Hamburger SV’s 241 accurate passes from 332. The hosts also led 15-9 in total shots, 9-3 for shots inside the box, and 6-1 for shots on goal. Their expected-goals figure was 1.18 against Hamburger SV’s 0.45. Hamburger SV goalkeeper saves numbered five, while Paderborn’s goalkeeper made one save, underlining the hosts’ territorial and chance-creation advantage despite the narrow scoreline.

Points gap narrows after the late winner

Paderborn went into the game ranked #16 with 5 points from 6 games, while Hamburger SV went into it ranked #9 with 9 points. Paderborn now have 8 points from 7 games, and Hamburger SV remain on 9 points from 7 games, leaving the visitors 1 point ahead. Both teams’ positions after the result are provisional because of tie-breakers and other results in the round. Paderborn’s standout performer was T. Scheller, rated 8.0 after 90 minutes, with 2 key passes and 2 tackles.