Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Paderborn preview: Visitors searching for first head-to-head win

Paderborn travel to Borussia-Park on Saturday seeking their first competitive victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The visitors have drawn one and lost five of their previous six meetings with Gladbach. Alexander Blessin's Gladbach side enter the match following back-to-back victories across all competitions, including a 3-2 Bundesliga win over Stuttgart and a 2-0 DFB-Pokal victory against Karlsruhe.

Paderborn currently sit 13th in the Bundesliga standings after beating Hamburger SV 1-0, though they suffered a midweek 1-0 cup defeat to Stuttgart. Gladbach remain without Hugo Brolin, Kevin Diks, and several others, while Paderborn are missing Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant and Oliver Batista Meier.