Newly promoted Paderborn score their first goals of the season and beat Hoffenheim 3-1

SC Paderborn 07 had gone into this match without a single goal to their name in the Bundesliga this season — a goalless draw at Mainz, then a 0-3 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. That drought ended emphatically, with Steffen Tigges among the scorers as newly promoted Paderborn beat TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 for their first win back in the top flight.

It was a result that flipped the form book for both sides. Hoffenheim arrived on the back of a 2-1 win over VfB Stuttgart, their first of the campaign after opening-weekend defeats to Cologne and Borussia Dortmund, and looked to be building some momentum. Instead they leaked three goals away from home, a reminder of the same defensive fragility that had already cost them six goals in their first three matches.

A breakthrough for the newly promoted side

For Paderborn, the timing matters. Sides that come straight back up to the Bundesliga typically need a signature result early to settle nerves, and going three matches without scoring at all was starting to look ominous. Putting three past a top-flight defence, however patchy Hoffenheim's has been, gives Christian Titz's squad something to build on heading into the international break.

What's next

The win completes Bundesliga matchday 4, with all nine games now played. It lifts Paderborn to 12th on 4 points, while Hoffenheim drop to 14th on 3 — both sides return after the international break looking to build on where this result leaves them in the table.