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The advantages for Wolfsburg are explained primarily with the discrepancy in terms of individual quality and experience. In the central midfield, for example, there is a direct clash between Christian Eriksen, who has experienced everything in his career against Santiago Castaneda, who was still under contract in the Regionalliga West two years ago. Such constellations provide additional explosiveness. In the past 16 years alone, only three times the lower-class club managed to prevail. In attack Wolfsburg have many weapons. It was not for nothing that no other team scored more goals in the lower half of the table than the Wolves. With a strong record of 18 wins, eight draws and eight defeats, Paderborn have earned the chance to advance to the Bundesliga. Five years after the last relegation from the German top flight, the desire for first-team football is above all. The games of Paderborn were the most goal-rich of all clubs which completed the season in the upper half of the table.