SC Paderborn 07 vs Hamburg preview - Paderborn coach demands reaction

Paderborn coach Andre Breitenreiter is demanding a reaction from his players following their heaviest defeat of the season at the weekend.

The East Westphalians host Hamburg in a Bundesliga relegation battle with answers due after a 5-0 loss at Mainz.

"We mustn't be so naive on Wednesday," said Breitenreiter, whose side were one of the pre-season favourites for relegation, but find themselves currently two points above of their guests, who are inside the bottom three.

"We've got to lift our heads. We want to show our best against Hamburg."

Whether that will mean a return for top-scorer Elias Kachunga remains to be seen.

He and Daniel Bruckner were both left out of the weekend trip to Mainz for disciplinary reasons with Breitenreiter not happy with their work in training.

Hamburg will be without forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga, who has a thigh strain and will be sidelined for Wednesday night's game and the clash with Hannover at the weekend.

The northern Germany side are also looking to bounce back from defeat at the weekend when they suffered a 2-0 reverse at home to Cologne.

"Of course the only answer we can give to losing to Cologne is beating Paderborn," said Hamburg coach Josef Zinnbauer.

He may be able to count on the services of new signing Marcelo Diaz, who joined from Basel on transfer deadline day.

"It's a new league and a new experience for me, but I'm ready," said the 28-year-old on his new club's website.

He is set to take his place in the midfield with Heiko Westermann moving back into defence.