The former Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder was only appointed to the Benteler Arena helm in October 2015.
However, a run of 12 winless matches has seen Paderborn drop to the bottom of Bundesliga 2, which has forced the board to act.
The club are yet to make an official comment, but president Wilfried Finke is expected to address the media at a press conference this afternoon.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | St Pauli | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 69 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 68 |
| 3 | Fortuna DusseldorfDusseldorf | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 63 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SCKarlsruher | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Hannover | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 52 |
| 7 | SC PaderbornSC Paderborn | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Hertha Berlin | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 48 |
| 10 | Schalke 04Schalke | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 43 |
| 11 | Elversberg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 43 |
| 12 | Nuremberg | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 40 |
| 13 | KaiserslauternKaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 | Magdeburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 38 |
| 15 | Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweig | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 38 |
| 16 | Wehen WiesbadenWiesbaden | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 | Hansa RostockHansa Rostock | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 57 | -27 | 31 |
| 18 | VfL OsnabruckOsnabruck | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 69 | -38 | 28 |
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