Paderborn 07 vs VfB Stuttgart Match Prediction | DFB-Pokal

Paderborn’s recent stability and home threat

Form, tactical profile and available players

Paderborn have won three of their last five matches, drawing once and losing once, with ten goals scored and five conceded. They scored in four games and kept two clean sheets. Their recent home run includes victories over Hoffenheim and Hamburger, plus a goalless attacking display against Stuttgart. Away from home, they drew at Werder Bremen and beat D.C. United, scoring three times across those matches.

Paderborn’s main strengths are their home attack, including three goals against Hoffenheim, and their ability to protect a lead: the wins over D.C. United and Hamburger ended with clean sheets. Stuttgart’s defensive structure has exposed a clear weakness. Paderborn failed to score in the recent head-to-head and conceded twice. Their only cup game this season ended with four goals scored and two conceded, leaving a limited sample.

• Last five matches: three wins, one draw and one defeat.
• Goals in that sequence: ten scored, five conceded.
• Scored in four of the last five; clean sheets in two.
• Oliver Batista Meier, Marcel Hoffmeier, Nyamiekyie Avortwi-Grant, Timur Gayret and Sebastian Klaas are unavailable through injury.

Paderborn’s confirmed starting eleven, formation and designated key player have not been specified. The five absences reduce rotation options for a knockout match against a Bundesliga-level opponent.

Stuttgart’s quality and response after setbacks

Results, defensive record and squad news

Stuttgart’s last five matches produced two wins, one draw and two defeats. They scored eight goals and conceded five, finding the net in four games. Their best results came away from home: a two-goal win at Paderborn and a three-goal victory at Slovan Bratislava. The two latest matches were less convincing: a home draw against Atletico Madrid followed by a two-three loss to Monchengladbach.

Stuttgart’s cup record is stronger than their recent overall sequence: four wins and one defeat in five matches, with ten goals scored and four conceded. They kept three clean sheets in the competition. Their away cup record is two wins and one defeat, with seven goals scored and three conceded, although the individual scores are unavailable.

Sebastian Hoeness has called for a reaction after the Monchengladbach defeat and demanded a higher performance level. Stuttgart are targeting qualification for the next round. Fabian Bredlow is set to start in goal, with Dennis Seimen on the bench. Nicolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman are out with muscle injuries, while Thiago Tomas, Justin Diehl and Dan-Axel Zagadou have returned from injury.

• Last five matches: two wins, one draw and two defeats.
• Goals in that sequence: eight scored, five conceded.
• Scored in four of the last five and kept two clean sheets.
• Cup record: four wins, one defeat, ten goals for and four against.

The returning players widen Hoeness’s selection options. The confirmed goalkeeper and two absences point to adjustments rather than a complete reshaping of the starting lineup.