Patrick Wimmer to miss Wolfsburg's relegation play-off clash with Paderborn

VfL Wolfsburg will be without Patrick Wimmer for Thursday's first leg of their relegation play-off against SC Paderborn, with the Austrian international also likely to miss Monday’s return fixture.

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After missing VfL Wolfsburg’s crucial 3-1 win over St. Pauli on the final matchday of the Bundesliga season, Patrick Wimmer will also be unavailable for Thursday’s relegation play-off match against SC Paderborn.

As Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking confirmed on Wednesday, the Austrian international is still struggling with muscular problems, which will rule him out of the first leg and likely Monday’s return fixture as well.

“Patrick Wimmer will not be able to play tomorrow – and probably not in the second leg either. He's still feeling something,” Hecking told reporters.

Wolfsburg will otherwise have the same squad available as for Saturday's win over St. Pauli, while Kilian Fischer and Jonas Wind could potentially return for the second leg.

“I already told the team on Monday that we can only field players who are 100 percent fit. Kilian Fischer and Jonas Wind could possibly be available on Monday. Otherwise, I trust the players who have also been fully involved in training recently,” Hecking added.