SC Paderborn vs Stuttgart - prediction, team news, lineups

The Home Deluxe Arena volition beryllium the backdrop for an all-Bundesliga clash successful the DFB-Pokal's 2nd circular connected Wednesday, erstwhile SC Paderborn invited Stuttgart.

The hosts are hoping to physique connected their triumph past clip out, portion Die Roten are looking for a archetypal triumph successful 4 games.

Match preview

Since their promotion to the apical formation via the playoff, Ralf Kettemann's Paderborn person managed the measurement up successful commendable fashion, and the nine are acceptable to trial their mettle against Stuttgart for the 2nd clip this season.

The NRW squad were downed 2-0 by Wednesday's opponents connected October 10, but they travel into this clash successful amended signifier than the visitors.

Kettemann's broadside collected each 3 points successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Hamburger SV connected Saturday, courtesy of a precocious onslaught from Rayan Philippe.

That triumph followed connected from a 2-2 stalemate with Werder Bremen a week earlier, meaning that Paderborn's decision to Stuttgart was their lone 1 from their past 4 competitory outings.

The hosts volition beryllium seen arsenic the underdogs to progress, but aft scoring 4 goals crossed their 4 location matches this term, and beating Phonix Lubeck 4-2 successful the DFB-Pokal's archetypal circular to scope this stage, fans volition beryllium cautiously optimistic.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Hoeness's Stuttgart person endured a mixed run to date, contempt hoping to footwear connected from their Champions League qualification past season.

Die Roten marked the opening of their competitory calendar by hammering Hansa Rostock 4-0 successful August, though they person won conscionable 2 of their 7 home fixtures since, losing 5 times successful the process.

Most recently, Hoeness's broadside suffered a humiliating 3-2 decision to Borussia Monchengladbach connected location turf, surrendering the pb that Ermedin Demirovic had carved retired 5 minutes into the contest.

That effect is made siginificantly worse considering the discourse that Gladbach had yet to gain a azygous constituent successful the Bundesliga anterior to their travel to MHPArena.

Stuttgart volition beryllium hopeless to debar different nonaccomplishment connected Wednesday, particularly against a promoted opponent, but fixed the visitors person mislaid 3 of their 4 distant league matches truthful far, supporters volition beryllium fearing the worst.

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Team News

Paderborn volition beryllium without centre-backs Marcel Hoffmeier and Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant erstwhile again owed to respective musculus and genu injuries, though Jano ter Horst, Tjark Scheller and Mattes Hansen should beryllium acceptable to start.

The hosts are besides down a mates of midfielders, with Sebastian Klaas moving his mode backmost from a groin issue, and Timur Gayret dealing with a genu problem.

In their absence, Santiago Castaneda could beryllium joined by Laurin Ulrich and Gabriel Vidovic successful the centre of the park, platforming a onslaught concern of Stefan Marino and Steffen Tigges, with Oliver Batista Meier sidelined owed to an ankle injury.

As for Stuttgart, they are missing centre-back Dan-Axel Zagadou and right-back Josha Vagnoman, some of whom person hamstring injuries.

With that successful mind, Finn Jeltsch and Ramon Hendriks could run astatine the bosom of the visiting defence, flanked by full-backs Lorenz Assignon and Maximilian Mittelstadt.

At the other extremity of the pitch, Nikolas Nartey and Tiago Tomas are some retired with musculus injuries, portion Justin Diehl is recovering from a thigh problem, truthful Dzenan Pejcinovic whitethorn commencement up top, supported by a trio of Leo Sauer, Ermedin Demirovic and Chris Fuhrich.

SC Paderborn imaginable starting lineup:

Schubert; Ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen; Curda, Ulrich, Castaneda, Vidovic, Obermair; Marino, Tigges

Stuttgart imaginable starting lineup:

Bredlow; Assignon, Jeltsch, Hendriks, Vagnoman; Karazor, Stiller; Sauer, Demirovic, Fuhrich; Pejcinovic

We say: SC Paderborn 2-1 Stuttgart

Paderborn whitethorn person been beaten by Stuttgart earlier this month, but they volition beryllium optimistic aft their triumph past clip out, particularly successful airy of their opponents' strife.

Stuttgart are successful dire home form, and it would not beryllium astonishing to spot them autumn abbreviated erstwhile again connected the road.

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