SC Paderborn 07 host VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Both sides have found the new season tough going, with neither team settling into a rhythm just yet.
Analysis updated .
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Both sides off to shaky starts
Paderborn have won one, drawn one and lost two of their last four league matches, beating Hoffenheim 3-1 most recently but losing at home to Freiburg before that. Stuttgart have also won just once in their last four, getting thumped 5-1 by Bayern and beaten 1-0 at home by Dortmund, though they did put four past Köln in between.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
SC Paderborn 07: 20 completed matches; VfB Stuttgart: 20 completed matches.
SC Paderborn 07
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +7
VfB Stuttgart
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 55
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +27
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 20.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund | SC Paderborn 07 | 12.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | SC Freiburg | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | FSV Mainz 05 | SC Paderborn 07 | 29.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Phönix Lübeck | SC Paderborn 07 | 23.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Werder Bremen | SC Paderborn 07 | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Osnabrück | SC Paderborn 07 | 01.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Paderborn 07 | Fagiano Okayama | 17.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Paderborn 07 | 21.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | VfB Stuttgart | 1. FC Heidenheim | 25.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | Borussia Dortmund | 19.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | 1899 Hoffenheim | VfB Stuttgart | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | VfB Stuttgart | Viking | 09.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | 1. FC Köln | 04.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Bundesliga | Bayern München | VfB Stuttgart | 28.08.2026 | 5-1 |
| DFB Pokal | Hansa Rostock | VfB Stuttgart | 21.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Fulham | VfB Stuttgart | 15.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfB Stuttgart | Everton | 08.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfB Stuttgart | Paris FC | 01.08.2026 | 2-2 |
Neither defence has looked settled early on. Stuttgart in particular have shipped goals for fun in that stretch, while Paderborn have generally kept things tighter at home.
Comparative Team Statistics: SC Paderborn 07 vs VfB Stuttgart

History doesn't offer much
There are only three recorded meetings between these two, the most recent a DFB Pokal tie in 2023 that Stuttgart won 2-1 away from home. They also won 2-1 at Paderborn back in 2015, with a 0-0 draw in 2014 the other result on file. All of that is old enough that it says little about either side's current form.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFB Pokal | SC Paderborn 07 | VfB Stuttgart | 31.01.2023 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 | VfB Stuttgart | 23.05.2015 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart | SC Paderborn 07 | 20.12.2014 | 0-0 |
Where they sit right now
With four games played, Paderborn are 12th on four points, just one place and one point better off than Stuttgart, who sit 15th on three. It's an early-season snapshot rather than a settled picture, but there's very little separating the two right now.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 5 |
| 12 | SC Paderborn 07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 | 4 |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6/9 | 4 |
| 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7/10 | 3 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6/9 | 3 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2/13 | 3 |
That thin gap makes Stuttgart's status as clear favourites worth a second look.

Vagnoman leads the way for Stuttgart
J. Vagnoman has two goals in four appearances this season, making him Stuttgart's most productive source of goals on the evidence available. There's nothing on record about fresh injury or squad news for either side ahead of this one.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Obermair | Germany | 30 | Midfielder | 182 | 77 |
| S. Michel | Germany | 36 | Attacker | 177 | 78 |
| T. Baack | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 186 | 79 |
| M. Schubert | Germany | 28 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 84 |
| F. Götze | Germany | 28 | Defender | 185 | 80 |
| S. Tigges | Germany | 28 | Attacker | 193 | 90 |
| O. Batista Meier | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 74 |
| R. Philippe | France | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 78 |
| L. Curda | Germany | 24 | Midfielder | 185 | 84 |
| M. Pieringer | Germany | 27 | Attacker | 191 | 81 |
| T. Scheller | Germany | 24 | Defender | 192 | 85 |
| J. ter Horst | Germany | 24 | Defender | 181 | 79 |
| N. Noll | Germany | 23 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 75 |
| L. Đurić | Serbia | 23 | Midfielder | 179 | 73 |
| G. Vidović | Croatia | 22 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| S. Marino | Germany | 22 | Attacker | 186 | 79 |
| Jonah Benedict Sticker | Germany | 22 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| M. Hansen | Germany | 22 | Defender | 183 | 77 |
| L. Ulrich | Germany | 21 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| S. Castañeda | USA | 21 | Midfielder | 188 | 74 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Führich | Germany | 28 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| N. Nartey | Denmark | 26 | Defender | 187 | 82 |
| G. Prömel | Germany | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| J. Vagnoman | Germany | 25 | Defender | 190 | 90 |
| A. Karazor | Germany | 29 | Midfielder | 191 | 76 |
| M. Funk | Germany | 30 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 88 |
| M. Mittelstädt | Germany | 29 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| F. Bredlow | Germany | 31 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 87 |
| D. Undav | Germany | 30 | Midfielder | 179 | 86 |
| J. Chabot | Germany | 28 | Defender | 195 | 95 |
| E. Demirović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 84 |
| L. Stergiou | Switzerland | 24 | Defender | 181 | 75 |
| J. Leweling | Germany | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 86 |
| R. Hendriks | Netherlands | 25 | Defender | 189 | 83 |
| A. Stiller | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 77 |
| Tiago Tomás | Portugal | 24 | Midfielder | 180 | 69 |
| A. Al Dakhil | Belgium | 24 | Defender | 188 | 81 |
| B. Bouanani | Algeria | 21 | Attacker | 177 | 68 |
| B. El Khannouss | Morocco | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| L. Sauer | Slovakia | 20 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
Stuttgart go into this as the market's clear pick, but their recent results don't obviously back that up. Paderborn have been the steadier of the two sides lately and sit just one point behind them in the table.
Backing Paderborn on the handicap reflects that gap between reputation and current form, without needing them to win outright. It's a competitive early-season fixture between two teams still finding their feet, so covering the smaller side of the line feels like the sounder route in.
