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SC Paderborn 07
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SC Paderborn 07 vs VfB Stuttgart prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

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Who wins?

VfB Stuttgart to win: 64%, about 2 in 3

Paderborn 0716%Bookies 16
Draw20%Bookies 20
VfB Stuttgart64%Bookies 64

Goals call3+ goals 66% · bookies 66%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

All three cards land close to the published 16/19/64, agreeing the away side deserves favouritism given four straight head-to-head wins and a 0-2 result here this year. The sceptic's only real doubt is on goals: a 2.0 per game H2H history sits uneasily beside the 66% over 2.5. Slight lean under the total, clear Stuttgart lean overall.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Stuttgart's superior attack should settle a cup tie that stays controlled rather than wild

Both teams score in 60% of the underlying numbers, but Paderborn's home games split W L W L with just four scored and four conceded.

✓ In line with bookmakers Fewer goals

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Fixture load and fragile away form give Paderborn a fighting chance the league table alone would not

Stuttgart's away record of L W W L L, seven scored and eight conceded, suggests fatigue and travel of 327 km could level the workload gap.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

The away win price looks fair, but over 2.5 goals may be priced slightly high

The 64% on Stuttgart matches a 0-2 win here earlier in 2026 and three wins from the last four meetings, so the 1X2 numbers look right.

✓ In line with bookmakers Fewer goals

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

VfB Stuttgart are clear favourites at 64%, with SC Paderborn 07 on 16% and the draw on 20%. In their last five matches across all competitions, SC Paderborn 07 won two and VfB Stuttgart two. The prices point to about 3.4 goals.

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Win or draw (double chance)

SC Paderborn 07 win or draw
36%
Either team wins (no draw)
81%
VfB Stuttgart win or draw
84%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
85%
3+ goals
66%
4+ goals
44%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
60%
No
40%

We expect about 1.1 goals from SC Paderborn 07 and 2.3 from VfB Stuttgart. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–2 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 0–2 (9%), 1–1 (8%), 0–1 (8%), 1–3 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 16%19%64%Stats preview#1675

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Form

All competitions, newest first.

SC Paderborn 07: last 6

WDLWLL · 6 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octvs Hamburger SV Bundesliga1–0W
17 Octat Werder Bremen Bundesliga2–2D
10 Octvs VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga0–2L
20 Sepvs 1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga3–1W
12 Sepat Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga0–3L
5 Sepvs SC Freiburg Bundesliga0–1L

Last 4 at home: WLWL

VfB Stuttgart: last 6

LDLWWL · 8 scored, 6 conceded

23 Octvs Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga2–3L
20 Octvs Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League1–1D
17 Octat Hamburger SV Bundesliga0–1L
14 Octat Slovan Bratislava UEFA Champions League3–0W
10 Octat SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga2–0W
19 Sepvs Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga0–1L

Last 5 away: LWWLL

Head-to-head

Last 4 meetings: SC Paderborn 07 won 0, VfB Stuttgart 3, 1 draw; 2.0 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
10 Oct 2026SC Paderborn 070–2VfB StuttgartBundesliga
31 Jan 2023SC Paderborn 071–2VfB StuttgartDFB Pokal
23 May 2015SC Paderborn 071–2VfB StuttgartBundesliga
20 Dec 2014VfB Stuttgart0–0SC Paderborn 07Bundesliga

Match context

Travel for VfB Stuttgart
327 km
Rest days
SC Paderborn 07 4VfB Stuttgart 4
Matches in the last 14 days: SC Paderborn 07 2 · VfB Stuttgart 4
Weather at kick-off
11°C · wind 6 km/h
Dry
Coaches
R. Kettemann
SC Paderborn 07, since Oct 2026
S. Hoeneb
VfB Stuttgart, since Oct 2026
Goals in this league
DFB-Pokal average: 4.62 per match

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