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Bayer Leverkusen vs SC Paderborn 07 is a rare German matchup crossing league and cup contexts, with Leverkusen carrying the clearer status advantage. Paderborn pushed Leverkusen into extra time before a 4–2 defeat in the DFB-Pokal on 29 October 2025; Leverkusen had won 3–1 in the same competition on 6 December 2023. A future meeting will show whether the cup setting again narrows the gap.
Past matches, Bayer Leverkusen vs SC Paderborn 07
Match center
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Starting eleven
Substitutes SC Paderborn 07
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41G
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2M
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3D
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5M
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9M
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11F
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26M
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27F
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30F
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes
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G
28
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D
4
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M
9
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F
11
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F
18
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F
19
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F
30
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M
42
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F
35
Match events
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43'Aleix García Yellow Card
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46'E. Poku E. Ben Seghir
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46'C. M. Kofane P. Schick
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58'Felix Götze Red Card
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60'⚽A. Grimaldo Normal Goal
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61'J. Sticker M. Worner
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66'J. Quansah J. Belocian
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66'M. Terrier Arthur
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72'S. Tigges L. Copado
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73'N. Batzner F. Bilbija
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73'S. Marino M. Hansen
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82'Robert Andrich Yellow Card
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83'I. Maza J. Hofmann
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84'S. Michel L. Engelns
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90'⚽S. Marino Normal Goal (Asst: R. Obermair)
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96'⚽S. Michel Normal Goal (Asst: N. Batzner)
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105'⚽J. Quansah Normal Goal (Asst: E. Poku)
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108'Raphael Obermair Yellow Card
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110'Stefano Marino Yellow Card
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119'Mika Baur Yellow Card
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120'⚽I. Maza Normal Goal (Asst: C. M. Kofane)
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120'⚽A. Garcia Normal Goal (Asst: R. Andrich)
Stats for this game
Matchup Bayer Leverkusen VS SC Paderborn 07
A status gap with a cup route
Bayer Leverkusen bring greater competitive weight to this pairing, while SC Paderborn 07 have found their strongest opportunities to unsettle the hierarchy in cup football. Leverkusen won 3–1 at the BayArena on 6 December 2023, and their 4–1 league victory in Paderborn on 19 January 2020 underlined the difference in baseline resources. The DFB-Pokal meeting at Paderborn on 29 October 2025 was more demanding: the hosts drew 1–1 in normal time, led 2–1 in extra time, and eventually lost 4–2.
Context changes the challenge
In Leverkusen, Paderborn must protect its resistance against sustained responsibility from the favourite. In Paderborn, Leverkusen face a setting where the hosts can turn urgency and cup possibility into a closer contest, as the 2025 extra-time fight illustrates. The teams’ paths can cross in different divisions and competitions, so neither context should be treated as a permanent identity. A new meeting will ask whether Leverkusen establish the expected margin or Paderborn again extend the challenge beyond ninety minutes.
Past head to head stats
Bayer Leverkusen VS SC Paderborn 07
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 8 games
Bayer Leverkusen VS SC Paderborn 07
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Bayer Leverkusen
Previous games SC Paderborn 07
Upcoming games Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
1.FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen
Dinamo Zagreb
Upcoming games SC Paderborn 07
Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Paderborn 07
Bayer Leverkusen
SC Paderborn 07
Bayern München