Head-to-Head: VfB Stuttgart vs SC Paderborn 07

VfB Stuttgart vs SC Paderborn 07 is a less frequent German matchup with a clear Stuttgart platform and a Paderborn route built around disruption. Stuttgart won 2–1 in Paderborn in May 2015 and again in the DFB-Pokal in January 2023, while a 0–0 Bundesliga draw in December 2014 showed how quickly the game can become a patience test. A future meeting will ask whether Paderborn can keep the gap narrow long enough to change the script.

Past matches, VfB Stuttgart vs SC Paderborn 07

31 January 2023 Round of 16

SC Paderborn 07

1 - 2

VfB Stuttgart

Home Deluxe Arena
23 May 2015 Regular Season - 34

SC Paderborn 07

1 - 2

VfB Stuttgart
20 December 2014 Regular Season - 17

VfB Stuttgart

0 - 0

SC Paderborn 07

Match center

SC Paderborn 07

1 - 2

31 January 2023

VfB Stuttgart

Starting eleven

Substitutes SC Paderborn 07

27
M
11
F
36
F
30
M
6
M
15
D
26
M
7
M
16
G

VfB Stuttgart Substitutes

M
17
F
20
D
15
F
31
F
27
F
39
M
25
M
8
G
33

Match events

45'

90'

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3'
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K. Mavropanos Own Goal
15'

Juan José Perea Yellow Card
18'

Marvin Pieringer Yellow Card
46'

G. Haraguchi J. Vagnoman
55'

Serhou Guirassy Yellow Card
58'

K. Klefisch M. Rohr
58'

S. Conteh M. Pieringer
64'

L. Pfeiffer J. Perea
69'

F. Platte J. Justvan
72'

Konstantinos Mavropanos Yellow Card
74'

Atakan Karazor Yellow Card
82'

P. Stenzel W. Anton
82'

Gil Dias C. Führich
84'

F. Muslija R. Leipertz
86'
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Gil Dias Normal Goal (Asst: L. Pfeiffer)
89'

Florent Muslija Yellow Card
90' +5
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S. Guirassy Normal Goal (Asst: P. Stenzel)

Stats for this game

Matchup VfB Stuttgart VS SC Paderborn 07

Stuttgart’s platform

Stuttgart hold the clearer reference in this compact shared history. They won 2–1 away in May 2015 and repeated that score at Paderborn in the DFB-Pokal in January 2023, the latter after falling behind and turning the tie late. These results show a side capable of surviving a difficult setting and finding the margin that matters. That contrast keeps the page useful beyond the individual scores: the favorite must still earn separation.

Paderborn can compress the game

Paderborn’s strongest counterpoint is the 0–0 Bundesliga draw at Stuttgart in December 2014. It illustrates a workable route: reduce space, preserve balance and keep the favorite from converting pressure into separation. The fixture therefore carries a status-gap tension rather than a rivalry script. Stuttgart bring the stronger platform, but Paderborn can make patience and small details more important than reputation. A future meeting will test whether the underdog can turn a narrow contest into a different outcome.