Paderborn vs Stuttgart: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

SC Paderborn 07 host VfB Stuttgart at Home Deluxe Arena on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC, in the DFB-Pokal (round 2). Prediction markets make Stuttgart the favourite at 63%, with the draw at 21% (Polymarket). Paderborn have had 11 days of rest since playing Bremen (Bundesliga); Stuttgart have had 7 after facing Atlético and travel about 329 km. Paderborn are without 5 players (Oliver Batista Meier, Marcel Hoffmeier, Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant and others); Stuttgart are missing 4 (Josha Vagnoman, Tiago Tomás, Dan-Axel Zagadou and others).