Matchup context
Home: SC Paderborn 07 — 12th (P4 W1 D1 L2, GF 3 GA 5, 4 pts, form WLLD). Last five: H TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-1 (W), A Borussia Dortmund 0-3 (L), H SC Freiburg 0-1 (L), A 1. FSV Mainz 05 0-0 (D). Rating: attack 0.79, defence 0.91 from 4 matches.
Away: VfB Stuttgart — 15th (P4 W1 D0 L3, GF 6 GA 9, 3 pts, form LLWL). Last five: H Borussia Dortmund 0-1 (L), A TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1-2 (L), H 1. FC Köln 4-1 (W), A FC Bayern München 1-5 (L), A Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 (D). Rating: attack 1.18, defence 1.05 from 20 matches.
Head-to-head (last 0): no recorded meetings.
Statistical baseline (poisson-v1): expected goals 1.52 vs 1.56; home 37.2% · draw 23.9% · away 38.9%; most likely score 1-1; over 2.5 goals 59.6%; both teams to score 61.8%.
Bookmaker odds (median of 21 bookmakers, captured 2026-10-09 11:17 UTC): home 4.9 · draw 4.6 · away 1.595; over/under 2.5: 1.37/3.05.