Stuttgart knock out Paderborn with 90th-minute winner in German Cup
Stuttgart advanced to the next round of the German Cup after beating Paderborn 1-0 following a last-minute goal, in a match that saw a Paderborn player sent off.
VfB Stuttgart advanced to the next round of the 2026 DFB-Pokal after beating hosts SC Paderborn 07 1-0 in the round of 32 match played on 28 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time.
The only goal of the match came in the 90th minute through Deniz Undav, settling the contest in Stuttgart's favour in the final moments.
The match saw Paderborn player Laurin Curda sent off in the 37th minute, leaving his side to play with ten men for more than an hour.
Stuttgart's Fabian Bredlow was named man of the match after a rating of 8.28, having played the full 90 minutes and made 5 saves.
Statistically, Stuttgart dominated possession with 64 per cent against 36 for Paderborn, and completed 578 passes compared to 344 for their opponents. Stuttgart also registered 19 shots against 17 for Paderborn, with 5 shots on target for each side, while expected goals stood at 3.22 for Stuttgart compared to 0.92 for Paderborn.
Referee Florian Badstübner awarded 9 fouls against Paderborn and 13 against Stuttgart, and showed one yellow card to Paderborn and two yellow cards to Stuttgart, in addition to the red card received by the Paderborn player.
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