On Wed Oct 19th, Werder Bremen will travel to Paderborn to battle Paderborn in a meeting of these two DFB Pokal teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Paderborn recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hansa Rostock. Ron Schallenberg struck first for Paderborn in the 19th minute, then Robert Leipertz added another in the 80th minute In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and Paderborn ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Paderborn should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 0-2 loss against Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Mainz 05 in the 36th minute, then Jae-Sung Lee added another in the 66th minute In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Mainz 05 ran away with the shutout win. Werder Bremen is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Niclas Füllkrug has been the most effective weapon for Werder Bremen lately. The German attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. For Paderborn, their top scorers are Marvin Pieringer and Robert Leipertz, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.