Bayer Leverkusen and SC Paderborn cross the sword in the second round of the German Cup. Will the home team win this match?
Bayer Leverkusen:
It is a recurring theme, but it is still volatility that the clock strikes at Bayer Leverkusen. Peter Bosz failed to win a match with his team for the fifth time in a row last Saturday. At home against Werder Bremen, Die Werkself was clearly the better match in large parts of the match, although Leverkusen did not succeed in expressing this in the score. Bayer had to settle for a 2-2 tie, with which little progress was made.
The important league games against Borussia Mönchengladbach await on Saturday, and Leverkusen will go home for his last chance in the Champions League next Wednesday against Atletico Madrid. So it would not be strange if Bosz kept a few permanent employees aside on Tuesday, for fitness reasons. Four players cannot play due to injuries. Talent Kai Havertz is available again.
SC Paderborn:
SC Paderborn had a memorable Bundesliga playing round. The doctoral candidate managed to win a league match after eight matches. In the home game against Fortuna Düsseldorf, the team from Paderborn took the lead. Abdelhamid Sabiri opened the game with a great 1-0. The margin was doubled in the second half. Where Fortuna became dangerous, SCP goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle was ready to neutralize that. They won 2-0.
‘This is amazing. This win has shown that we belong, “said scorer Sabiri after Saturday’s win. “Our mentality has pushed us forward,” said trainer Steffen Baumgart. The fact that Paderborn plays a difficult season was also evident in the first round of the cup. In August, the team needed a penalty series against small Rödinghausen (Regionalliga West, fourth level) to continue one round.
