Paderborn v VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart, just.
TestedVfB Stuttgart win about 44 times in 100. The other 56: a draw (26) or a Paderborn win (30).
Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 18:41 CEST, before kickoff.
Likely line-ups
Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoffPlayers to watch
Model estimateEach player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).
- Marvin Pieringer16%to score
- Stefano Marino16%to score
- Gabriel Vidovic15%to score
- Steffen Tigges11%to score
- Deniz Undav29%to score
- Ermedin Demirovic23%to score
- Dzenan Pejcinovic17%to score
- Grischa Prömel14%to score
Numbers to expect
Forecast by VestaWhat each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.
What's at stake
Model estimateThe chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.
| Team and chance | Now | Paderborn win | Draw | VfB Stuttgart win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paderborn | ||||
| Bottom 3 | 23% | 16% | 23% | 28% |
| VfB Stuttgart | ||||
| Top 4 | 15% | 10% | 12% | 19% |
| Bottom 3 | 1% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
Goals in the match
TestedExactly
Goals by team
TestedWinning margin
TestedResult combinations
TestedClean sheets
TestedThe first goal
Model estimateWhen it comes
Every score
TestedChance of each score in percent: Paderborn goals down, VfB Stuttgart goals across.
| Home goals down, away goals across | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | · |
Halves
TestedHalf-time and full-time
TestedWhen the goals come
Model estimateExpected goals in each 15 minutes.
Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works
Every player's chances
Model estimateEveryone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Pieringer | 16% | 7% | 1.1 |
| Stefano Marino | 16% | 5% | 1.1 |
| Gabriel Vidovic | 15% | 6% | 1.1 |
| Steffen Tigges bench | 11% | 3% | 0.8 |
| Santiago Castañeda | 9% | 7% | 1.0 |
| Sven Michel bench | 7% | 3% | 0.5 |
| Laurin Ulrich | 7% | 8% | 0.9 |
| Dennis Srbeny bench | 5% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Rayan Philippe bench | 5% | 2% | 0.4 |
| Laurin Curda | 4% | 10% | 0.5 |
| Raphael Obermair | 3% | 4% | 0.5 |
| Sebastian Vasiliadis bench | 3% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Christopher Antwi-Adjei bench | 3% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Jano ter Horst | 3% | 4% | 0.4 |
| Mohamed Dräger bench | 3% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Abdelhamid Sabiri bench | 3% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Tjark Scheller | 3% | 4% | 0.3 |
| Mattes Hansen | 2% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Marlon Ritter bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Jonah Sticker bench | 1% | 2% | 0.1 |
| Oliver Batista Meier bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Jamilu Collins bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Laurent Jans bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Tom Baack bench | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Luca Kilian bench | <1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Nahuel Nicolas Noll | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Leopold Zingerle bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deniz Undav | 29% | 11% | 2.3 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | 23% | 7% | 1.3 |
| Dzenan Pejcinovic bench | 17% | 4% | 1.2 |
| Grischa Prömel | 14% | 7% | 1.2 |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt | 12% | 15% | 0.8 |
| Chris Führich | 10% | 16% | 0.9 |
| Joshua Vagnoman | 9% | 8% | 0.6 |
| Angelo Stiller | 7% | 11% | 0.4 |
| Bilal El Khannouss bench | 6% | 9% | 0.7 |
| Tiago Tomás bench | 5% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Jamie Leweling bench | 5% | 7% | 0.5 |
| Nikolas Nartey bench | 4% | 4% | 0.2 |
| Julian Chabot | 4% | 1% | 0.6 |
| Chema Andres bench | 3% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Finn Jeltsch | 2% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Yanik Spalt bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Ramon Hendriks | <1% | 3% | 0.1 |
| Fabian Bredlow | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Alexander Nübel bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |



