German Cup

SC Paderborn 07 vs Bayer Leverkusen: 2–4

Bayer Leverkusen beat SC Paderborn 07 4–2 in the German Cup on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at Home Deluxe Arena, Paderborn, Germany.

• Competition: German Cup (2025-26 German Cup, Second Round)
• Kick-off time: Wed, 29 Oct 2025, 17:00 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Extra Time
• Venue: Home Deluxe Arena, Paderborn, Germany
• Attendance: 15,000
• Teams: SC Paderborn 07 (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away)

Goals

• 60' — Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
• 90' — Stefano Marino (SC Paderborn 07), assist Raphael Obermair
• 96' — Sven Michel (SC Paderborn 07), assist Nick Batzner
• 105'+1' — Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), assist Ernest Poku
• 120'+2' — Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), assist Christian Kofane
• 120'+4' — Aleix García (Bayer Leverkusen), assist Robert Andrich

Red cards

• 58' — Felix Götze (SC Paderborn 07)

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

SC Paderborn 07 (3-4-2-1): Markus Schubert (G), Felix Götze (CD), Tjark Scheller (CD-L), Mattes Hansen (CD-R), Luis Engelns (CM-L), Mika Baur (CM-R), Raphael Obermair (LM), Laurin Curda (RM), Lucas Copado (F), Filip Bilbija (CF-L), Marco Wörner (CF-R).

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Mark Flekken (G), Loïc Badé (CD), Jeanuël Belocian (CD-L), Edmond Tapsoba (CD-R), Robert Andrich (CM-L), Aleix García (CM-R), Alejandro Grimaldo (LM), Arthur (RM), Patrik Schick (F), Eliesse Ben Seghir (CF-L), Jonas Hofmann (CF-R).

Recent form

SC Paderborn 07: won 2–0 away to Hertha Berlin (20 Sept); won 2–0 vs Kaiserslautern (27 Sept); won 2–1 away to TSV Eintracht Braunschweig (3 Oct); won 4–3 vs Arminia Bielefeld (18 Oct); won 2–1 away to Dynamo Dresden (25 Oct).

Bayer Leverkusen: drew 1–1 vs PSV Eindhoven (1 Oct); won 2–0 vs 1. FC Union Berlin (4 Oct); won 4–3 away to Mainz (18 Oct); lost 7–2 vs Paris Saint-Germain (21 Oct); won 2–0 vs SC Freiburg (26 Oct).