Paderborn 0-2 VfB Stuttgart: Chabot and late goal settle it
VfB Stuttgart won away at Paderborn's Home Deluxe Arena thanks to a 25th-minute goal from Jeff Chabot and a second strike in the 84th minute.
- Jeff Chabot opened the scoring in the 25th minute, assisted by Angelo Stiller
- VfB Stuttgart sealed the win with a goal in the 84th minute
- Paderborn stay on 4 points, Stuttgart move to 3 despite more goals conceded than scored
Paderborn 0-2 VfB Stuttgart
Goals: Jeff Chabot (25') assisted by Angelo Stiller, VfB Stuttgart goal (84')
The match
VfB Stuttgart took the lead in the 25th minute through Jeff Chabot, set up by Angelo Stiller. Paderborn's Marvin Pieringer picked up a yellow card right before half-time, in the 45th minute.
In the second half both sides made several changes. Paderborn brought on Rayan Philippe and Steffen Tigges in the 70th minute for Pieringer and Stefano Marino. Stuttgart responded with Finn Jeltsch replacing Jeff Chabot in the 72nd minute, then Bilal El Khannouss and Dženan Pejčinović coming on in the 77th minute for Jamie Leweling and Ermedin Demirovic.
Paderborn introduced Oliver Batista-Meier for Laurin Ulrich in the 80th minute. Four minutes later, in the 84th minute, VfB Stuttgart doubled their lead to make it 2-0, effectively putting the game beyond reach.
Late substitutions followed: Felix Götze and Jonah Sticker came on for Paderborn, while Grischa Prömel and Leo Sauer replaced Deniz Undav and Chris Führich for Stuttgart.
The numbers
Paderborn had more of the ball (52% to 48%) and more shots overall (23 to 18), but Stuttgart were sharper on target with 8 shots on goal against Paderborn's 5. Corners went 7-5 in the home side's favour. Paderborn picked up one yellow card, Stuttgart none. Fouls were 10-11.
League table and next fixtures
Paderborn stay on 4 points in 12th place, with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats, 3 goals scored and 5 conceded. VfB Stuttgart move to 3 points but remain 15th, with 1 win and 3 defeats, 6 goals scored and 9 conceded.
At the top, Borussia Dortmund lead with 13 points, ahead of FC Bayern München and SC Freiburg on 10, with Werder Bremen on 8.
Next round: Paderborn travel to Werder Bremen on Saturday, 17 October at 14:30 UK time (15:30 CEST). VfB Stuttgart play away at Hamburger SV, also on Saturday, 17 October at 14:30 UK time (15:30 CEST).