National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dynamo Dresden or Paderborn that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dynamo Dresden form and stats
Last season, Dresden's DFB Pokal journey ended in the 2nd round.The story so far in the 2. Bundesliga for Dynamo Dresden at their home stadium (Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. After failing to beat Hallescher FC here at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Dresden manager A. Schmidt and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hamburger SV in the 2. Bundesliga. Tim Knipping was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.15 out of 10. The defender Knipping scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels. The Dresden goalkeeper Kevin Broll was crucial in the match against Hamburger SV last time out, making six saves.
Before that, Dynamo Dresden had a 2. Bundesliga home game versus Ingolstadt which ended with a victory 3-0.Early season league goal statistics from Dynamo Dresden's 1 home game: 3 goals, 0 conceded.
Paderborn form and stats
They also participated in DFB Pokal last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The last three matches for Paderborn have all ended in a draw.
Paderborn's last game was the home draw against Nürnberg (2-2). Defender Jannis Heuer was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Heuer scored one goal and won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Paderborn travelled to Heidenheim and returned home with a draw after the 2. Bundesliga game finished 0-0.0 goals so far away for Paderborn, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Dresden wins - draws - Paderborn wins). As for goals, ten matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Daferner 2 goals |  T. Knipping 1 goals | H. Mörschel 1 goals |
Dynamo Dresden missing players
Paderborn missing players
| Dynamo Dresden | Paderborn | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 47 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 18 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Jahn Regensburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | St. Pauli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hansa Rostock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Paderborn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |