City, Germany – Paderborn dey prepare for big match as dem welcome Bayer Leverkusen for DFB-Pokal second round on Wednesday evening. This one go happen for their Home Deluxe Arena, and e don sell out! (People no wan miss am!)
SC Paderborn dey shine like diamond for dis season, no be small. Dem don dey unbeaten for seven matches, with six of dem na wins. E fit shock you but dem dey sit comfortably for second position for 2. Bundesliga, just one point behind Schalke 04. Dem latest match? Paderborn come from behind to beat Dynamo Dresden 2-1 (make dem no forget how to come back too!).
Ralf Kettemann, Paderborn gaffer, dey confident say he team fit give Leverkusen serious wahala. He talk say, “We want to cause a surprise. Leverkusen dey hot right now, but we too dey in shape. We go play our game.” E fit be small David vs Goliath, if you ask me!
On the other side, Bayer Leverkusen don find their groove since Kasper Hjulmand take over. Dem dey undefeated for six league matches, as dem dey sit down for fifth position for Bundesliga. Last week, wey PSG give dem serious beating, dem bounce back with 2-0 win against SC Freiburg. Na wah!
For their first Pokal round, Leverkusen no send dem Regionalliga side, Sonnehof Großaspach. Dem tear dem apart with 4-0. Patrick Schick, Arthur, Christian Kofane, and Alejandro Grimaldo all carry their names go score sheet. Hjulmand dey respect Paderborn plenty, but e make am clear say dem no dey come for small play. “We fully respect them,” he talk with serious face.
Leverkusen get serious history for Pokal, e don be twice dem carry am go house and five times dem don reach final. Dem last carry am go dey 2023/24 campaign under Xabi Alonso. Their last outing see dem exit at semi-final thanks to Arminia Bielefeld wahala.
As the match dey approach, ogbonge team news don drop. Paderborn go miss Marcel Hoffmeier and Calvin Brackelmann, while for Leverkusen, Ezequiel Fernández, Malik Tillman, Axel Tape, and few others dey sit down out. (Chai! Na serious matter!)
In last two meetings for DFB-Pokal, Leverkusen don chop Paderborn for both, the latest na for this same season. Their recent form against the second-tier side dey bright, so no be small pressure dey on Paderborn shoulders. Na dem dey look for their fourth straight win for Home Deluxe Arena.
SC Paderborn line-up go fit be: Schubert (GK); Hansen, Götze, Scheller; Curda, Baur, Castaneda, Obermair; Bilbija, Bätzner; Tigges. Bayer Leverkusen fit start with: Flekken (GK); Quansah, Badé, Tapsoba; Arthur, Andrich, Garcia, Grimaldo; Hoffmann, Poku; Kofane. E go dey interesting to see how both teams go set up their game.
Na serious match we wan see, and make we watch how body go dey if Paderborn fit pull upset or if Leverkusen go continue dem superiority. All eyes dey on dem, and we go see who go smile at the end of the day!
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