**Both sides rolling into preseason with serious momentum** — Werder and Paderborn have each won four of their last five and are clearly building something sharp before the real action kicks off. 🔥

Werder's looking tidy in attack (back-to-back shutouts at home), while Paderborn just flexed with a 2-1 over Southampton. This is the kind of friendly where form actually matters because both clubs have real shape right now.

Key storylines:

- **Werder's attacking trio** of J. Njinmah, J. Stage, and M. Grüll have been involved in recent goals and should get plenty of service from F. Agu and S. Lynen in midfield
- **Paderborn's defensive solidity** — M. Schubert and the back three anchored by T. L. Scheller have been stingy, though S. Michel's absence could be felt
- **S. Musah vs S. Tigges** — Bremen's left-sided threat up against a Paderborn forward line that includes one of the league's hungry strikers

Expected lineups:

- **SV Werder Bremen**: M. Backhaus, A. Pieper, K. Coulibaly, M. Friedl, F. Agu, S. Lynen, R. Schmid, J. Njinmah, J. Stage, M. Grüll, S. Musah
- **SC Paderborn 07**: M. Schubert, M. Hansen, T. L. Scheller, F. Götze, J. Sticker, L. Curda, S. Castaneda, M. Baur, S. Marino, R. Müller, S. Tigges

Prediction:

**2-1 Werder** — slight edge to the hosts given their home comfort and recent precision, but Paderborn's defensive shape makes this tight. 💪