BVB U23 still unbeaten? – No squad worries at SC Paderborn II | OneFootball

At a rather unusual time, Borussia Dortmund II travel to SC Paderborn’s reserve team on Monday at 6 p.m., bringing the ninth matchday of the Regionalliga West to a close. After climbing to third place during the week with a 2-1 win in the rearranged match against Westfalia Rhynern, BVB’s U23 can now continue their rise and overtake FC Gütersloh, who were held to a 1-1 draw at SV Rödinghausen on Friday.

To wrap up the busy week, BVB definitely want to maintain their aura and remain the league’s only unbeaten team. The squad conditions are in place for another successful performance, as coach Daniel Rios has a full squad to choose from and can once again rely on captain Jesper Verlaat, who at least made a substitute appearance against Rhynern after his enforced two-match absence.

“It is extremely good for the coaching staff to be able to bring in fresh legs during busy weeks,” Rios said on the club website, pleased with the options available, which will likely once again result in a certain amount of rotation, as they did during the week when the starting eleven changed in no fewer than five positions.

Travelling to Paderborn full of confidence

The results so far, including strong responses to setbacks such as going behind temporarily against SV Rödinghausen the matchday before last, have coach Rios heading to Paderborn with confidence, though coupled with the reminder that full focus on the tasks ahead remains essential: “We draw a lot of confidence from it, but we also know how much work goes into it.”

Photo: IMAGO / Thomas Bielefeld

The fact that Paderborn II won their last home match 5-2 against SG Wattenscheid 09 should be warning enough ahead of the trip to East Westphalia, as should the 0-3 defeat suffered there on the opening matchday of last season.

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