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The youth matches at a glance

U23: SC Paderborn II – BVB (Regionalliga West): 21 September 2026, 6 p.m. (Home Deluxe Arena)

U23 travel to Paderborn with momentum

The 2-1 win in the clash between promotion contenders against Westfalia Rhynern put the U23 in excellent spirits. “I congratulated the team on this performance – they have taken an important step,” said Rios, praising the strong display on Wednesday evening, which lifted them into third place in the table. The good starting position, with only one point separating them from joint leaders Gütersloh and Oberhausen, makes the coach optimistic ahead of the next task at SC Paderborn. “We draw a lot of confidence from it, but we also know how much work goes into it.”

One advantage could be the longer recovery period. After the match against Rhynern on Wednesday, Borussia have an extra day to recover. Since SC Paderborn’s Bundesliga first team face Hoffenheim on Sunday, the match between the two reserve teams at the Home Deluxe Arena will not kick off until Monday (6 p.m., live on LEAGUES). In addition, after the comeback of defensive leader Jesper Verlaat, who came on late against Rhynern, Rios now has a full squad to choose from. “It is extremely good for the coaching staff to be able to bring in fresh legs during busy weeks,” the coach commented.

Although 10th-placed Paderborn have won only one home game so far this season, BVB are still expecting a demanding task, according to the Dortmund coach. BVB’s most recent visit to East Westphalia should be warning enough: they lost the very first match of last season there 3-0.

U19 have several weeks without a match

Because of the international break, the U19 will not play another competitive match until 14 October. Their first away game in the UEFA Youth League, against FK Bodø/Glimt, is scheduled for then. The second half of the DFB Youth League season begins on Saturday, 17 October, with a home match against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1 p.m.).

U17 want to finish the first half of the season with a perfect record

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