Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Frankfurt
Match Time & Date:
07/02/2023
20:45
Prediction: 3-1
Darmstadt
Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Darmstadt at their Deutsche Bank Park in the DFB Pokal last 16. Die Adler aim to build on a 3-0 win over Hertha Berlin, and they are seen as hot favourites to win this tie. A man to watch in the home team will be Randal Kolo Muani, who scored a brace in the last league match, while all Alidou, Dina Ebimbe, and Wenig should miss out with injuries.
Meanwhile, the Lilywhites kicked off 2023 in style, with the team beating both Regensburg and Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry at Deutsche Bank Park. In their last meeting at the venue, back in 2017, Eintracht defeated Darmstadt 2-0, and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. The likes of Patric Pfeiffer, Matthias Bader, Klaus Gjasula, and Aaron Seydel have been struggling with injuries of late, speaking of the away team.
Highlighted Player (Mario Gotze):
Mario Gotze is a German midfielder, who played for Ronsberg and Eintrach Hombruch during his youth career before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2001. He made a great progress during his spell at the Borussia Dortmund’s youth academy and on 21 November, 2009 he made his Bundesliga debut for the Millionaires.
Gotze scored 22 goals in 83 league appearances for the club between 2009 and 2013 and he joined Borussia Dortmund’s bitterest rivals Bayern Munich on April, 2013. The German midfielder, who is capable of playing as a striker as well, failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, but it has to be noted that he was struggling with injury at the start of the season.
Gotze won three Bundesliga trophies with Bayern Munich, but at the end of the 2015/2016 season he returned to Borussia Dortmund. In 2014 he represented Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and he scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Mario Gotze was born in Memmingen on 3 June, 1992.
Highlighted Team (Darmstadt):
SV Darmstadt 98 are a professional football club that compete in the German Bundesliga. Darmstadt were founded in 1898 and the club’s original name was FC Olympia Darmstadt. In 1905 the club changed its’ name to Sportvererien Darmstadt 98. Die Lilien (The Lilies) play their home games at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor and the capacity of the ground is 17,000.
After spending 33 years in lower leagues, Darmstadt competed in the German Bundesliga in the 2015/2016 campaign, with the team finishing the season in 14th place in the standings, just two points clear of the relegation zone. Die Lilien wear blue shirts and white shorts and their main rivals are Kickers Offenbach.
The likes of Bruno Labbadia, Gino Lettieri, Zivojin Juskic, Kosta Runjaic, Lothar Buchmann are some of the most famous coaches that used to be in charge of the team in the past. It has to be noted that Darmstadt have won the Hesse Cup seven times (1966, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013).
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