Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Borussia Dortmund
Match Time & Date:
01/11/2023
18:00
Prediction: 2-1
Hoffenheim
Following a thrilling 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund will look to return to winning ways in the DFB Pokal when they take on Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park. Both Youssoufa Moukoko and Julian Brandt are pushing for a start after the duo scored from the bench in the last league match, while goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has joined Mats Hummels, Felix Nmecha, Emre Can, Julien Duranville, and Mateu Morey in the recovery room. Fellow shot-stopper Alexander Meyer is likely to step up.
The visitors, meanwhile, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Frankfurt, with the team beating Stuttgart 3-2 on the road. As Hoffenheim are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Wednesday’s clash comes too early for Croatia striker Andrej Kramaric, with the likes of Geiger, Conte, Nsoki, Kabak, John, Grillitsch, and Kaderabek remaining in the treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Julian Brandt):
Julian Brandt is one of the most promising wingers in Germany. He started playing football in his hometown, Bremen, at SC Borgfeld, moving to FC Oberneuland, after which he joined VLF Wolfsburg’s youth academy. With 27 goals in his 48 games during two seasons with the Wolves, Brandt recommended himself to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2014.
The 22-year-old winger prefers to play on the left flank, but he can also provide help on the right side, as well as an attacking midfielder. During the season 2015/2016, Julian Brandt netted goals in six consecutive games, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Muller to achieve this.
The good performances in the season made Joackim Low call the youngster in Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for the Euro 2016 and he made his first appearance for the senior squad in May 2016, against Slovakia. He was a part of the Germany squad at the Summer Olympics, where Brandt and his teammates won the silver medal. In the summer of 2018, Julian Brandt made the World Cup team.
Highlighted Team (Hoffenheim):
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German sport club from Hoffenheim in the Baden-Wurttemberg region. The football division played in season 2001/2002 for the first time in the Regionalliga Sud: the third highest football division in Germany. In 2007 the club managed to get to the 2. Bundesliga. One year later in 2007/2008 the club even managed to reach the Bundesliga .
Hoffenheim plays its home games in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena Rhein-Neckar-Arena which was built in 1999. The venue holds a capacity of 32 000 and is one of the most modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of Hoffenheim are blue and white. The most known nickname for the club is Hoffe. The most famous football player that played for Hoffenheim was Luiz Gustavo.
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