Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
All eyes will be on Deutsche Bank Park when Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia M’gladbach face each other in a highly-anticipated DFB Pokal game. Die Adler shared the spoils with Union Berlin at the weekend, but they are still seen as favourites to win Wednesday’s German Cup game. Arthur Theate is available for selection despite his sending-off in Berlin, while all Rasmus Kristensen, Oscar Hojlund, and Sasa Kalajdzic miss out with injuries.
Die Fohlen, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Mainz. Borussia M’gladbach, have suffered two defeats in the last three away games, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Frankfurt. The likes of Jan Olschowsky, Jonas Omlin, Simon Walde, Luca Netz, and Nico Elvedi are sidelined with injuries for the visiting team, while Austria midfielder Kevin Stoger should be recalled to the starting XI.
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 (Monchengladbach ):
Borussia Monchengladbach is a German football club founded in 1900 in West Germany. The club is currently playing in the highest German football division: The Bundesliga. The club from Northrine Westfalia hosts its home games in the Borussia-Park stadium. The Borussia Park stadium is one of the biggest stadiums in Germany and holds a capacity of 55 000 spectators.
The club colors of Borussia Monchengladbach are black and white. The most known nickname for Borussia Monchengladbach is Die Fohlen which literally means the foals. Borussia Monchengladbach is one of the most successful clubs in Germany holding the German title for 5 times. The DFB Pokal 3 times and the UEFA cup 2 times.
The are a lot of world class players with a Borussia Monchengladbach history such as: Thorgan Hazard, Effenberg, ter Stegen, BIerhoff, Matthaus, Heynckes, Reus and Elber.