Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Bayer Leverkusen
Match Time & Date:
6 December 2023
17:00
Prediction: 3-1
Paderborn
Following a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga derby, Bayer Leverkusen will look to return to start a new winning run when they face Paderborn in the German Cup last 16. Xabi Alonso is doing an excellent job with the BayArena outfit and his men are seen as hot favourites to advance to the DFB Pokal quarter-finals. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Victor Boniface, who scored the equalizer at the weekend, while fit-again forward Patrik Schick is pushing for a start.
Paderborn, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Hannover and they managed to get one thanks to Florent Muslija’s goal. The 2. Bundesliga team, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Leverkusen’s party at BayArena. All Niclas Nadj, Visar Musliu, and Kimberly Ezekwem are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Jonas Hofmann):
Jonas Hofmann is a German football player, who was born in Heidelberg on 14 July, 1992. Hofmann is a right winger who is capable of playing as both left winger and an attacking midfielder as well. He played for Hoffenheim II before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2011 and it has to be noted that he made 71 appearances for the reserve team between 2011 and 2014.
Hofmann made his Bundesliga debut against Hoffenheim on 16 December, 2012. He came as a substitute in the dying minutes of the match. After making 38 appearances for BVB, the German footballer signed a four-year deal with Borussia M’gladbach on 29 December, 2015. His contract with the club expires in 2020. Jonas Hofmann played five games for Germany U18 and he has 10 caps for Germany U21.
You should have in mind that he won two Bundesliga trophies with Borussia Dortmund (2010/2011, 2011/2012), while clinching the German Cup title in 2012 with the Millionaires as well. His was part of the Borussia Dortmund team that faced Bayern Munich in the 2012/2013 Champions League final.
Highlighted Team (Paderborn):
Welcoming their rivals at Benteler-Arena, Paderborn are a German club that will compete in the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season. The club played their first ever match in the German top flight on August 24, 2019, with the team sharing the spoils with Mainz (2-2) in front of home fans.
Benteler-Arena can hold up to 15,000 spectators and it was opened on July 20, 2008. Paderborn play their home matches in blue and black shirts and black shirts, but white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Until the 1980s TuS Scholls Neuhaus were considered the club’s main rivals are Arminia Bielefeld, with the two teams facing each other in Ostwestfalenderby.
This rivalry was established in the 2008/2009 season when Arminia Bielefeld dropped to the 2. Bundesliga. It has to be noted that Paderborn have yet to represent Germany in European competitions.
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