Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Hansa Rostock
Match Time & Date:
31/10/2018
01:30 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Nurnberg
Wednesday’s football match at Osteestadion pits together Hansa Rostock and Nurnberg, who face each other in the DFB Pokal round 2. Hansa set up a meeting with Nurnberg by beating Stuttgart in front of home fans and it remains to be seen if they are capable of claiming yet another major scalp in the German Cup. Die Kogge are tough to beat at home and seeing that Nurnberg often struggle on the travels, we are tempted to put our money on the underdogs. Hansa Rostock head into the match following a 3-1 win over Fortuna Koln, which was fourth home win of the season. In their last meeting in a competitive match Nurnberg crushed Hansa 4-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. You should know that it has been 15 years since Hansa last defeated Nurnberg in a competitive game.
Highlighted Player (Hanno Behrens):
Hanno Behrens is a German footballer who was born in Elmshorn (West Germany) on March 26, 1990. Behrens played for the likes of FC Elmshorn 1920 and Hamburger SV before making his senior debut with Hamburger SV II in 2008. After scoring seven goals in 79 appearances for die Rothosen, Behrens joined SV Darmstadt 98 in 2012.
The defensive midfielder was part of Darmstadt from 2012 to 2015, when he signed a contract with 1. FC Nurnberg. The German footballer has been playing for der Ruhmreiche ever since and it is important to note that he scored 15 goals in 36 appearances for the club in 2. Bundesliga in the 2017/2018 season. Hanno Behrens did well to score for Nurnberg in a 2-0 win over Sandhausen on May 6, 2018, which helped the Bavarian side clinch promotion to the German top flight.
However, despite establishing himself as one of 1. FC Nurnberg key players, Hanno Behrens has yet to make his debut for Germany national team.
Highlighted Team (Nurnberg):
FC Nurnberg are a German club which was founded back in May, 1900. Der Ruhmreiche play their home games at Max-Morlock-Stadion, which was both built and opened in 1928. The stadium can hold up to 50,000 spectators, but it has to be noted that the capacity of the venue is 44,308 for international matches.
Nurnberg were the dominant force in German football in 1920s, with the team clinching five trophies during that period (1919/1920, 1920/1921, 1923/1924, 1924/1925, 1926/1927).
The Ruhmreiche won the national championships in 1936, 1948, 1960 and 1968 as well, with the team finishing the season as runners-up on three occasions (1934, 1937, 1962). Speaking of the club’s recent history, Nurnberg did well to win the German Cup in 2007, with the team beating Stuttgart in the title game. Speaking of the club’s European success, it has to be noted that the Bavarians played in the European Cup quarter-finals in 1962. Schalke are considered one of the club’s main rivals.
