Our prediction for this DFB Pokal match:
Stuttgart
Match Time & Date:
02/04/2025
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Leipzig
All eyes will be on MHPArena when Stuttgart and Leipzig go head to head in the DFB Pokal semis. Die Schwaben aim to put an end to their six-game winless run and they are seen as favourites to win Wednesday’s clash. Defender Leonidas Stergiou is back from the Bundesliga ban, while important forward Deniz Undav is pushing for a recall to the starting XI. The Red Bulls, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Borussia M’gladbach at the weekend.
As over the years Stuttgart have turned their MHPArena into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. The likes of Benjamin Henrichs, Antonio Nusa, Assan Ouedraogo, and Xaver Schlager should miss out with injuries for the away team. As always, Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko will lead the line for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Alexander Nubel):
Alexander Nubel is a German goalkeeper who plays for Schalke 04 as a goalkeeper. Nubel started his youth career at TSV Tudorf and he moved to SC Paderborn in the summer of 2005. The 193-cm-tall shoot-stopper, though, did not see any game action with Paderborn at senior level as he joined Schalke 04 in 2015.
After making 24 appearances for the reserve team, Alexander Nubel made his debut with the senior team on May 14, 2016. The German goalkeeper made 18 appearances for die knappen in the 2018/2019 Bundesliga season, keeping five clean sheets in the process. Alexander Nubel has 17 caps for the Germany U21 team as well, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the senior team.
The talented shoot-stopper was born in Paderborn, Germany on September 30, 1996. His preferred foot is right and he has a contract with die Knappen until June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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