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It is the top match of the second DFB-Pokal round. On Tuesday (October 28, 6:30 PM), Eintracht Frankfurt will host Borussia Dortmund. The two founding members of the Bundesliga have often faced each other on the field – often with a better outcome for BVB.

Frankfurt and Dortmund have faced off in a cup duel a total of five times. The Black and Yellows have won three times. In the other two matches, the Hessians had the better outcome.

The premiere was a clear affair for SGE. In the first round of 1968/69, they handed Borussia a 6-2 defeat. The second encounter also ended with the Eagles advancing. In the round of 16 of 1978/79, they won 3-1.

It took almost 30 years for both clubs to meet again in the DFB-Pokal. In the second round of 2007/08, the Westphalians turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 victory. The quarter-final of 2013/14 was decided by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in favor of Borussia. Dortmund also won the most significant duel. In the 2016/17 final, Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembélé scored for the Black and Yellows, while Ante Rebić scored for Eintracht, resulting in a 2-1 final score. On the Frankfurt bench at the time: the current BVB coach Niko Kovač.

Frankfurt duo successful with BVB

In the Bundesliga, both clubs have faced each other 104 times to date. Borussia leads with 51 wins to 32, with 21 draws and a goal difference of 202:139. Of the last 18 direct encounters, the Westphalians have won eleven, losing only two. Five matches ended in a draw.

Both clubs can rightfully claim to be cup teams. The record winner of the competition is FC Bayern Munich, who have claimed the trophy 20 times. Following Werder Bremen with six titles, both Schalke 04 and BVB, as well as SGE, have each won the cup five times. Since Bremen has already exited the competition this year, one of the trio could catch up with the North Germans.

Borussia last won in 2021, Frankfurt in 2018 (under Kovač). During Dortmund's last cup triumph, Mo Dahoud and Ansgar Knauff, two current Frankfurt players, were part of Borussia's squad. The former was even in the starting lineup.

Both clubs have scored almost as frequently in their cup history. SGE stands at 501 cup goals, while BVB is currently at 499.

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