Eintracht Frankfurt v BVB in the DFB-Pokal: predicted line-ups | OneFootball

At 6:30 PM, one of the highlights of the 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal kicks off at Deutsche Bank Park. The only two clubs that have each won it five times face off: Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund. Here are the expected starting lineups from both coaches.

In 2017, they met in the final, where BVB narrowly won 2-1. A year later, Eintracht won the DFB-Pokal against FC Bayern Munich. It's clear that only one of the two clubs can repeat this success this season. One of them will be eliminated from the competition today.

On Dortmund's side, only Emre Can and Julien Duranville remain out due to injury. Given the greater rotation announced by coach Niko Kovac these days, Kicker predicts the following initial lineup for Borussia Dortmund.

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini – Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt – Serhou Guirassy

Julian Brandt would thus once again have the chance to start for BVB outside of the Bundesliga.

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The host has only one absence to deal with in Elias Baum. The specialist magazine Kicker predicts this lineup for the hosts, who freed themselves from a minor crisis with a 2-0 win against FC St. Pauli, which followed a draw and three defeats with 15 goals conceded in those four games.

Michael Zetterer – Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate – Ritsu Doan, Fares Chaibi, Ellyes Skhiri, Nathaniel Brown – Ansgar Knauff, Can Uzun – Jonathan Burkardt

Among the bookmakers, BVB is even considered a slight favorite to win after 90 minutes, which would of course mean advancing. The odds for a Dortmund victory are around 2.25. The odds for an SGE victory, on the other hand, range between 2.80 and 2.95.

Of the last five encounters, Eintracht Frankfurt won only one (with one draw and three defeats). However, this was the last direct duel, which ended 2-0 for Eintracht in January 2025, when they played a home game against BVB in the Bundesliga.

Many more numbers and facts about the upcoming match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund can be found here.

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