National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's VfB Lübeck or TSG Hoffenheim that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of spark and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
VfB Lübeck form and stats
VfB Lübeck participated in DFB Pokal the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for VfB Lübeck so far this season.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for VfB Lübeck, who played 0-0 against Sandhausen. That match was also played at this venue (Dietmar-Scholze-Stadion an der Lohmühle).
Before that one, a fine away victory at Eutiner SV. A Reg. Cup Schleswig-Holstein game.
At Dietmar-Scholze-Stadion an der Lohmühle, VfB Lübeck has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
Hoffenheim was sent out of DFB Pokal in the round of 16 last season.There's been little loot from TSG Hoffenheim's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 17 away games in the Bundesliga. TSG Hoffenheim only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws.
TSG Hoffenheim are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Stuttgart. Midfield player Angeliño was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.24/10. Angeliño served one assist and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Stuttgart.The visiting Hoffenheim have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 17 games. TSG Hoffenheim's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 28 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
VfB Lübeck missing players
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
| VfB Lübeck | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 15 | ||
| 53 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 26 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 60% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 13.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viktoria Koln | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1860 München | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Hallescher FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jahn Regensburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Freiburg II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Saarbrucken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Unterhaching | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ulm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund II | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | VfB Lübeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Preuen Munster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ingolstadt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Verl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Waldhof Mannheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 54 | 71 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 71 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | FC Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 62 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 46 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 12 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | Bochum | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -32 | 35 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -21 | 34 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -36 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -27 | 29 |
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