National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Borussia Dortmund or Ingolstadt that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Borussia Dortmund form and stats
Borussia Dortmund have not come this way in the DFB Pokal without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Wehen Wiesbaden.Borussia Dortmund have played 5 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Eintracht Frankfurt here at Signal-Iduna-Park, Borussia Dortmund has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with nine wins in a row.
A good away victory last time out for Borussia, who won 3-1 against DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Midfielder Emre Can was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.23 (out of ten) in that game. Can scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 74 successful passes (of 81 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ajax (0-4).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Köln in only four days. This game is also played here at Signal-Iduna-Park.
It's goals goals goals for Borussia Dortmund who have scored 17 goals from 5 league home games. Borussia have conceded 8 from these games.
Ingolstadt form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Erzgebirge Aue in order to reach 2nd round of DFB Pokal. Ingolstadt was sent out of DFB Pokal in the 1st round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ingolstadt so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Schubert, the Ingolstadt manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Ingolstadt, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Erzgebirge Aue in the 2. Bundesliga. Fabijan Buntić (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.44. Buntić stopped the opponent with four saves.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Holstein Kiel in the 2. Bundesliga.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ingolstadt as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Ingolstadt's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 17 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - one - zero (Borussia wins - draws - Ingolstadt wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 9 goals |  R. Guerreiro 3 goals |  J. Brandt 2 goals |
Borussia Dortmund missing players
Ingolstadt missing players
| Borussia Dortmund | Ingolstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 63 | 39 | Scored | S | 23 | 40 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 7 | FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Köln | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | TSG Hoffenheim | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Stuttgart | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Bochum | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Pauli | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Nurnberg | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Paderborn | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |