Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hoffenheim & Greuther Fürth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Hoffenheim nor Greuther Fürth as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hoffenheim form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the DFB Pokal for Hoffenheim, as the manager S. Hoeneß led his troops to eliminate Chemnitzer FC, and reach the 2nd Round. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 3rd round.The story so far in the Bundesliga for Hoffenheim at their home stadium (PreZero Arena) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Hoffenheim, who won 2-1 against Borussia M'gladbach. Preceding that match was the home Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig that was lost 0-1.
A decent goal production from Hoffenheim in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Greuther Fürth form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Meinerzhagen in order to reach 2nd Round of DFB Pokal. Greuther Fürth's mission in DFB Pokal last season failed in the 1st round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the 2. Bundesliga. Greuther are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.
It's the second away game in a row for Greuther, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga last time out. A 0-4 loss hosting Darmstadt 98 before that.
Greuther Fürth goalie Sascha Burchert was high and low in the Eintracht Braunschweig game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Greuther have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. As opposed to that, Greuther Fürth have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Hoffenheim victories, one draw and three Greuther Fürth wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kramarić 8 goals |   P. Seguin 5 goals |  B. Hrgota 5 goals |
Hoffenheim missing players
Greuther Fürth missing players
| Hoffenheim | Greuther Fürth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | ||
| 55 | 37 | Scored | S | 31 | 46 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 76% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 66% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Bayern München | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Freiburg | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -28 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bochum | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Greuther Fürth | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Osnabruck | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Nurnberg | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Paderborn | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 4 |