National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Würzburger Kickers or Illertissen that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Würzburger Kickers and Illertissen.
Würzburger Kickers form and stats
Last season their Reg. Cup Bayern adventure ended in the semi-finals.The Würzburger fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Schweinfurt and win 3-1.
A Regionalliga: Bayern defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Unterhaching.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Würzburger Kickers as they are travelling to their away game against Buchbach in the Regionalliga: Bayern. That match is four days after this one.
Würzburger Kickers have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 losses. In these games, Würzburger Kickers have scored {13 goals} and conceded 14 times.
Illertissen form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Illertissen, as they won the Reg. Cup Bayern.There might be some fixture complaints from Illertissen as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-4 against Greuther Furth II. Illertissen lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A draw for Illertissen before that, at their own venue hosting Bayern München II (0-0).A quick return to home after this game, as Illertissen are hosting Aubstadt in the Regionalliga: Bayern only four days away.
Illertissen played five friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these five matches Illertissen scored 15 and conceded {5 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Würzburger Kickers won three games, two matches ended with a tie and Illertissen managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / two.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Sané 18 goals |  I. Franjic 11 goals |  H. Pöschl 11 goals |
Würzburger Kickers missing players
Illertissen missing players
| Würzburger Kickers | Illertissen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 64 | 39 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 8.1 | ||
| 4 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 66% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 38% | ||
| 4.7 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.7 | ||
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