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DSC Arminia Bielefeld - Eintracht Braunschweig | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:49:41 GMT

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FC Energie Cottbus - VfL Bochum 1848 | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:49:41 GMT

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Holstein Kiel - TSG Hoffenheim | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:51:00 GMT

First round: Erzgebirge Aue 0-4 Hoffenheim Christian Ilzer's men secured a comfortable win over fourth-tier Aue, with Patrick Wimmer (2), Wouter Burger and Max Moerstedt all on target.

First round: 1860 Munich 0-2 Kiel Phil Harres and Guillermo Balzi got the goals as Kiel battled past fourth-division 1860 in the opening round.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 1. FC Nürnberg | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:43:37 GMT

Previous meeting: Leverkusen 2-0 Nuremberg These teams haven't faced each other since Matchday 30 of the 2018/19 Bundesliga season, when a 2-0 Leverkusen victory stretched their unbeaten run over Der Club to seven matches (W6, D1). Lucas Alario and Kevin Volland were on target for Peter Bosz's team.

First round: Viktoria Köln 1-1 Nuremberg AET (4-5 on pens) Viktoria forced extra time with an equaliser in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, but Miroslav Klose's side triumphed in the shoot-out to reach the next round.

First round: Wehen Wiesbaden 0-4 Leverkusen Third-division Wiesbaden managed to keep Die Werkself at bay until the 43rd minute of the teams' first-round clash, but Patrik Schick opened the scoring late in the first half before strikes from Lucas Vázquez, Nathan Tella and Christian Kofane completed the win.

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Hannover 96 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:32:58 GMT

First round: Waldhof Mannheim 0-1 Kaiserslautern AET Ibrahim Kanaté scored in the final minute of extra time as Lautern squeezed past Mannheim to reach round two.

First round: Hemelingen 1-9 Hannover Lars Gindorf scored a hat-trick and Stefán Þórðarson netted twice as Hannover put nine past Hemelingen. Only Eintracht Frankfurt bagged more goals than Die Roten in the opening round of the competition.

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FC Bayern München - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:47:01 GMT

Magdeburg making ground The visitors won four of their opening eight matches of the Bundesliga 2 season to stay on the heels of the leading pack, while Bayern won four of their opening six in the Bundesliga.

First round: Bahlinger 1-4 Magdeburg Falko Michel and Mateusz Żukowski both hit braces as the Bundesliga 2 side saw off their Oberliga hosts.

First round: Osnabrück 1-4 Bayern Munich The reigning holders won comfortably in the first round thanks to a Harry Kane brace. They did not have everything their own way though, with the hosts taking a shock early lead - after their fans produced a memorable rollercoaster tifo.

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SSV Jeddeloh II - Hertha BSC | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:41:15 GMT

First round: Saarbrücken 1-1 Hertha AET (2-4 on pens) Hertha needed penalties to get the better of 3. Liga side Saarbrücken after Philip Fahrner cancelled out Paul Segiun's opener deep in second-half stoppage time. Goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck saved two of the home side's four efforts in the shoot-out to confirm the Old Lady's place in round two.

First round: Jeddeloh 5-2 Heidenheim The fourth-tier outfit stunned Bundesliga 2 club Heidenheim in one of the results of the first round. Jannik Wagner had put Frank Schmidt's charges ahead, but Jeddeloh cruised into a remarkable 5-1 lead before Mikkel Kaufmann pulled one back for the visitors late on.

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SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Schalke 04 | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:52:21 GMT

First round: Halle 2-5 Schalke AET The Royal Blues put five past Hallescher FC, but they needed extra time to get the better of the fourth-tier side. Edin Džeko scored two of Schalke's goals, including their fifth in the 27th minute of the additional 30.

First round: Westfalia Rhynern 0-6 Dresden Dynamo comfortably swept aside fourth-division opponents Westfalia back in August to reach the second round. Jonas Sterner, Niklas Hauptmann, Vincent Vermeij, Ben Bobzien, Kaan İnanoğlu and Robert Wagner got the goals for the Bundesliga 2 club.

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SC Paderborn 07 - VfB Stuttgart | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:00:41 GMT

First round: Hansa Rostock 0-4 Stuttgart Dženan Pejčinović scored a hat-trick as Sebastian Hoeneß's side overpowered 3. Liga Rostock. Tiago Tomás was also on target for last season's beaten finalists.

First round: Phönix Lübeck 2-4 Paderborn The newly promoted Bundesliga outfit proved too strong for fourth-division Lübeck back in August. Jano ter Horst, Santiago Castañeda, Stefano Marino and Gabriel Vidović got the goals for Ralf Kettemann's charges.

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Sport-Club Freiburg - VfL Wolfsburg | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:15:07 GMT

First round: Altglienicke 3-3 Wolfsburg AET (5-6 on pens) The Wolves were given an almighty scare by fourth-tier side Altglienicke, who led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 in the teams' first-round meeting. Maximilian Arnold (2) and Hauke Wahl scored for Wolfsburg, with Kilian Fischer netting the decisive penalty in the shoot-out.

First round: Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-5 Freiburg Julian Schuster's side flexed their attacking muscle with a comprehensive win at third-division Düsseldorf in August. Lucas Höler, Igor Matanović (2), Lukas Kübler and Jordy Makengo were on target for the visitors.

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1. FC Köln - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:33:13 GMT

First round: Eintracht Braunschweig 2-4 Union The Berliners fought back from 1-0 and 2-1 down to triumph at the Eintracht-Stadion. Max Marie had twice given the Bundesliga 2 side the lead, but Zeno van den Bosch and Tom Rothe restored parity each time before Marin Ljubičić's late double secured the win.

First round: Würzburger Kickers 1-2 Cologne The Billy Goats needed to come from behind to book their place in the second round. David Abrangao stunned the Bundesliga side in the 18th minute, but a second-half double from Isak Jóhannesson turned the tie on its head.

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Borussia Dortmund - SV Werder Bremen | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:54:34 GMT

Regular victors Five of Bremen's half-dozen DFB Cup wins have come in the last 35 years. Having first triumphed in 1961, the Green-and-Whites lifted the trophy again 30 years later before further wins in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009. Mesut Özil scored the only goal in Werder's 1-0 final victory over Bayer Leverkusen 17 years ago.

Five-time winners Dortmund last won Germany's domestic cup competition in 2021, when Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland scored two goals each in a 4-1 final victory over RB Leipzig at Berlin's Olympiastadion. BVB also lifted the trophy in 2017, 2012, 1989 and 1965.

First round: LSK Hansa 0-3 Bremen Niclas Füllkrug scored his first goal since returning to the club in the summer as Werder overcame fifth-division club Lüneburger SK Hansa. Jens Stage and Ludovit Reis were also on target for Daniel Thioune's charges.

First round: HEBC 0-5 Dortmund Borussia eased past tournament debutants Hamburg-Eimsbütteler BC to progress to the next round. A Janek Wrede own goal opened the scoring at the Volksparkstadion before Daniel Svensson, Samuele Inácio (2) and Fabio Silva got in on the act.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach - Karlsruher SC | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:06:47 GMT

Previous meeting: Gladbach 3-1 Karlsruhe Borussia defeated Karlsruhe at the same stage of last season's competition. Shuto Machino, Nico Elvedi and Haris Tabaković were on target for the Foals, with Fabian Schleusener scoring for Karlsruhe in the teams' first meeting in over 16 years.

First round: Preußen Münster 1-2 Karlsruhe The Bundesliga 2 side needed to come from behind to book their place in the next round of the competition. Montell Ndikom put Münster ahead in the first half, but Marvin Wanitzek and Sebastian Jung scored after the restart to end the third-tier club's hopes of an upset.

First round: Schott Mainz 0-5 Gladbach The Foals cruised to a comfortable win over the fifth-tier club back in August. Hugo Bolin got two of the goals, with Daiki Hashioka, Lukas Ullrich and Wael Mohya completing the rout.

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SV Elversberg - SV Darmstadt 98 | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:19:13 GMT

First round: Carl Zeiss Jena 1-2 Darmstadt Milan Smit and Lance Duijevstijn got the goals for the Lilies as they defeated fourth-division Jena in the opening round of the competition.

First round: Duisburg 1-3 Elversberg The newly promoted Bundesliga side needed two late goals to avoid extra time against 3. Liga outfit Duisburg. Luca Schnellbacher's opener was cancelled out by Lex-Tyger Lobinger, before Francis Onyeka's late double secured Elversberg's progression.

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SG Sonnenhof Großaspach - FC Augsburg | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:02:17 GMT

First round: Cottbus 0-2 Augsburg Anton Kade and Kristijan Jakić got the goals as Augsburg battled past second-tier Energie Cottbus. Kade opened the scoring in the first half, with Jakić confirming Augsburg's place in round two deep into second-half stoppage time.

First round: Großaspach 2-2 Bielefeld AET (3-0 on pens) Third-tier Großaspach stunned Bundesliga 2 outfit Arminia Bielefeld in the opening round, triumphing in a penalty shoot-out following an entertaining 2-2 draw after extra time. Goalkeeper Maximilian Reule was the hero for the hosts, saving two of Arminia's three spot-kicks.

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Rot-Weiss Essen - RB Leipzig | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:20:53 GMT

Previous meeting: Essen 1-4 Leipzig The teams' first and only meeting to date came in the first round of the 2024/25 competition, when efforts from Benjamin Šeško, Loïs Openda, Nusa and Xavi Simons helped Marco Rose's Leipzig come from behind at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße.

First round: Eintracht Trier 0-6 Leipzig Martín Demichelis' charges had little trouble overpowering fourth-tier Trier in the first round. Brajan Gruda, Willi Orbán, Conrad Harder, Antonio Nusa and Ezechiel Banzuzi all made the scoresheet, with Gianluca Pelzer also putting through his own net in first-half stoppage time.

First round: Essen 2-0 St. Pauli The 3. Liga side were too strong for relegated Bundesliga outfit St. Pauli as goals from Marek Janssen and Semir Telalović either side of half-time secured Essen's place in the draw for round two.

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VfL Bochum 1848 - 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:52:50 GMT

First round: VfB Krieschow 0-9 Mainz Mainz put nine past fifth-tier Krieschow in round one. Phillip Tietz bagged four of the goals, with Nadiem Amiri scoring twice and Sheraldo Becker, Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer and William Böving also on target.

First round: Greuther Fürth 1-2 Bochum Uwe Rösler's charges overcame Fürth in an all-Bundesliga 2 tie back in August. Christian Rasmussen and Philipp Hofmann got the goals for the visitors, with Maxim Dal pulling one back late on for Fürth.

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Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt | 2026/27 Season | DFB Cup

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:12:15 GMT

Proud record Victors under Niko Kovač in 2018, five-time winners Frankfurt have reached the final three times in the last 10 seasons. They beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the showpiece eight years ago, having lost 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund at Berlin's Olympiastadion 12 months earlier. Leipzig also got the better of the Eagles in 2023, triumphing 2-0 in the capital.

Three-time winners Hamburg lifted the DFB Cup in 1963, 1976 and 1987. The north-German giants have reached the semi-finals twice in the past seven years, going down 3-1 to RB Leipzig in 2019 before losing by the same scoreline against Freiburg three years later.

First round: St. Tönis 0-11 Frankfurt The Eagles registered the biggest victory of the first round, hitting double figures against fifth-tier club St. Tönis. Ten of Frankfurt's 11 goals came in the first half, with Jonathan Burkardt netting a hat-trick before the interval.

First round: Verl 0-3 Hamburg A double from Albert Grønbæk and a second-half effort from teenager Louis Lemke earned Merlin Polzin's charges a comfortable win over third-division club Verl.

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Sport-Club Freiburg - FC Bayern München | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:28:42 GMT

Freiburg beaten in Monaco Following their first defeat of the season at Leverkusen last weekend, Freiburg were beaten 3-0 by Monaco in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday.

History beckons for Kane The 33-year-old will have one eye on next Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony as he prepares to face Freiburg. The Bayern Munich striker is among the top contenders for football’s most prestigious individual award following an outstanding 2025/26 campaign.

Díaz out Luis Díaz only managed 20 minutes after his introduction against Arsenal before limping off the pitch. He will now also miss this match and possibly more, with Bayern confirming on Thursday that the Colombian had sustained a minor muscle tear in his left hamstring.

Bayern held by Arsenal Harry Kane scored one and set up another for Alphonso Davies, but Bayern could only manage a 2-2 draw at home to Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

Freiburg's time to shine? Bayern have been almost unstoppable at home, slamming in 18 goals in three games until now. Away from home, however, they've been held to draws by both Schalke and Augsburg.

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TSG Hoffenheim - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:28:42 GMT

Handsome win for Hoffenheim Hoffenheim took their second win in a week, and first victory of this season's UEFA Europa League, with a comprehensive 3-0 success at home to Lyon on Thursday.

Leverkusen stay perfect in Europe Jonas Hofmann scored twice as Leverkusen made it three Europa League wins from three without conceding in Crete on Thursday.

Turning a corner? Leverkusen's recent win over Freiburg, who sat at the top of the table before their Matchday 6 meeting, meant they secured a third consecutive win - the first time they've done so this calendar year.

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