Germany DFB Cup 2023/2024 - Discussion and Prediction

[QueenVera]

A lot can still happen in seven weeks and the performance of many teams are often changes during the winter break.  Mönchengladbach and Saarbrücken are both in the midfield of their respective tables. Mönchengladbach in Bundesliga 1 and Saarbrücken in Bundesliga 3. Saarbrücken has come a long way in the DFB Cup. I am curious to see what the odds will be at matchday.

Saarbucken have made a statement in their win against Frankfurt and Bayern and these are 2 strong teams of the German Top Flight League. Yes, they’ll sure be given higher odds considering the league they play in which is no close to the top flight league and they play against a Gladbach who could cause an upset for bigger teams in the top flight. I think in this match, Saarbucken have no hopes at all, except things go in their favour few weeks before matchday.

 Saarbucken and Mochengladbach are both having same game play and style but in football the better and intelligent team wins which I think will be Mönchengladbach, well let me not conclude cause in football anything is possible, If they could eliminate the mighty Bayern Munich from the tournament then their a possibility of them doing same to Gladbach.

[bct_ail]

The DFB has now announced the dates for the last 8 teams (the quarter-final):

- Tuesday, 30. January 2024: FC St. Pauli vs. Düsseldorf
- Wednesday, 31. January 2024: Hertha Berlin vs. Kaiserslautern 
- Tuesday, 06. February 2024: Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart
- Wednesday, 07 February 2024: Saarbrücken vs. Mönchengladbach

With the exception of the second match between Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern all other 3 matches will be seen on free TV.

[Soonandwaite]

The DFB has now announced the dates for the last 8 teams (the quarter-final):

- Tuesday, 30. January 2024: FC St. Pauli vs. Düsseldorf
- Wednesday, 31. January 2024: Hertha Berlin vs. Kaiserslautern 
- Tuesday, 06. February 2024: Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart
- Wednesday, 07 February 2024: Saarbrücken vs. Mönchengladbach

With the exception of the second match between Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern all other 3 matches will be seen on free TV.

and what's your opinion ! will a team from the 2.bundesliga reach the final in berlin ? maybe even hertha bsc berlin ?
hertha bsc berlin now have a home game against kaiserslautern. if they win that and have a bit of luck and are drawn for another home game it could be possible .
a great final would of course be hertha bsc berlin against st. pauli . but i think that leverkusen will reach the cup final this year and win the dfb cup in the end.
leverkusen is the best team in german football so far. if the performance is right next year too, winning the dfb cup is possible. finally a title for vizekusen 1

[bct_ail]

and what's your opinion !

Leverkusen are definitely in good shape and considering their performance in the Bundesliga, they are definitely favourites for the DFB Cup. But there are always surprises in the DFB Cup.
The teams will have their winter break first. Then we will see in which shape they will start in the second half of the season. That is why I am not going to make any predictions just yet. Only a few days before.

[sokani]

The DFB has now announced the dates for the last 8 teams (the quarter-final):

- Tuesday, 30. January 2024: FC St. Pauli vs. Düsseldorf
- Wednesday, 31. January 2024: Hertha Berlin vs. Kaiserslautern  
- Tuesday, 06. February 2024: Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart
- Wednesday, 07 February 2024: Saarbrücken vs. Mönchengladbach

With the exception of the second match between Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern all other 3 matches will be seen on free TV.

and what's your opinion ! will a team from the 2.bundesliga reach the final in berlin ?

Football has taught me that nothing is impossible, so yeah, a team from the Bundesliga 2 could pull some surprise and make it to the final. However, I think it's the end of the road for Saarbrücken (Bundesliga 3), they've knocked out two Bundesliga team already; Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt and their encounter with Mönchengladbach would make it the third Bundesliga team in this campaign. Based on the home side victory over the Bundesliga heavyweights, I think Mönchengladbach will approach the game more cautiously by fielding their first team players and they'll do everything they can to make it to the last four.

[Distraction]

I wish Leverkusen and Stuttgart didn't have a draw against each other in the quarter finals already. Because they are the strongest teams among the teams left in the DFB Pokal cup. There is Gladbach also of course but the rest of the teams are lower tier teams which aren't even in the Bundesliga. Therefore the cup could be quite interesting this season.

I think Leverkusen would take advantage of their playing home and eliminate Stuttgart. But maybe it might not happen in 90 minutes. We might watch penalty shootouts also.

Saarbrucken look like a dangerous team in the cup now. Because they have eliminated 2 big teams like Bayern Munich and Frankfurt.

[bct_ail]

I wish Leverkusen and Stuttgart didn't have a draw against each other in the quarter finals already.

I like that. The DFB Cup is also a Cup where small clubs can go far.

but the rest of the teams are lower tier teams which aren't even in the Bundesliga.

Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Mönchengladbach are in Bundesliga 1, while St Pauli, Düsseldorf, Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern play in Bundesliga 2 and have already all played in Bundesliga 1. So I do not see them as lower tier teams. St. Pauli, for example, are at place 2 and have yet not lose a game.

Saarbrucken look like a dangerous team in the cup now. Because they have eliminated 2 big teams like Bayern Munich and Frankfurt.

And for me Bayern Munich and Frankfurt are stronger opponents than Mönchengladbach.So I could imagine a surprise again.

[QueenVera]

and what's your opinion ! will a team from the 2.bundesliga reach the final in berlin ? maybe even hertha bsc berlin ?
hertha bsc berlin now have a home game against kaiserslautern. if they win that and have a bit of luck and are drawn for another home game it could be possible .
a great final would of course be hertha bsc berlin against st. pauli . but i think that leverkusen will reach the cup final this year and win the dfb cup in the end.
leverkusen is the best team in german football so far. if the performance is right next year too, winning the dfb cup is possible. finally a title for vizekusen 1

The DFB draw is out and yes from the fixtures, it seems as if Leverkusen are the only teams with greater percentage of chance of winning the cup. In the domestic league, they're doing exclusively beyond just an average performance. Even though they're drawn to go against Stuttgart who are also at the top spot on the league table, the game may be tough but Leverkusen's performance still keeps them out.

 Another fixture that may be tough will be Monchengladbach against Saarbrucken. These two sides aren't so good but they're good. For Saarbrucken, they defeated Munich to stay in the competition, so definitely their confidence and hopes for advancement are high and for the former, they're a good side, still a threat to team's too, the qualifiers may be known but we'd conclude after every result for these fixtures are out.

[bct_ail]

The first quarter-final match in the DFB Cup begins today. St Pauli against Düsseldorf. They have already played against each other in the Bundesliga 2 three days ago. St Pauli won 2:1 in Düsseldorf. They showed a good performance there. Now Düsseldorf can take revenge. It will definitely be a match of equals. However, both teams have had little time to recover.
The second quarter-final match between Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern will take place tomorrow then.

[emrecemsan]

Bayern Munich have the most titles here by far but they don't look they care about the cup much in the recent years. They have been eliminated by really weak teams as well. This is helping us see some different champions at the same time though.    The last champion Leipzig said goodbye early this time in last 32 stage.



I wonder what your opinion is about this challenge especially. 

It is like an early finale to me considering the quality of the teams left. There is one leg and it is going to be played at BayArena. These all pointing towards a Leverkusen win I think. By the way only 3 out of 8 teams left are Bundesliga ones. If we see a surprise winner in the cup it would be unforgettable in its history. 

[sokani]

Bayern Munich have the most titles here by far but they don't look they care about the cup much in the recent years. They have been eliminated by really weak teams as well. This is helping us see some different champions at the same time though.    The last champion Leipzig said goodbye early this time in last 32 stage.

All cups are important to a big club like Bayern Munich, so I want to believe they gave their all but things didn't just go their way.

I wonder what your opinion is about this challenge especially.  

It is like an early finale to me considering the quality of the teams left. There is one leg and it is going to be played at BayArena. These all pointing towards a Leverkusen win I think. By the way only 3 out of 8 teams left are Bundesliga ones. If we see a surprise winner in the cup it would be unforgettable in its history.  

During last weekend's game against Monchengladbach, I think Xaxi Alonso dropped some key players so that he can have fresh legs for this match because this is a big shot at a silverware this season. There are no new injuries aside the old ones that are recuperating and according to the information from the medical team, Frimpong should be back in few days but I don't know if he'll be ready for this game. I see them as favourite in making it into the semis.

[bct_ail]

Düsseldorf won the quarter-final between St. Pauli and Düsseldorf. The game was pretty boring because both teams waited for the other to make mistakes. As a result both goals between the 90 minutes were only scored from penalties. Düsseldorf led in extra time and St. Pauli made it into the penalty shoot-out with the very last chance in minute 120. But they lost that.
So I cannot say that the better team won. It was the team that was better at doing penalties.

[Soonandwaite]

Düsseldorf won the quarter-final between St. Pauli and Düsseldorf. The game was pretty boring because both teams waited for the other to make mistakes. As a result both goals between the 90 minutes were only scored from penalties. Düsseldorf led in extra time and St. Pauli made it into the penalty shoot-out with the very last chance in minute 120. But they lost that.
So I cannot say that the better team won. It was the team that was better at doing penalties.

first st.pauli wins in the 2.bundesliga with 2:1 in düsseldorf and a short time later düsseldorf wins in hamburg in the dfb cup . it's a bit crazy .
but the cup has some surprises like every year . maybe there are even 2. second division teams and no bundesliga club . tonight the match in berlin's olympia stadium .
i'm curious if hertha bsc will make it to the semi-finals . that would be a great success for the berlin team . then one more win and they'll be in the final in their home stadium.

[bct_ail]

tonight the match in berlin's olympia stadium .
i'm curious if hertha bsc will make it to the semi-finals . that would be a great success for the berlin team . then one more win and they'll be in the final in their home stadium.

Hertha Berlin have been knocked out from the DFB Cup. They lost 1:3 against Kaiserslautern in their own stadium. Kaiserslautern now have the opportunity to play in the final in the Olympiastadion again.
Kaiserslautern deserved to win this match. But it was also a very boring game in many phases in the first half.
The other two quarter-final matches will take places next week.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

tonight the match in berlin's olympia stadium .
i'm curious if hertha bsc will make it to the semi-finals . that would be a great success for the berlin team . then one more win and they'll be in the final in their home stadium.

Hertha Berlin have been knocked out from the DFB Cup. They lost 1:3 against Kaiserslautern in their own stadium. Kaiserslautern now have the opportunity to play in the final in the Olympiastadion again.
Kaiserslautern deserved to win this match. But it was also a very boring game in many phases in the first half.
The other two quarter-final matches will take places next week.

This year's DFC cup really is special.
I don't think there have ever been 4 2nd league and 1 3rd league team in the final 8. And since the 4 2nd league teams played each other yesterday maybe there have never been 2 semi finalists from that league as well.
Would be so funny if one of those 2nd league teams would get a spot in a European cup next season.
Still a lot has to happen for this to come true but only having a chance is big.

I am not a fan of Kaiserslautern but I am a fan of teams with a long tradition in German football, and FCK is one of those teams for sure.

Unlucky for Leverkusen & Stuttgart they are facing each other. Every other team would have been some kind of a "walk in the park" but since Stuttgart is one of the top teams this year and Leverkusen is still unbeaten in German football this is the early final in this year's cup.

[PokerBetting]

Bayern Munich have the most titles here by far but they don't look they care about the cup much in the recent years. They have been eliminated by really weak teams as well. This is helping us see some different champions at the same time though.    The last champion Leipzig said goodbye early this time in last 32 stage.



I wonder what your opinion is about this challenge especially. 

It is like an early finale to me considering the quality of the teams left. There is one leg and it is going to be played at BayArena. These all pointing towards a Leverkusen win I think. By the way only 3 out of 8 teams left are Bundesliga ones. If we see a surprise winner in the cup it would be unforgettable in its history. 

a meeting that is too early, because the remaining strong teams are only leverkusen and stutgart. whoever wins the leverkusen vs stutgart match will become the dfb pokal champion. one more is still moenchengladbargh. my prediction is that leverkusen can win the match against stutgart even though the match will run very tightly.

[Soonandwaite]

tonight the match in berlin's olympia stadium .
i'm curious if hertha bsc will make it to the semi-finals . that would be a great success for the berlin team . then one more win and they'll be in the final in their home stadium.

Hertha Berlin have been knocked out from the DFB Cup. They lost 1:3 against Kaiserslautern in their own stadium. Kaiserslautern now have the opportunity to play in the final in the Olympiastadion again.
Kaiserslautern deserved to win this match. But it was also a very boring game in many phases in the first half.
The other two quarter-final matches will take places next week.

congratulations to kaiserslautern . personally i didn't expect kaiserslautern to win in berlin . a full stadiun , 64k hertha fans and then lost .
that's a damn shame for the berlin team . but the 10k fans from kaiserslautern could celebrate before , during and after the game .
now one more win in the semi final and kaiserslautern can go to berlin again

[bct_ail]

Tonight is the top game and the quarter-final match number 3 between Leverkusen and Stuttgart and many would have liked to watch this match in the final. Both teams won their last game in the Bundesliga. I hope it will be an exciting game. Maybe we will even see a penalty shootout. After that, there will only be one team left from Bundesliga 1. Exciting DFB Cup this year.

[hahay]

Tonight is the top game and the quarter-final match number 3 between Leverkusen and Stuttgart and many would have liked to watch this match in the final. Both teams won their last game in the Bundesliga. I hope it will be an exciting game. Maybe we will even see a penalty shootout. After that, there will only be one team left from Bundesliga 1. Exciting DFB Cup this year.

To be honest, I also don't have a definite choice about which team will win this match because yes, at least Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart are still in a good trend so far. Also, regarding the results they have in head to head this season, in fact the match between them in the Bundesliga also ended in a draw. However, because this match will be played at BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen's home ground then yes, perhaps the factor of playing at home will make Bayer Leverkusen succeed in winning and advancing to the semifinals.

Because yes, if I consider the teams in this quarter-finals, at least Bayer Leverkusen is still the best team when considering the results they have had so far this season in the Bundesliga. Because after all, apart from Stuttgart, at least there is still Monchengladbach there, but yes, if for example Bayer Leverksuen manages to beat Stuttgart in this match, then it is very likely that Bayer Leverkusen will meet Monchengladbach in the final later. Therefore, because of a very good opportunity like this, it looks like Bayer Leverkusen will maximize this moment to win and get the trophy at the DFB Pokal this season.

[Soonandwaite]

Tonight is the top game and the quarter-final match number 3 between Leverkusen and Stuttgart and many would have liked to watch this match in the final. Both teams won their last game in the Bundesliga. I hope it will be an exciting game. Maybe we will even see a penalty shootout. After that, there will only be one team left from Bundesliga 1. Exciting DFB Cup this year.

yes. something like that really only happens very rarely . i think that leverkusen will win the match today with 3:1 or 4:1 . they have more quality in the team and xavi will make the team really hot . so leverkusen can at least win a title . because german champion will certainly be fc bayern munich again like every year . and vizekusen won't make it again .
but tomorrow .... saarbrücken will create a sensation again ? that would really be a small miracle if mönchengladbach also loses against saarbrücken