Germany DFB Cup 2023/2024 - Discussion and Prediction

[imamusma]

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

Ideally, the quarter final match between Leverkusen versus Stuttgart would be better to just take place in the final. However, this is the start for Leverkusen to increase their chances of winning a trophy, clearly the Bundesliga trophy is much more difficult to win because Bayern Munich will not let that happen easily. If Leverkusen manages to finish the match by beating Stuttgart, then it is almost certain that Xabi Alonso squad will win the DFB Pokal trophy this season. Because we see that the other remaining contestants are considered easy opponents, but that doesn't mean they can be underestimated.

On paper, I quite believe Leverkusen can beat Stuttgart, and continue their positive trend of being unbeaten in the various competitions they have participated in this season. Even though the goal margin not reach 3, I don't think it's a big problem, the important thing is that they can advance to the semifinals, that's enough. The lineup has been confirmed, and we will see whether the predictions will be completely correct, or even if Leverkusen will suffer their first defeat of the season.

[Soonandwaite]

Leverkusen : Stuttgart 3:2

wooow. that was a very exciting match tonight. stuttgart played great and fought well. but it wasn't enough. in the end leverkusen won 3:2 and are now in the semi-finals.
tomorrow the last quarter-final match saarbrücken against mönchengladbach. maybe it will be a great match with lots of goals.

[sokani]

I've envisaged the week as a challenging one for Leverkusen, as they've two important games, today's game and Bayern in the Bundesliga. Xavi Alonso's men have just scaled through one of the hurdles by beating Stuttgart 3-2, taking the Die Werkself to the DFK porkal cup final in a goal thrilling encounter. Leverkusen fell behind twice but after cancelling Stuttgart's goal the second time, a goal from Tah in extra time of 90 min proved to be the decider.

[Slow death]

this season leverkusen is doing very well, they are at the top of the table in the bundesliga and have not had any defeats, and they are also doing very well in the Germany DFB Cup, in this game against Stuttgart, it was a game in which leverkusen started losing, after 11 minutes they conceded a goal and the game ended the 1 half with Stuttgar's victory, one could even think that Stuttgart could come out with victory in that game, but in the 2 half Leverkusen came in better and managed to score a goal from a very early draw, but Leverkusen's party only lasted 8 minutes because Stuttgart scored a goal in the 58th minute and with that they took an advantage in the game, but something funny happened after that, and Leverkusen scored a goal 8 minutes after conceding too and with that the game was tied

and when I thought the game would end in a draw, Leverkusen managed to score the third goal and with that they won the game, I see Leverkusen conceding a lot of goals in this cup, but they have also managed to score a lot of goals, if Leverkusen reaches the final I see them being champion. Because to be honest, I don't see the other teams in this competition being strong enough to beat Leverkusen. That's why in my opinion Leverkusen will be the champion of this cup, Leverkusen's next game will be against Bayern in a Bundesliga game, a very important game for Leverkusen and if they win they could this season win this cup and win the Bundesliga

[bct_ail]

Stuttgart played a great game. They were ahead twice, but Leverkusen made a coming back. I would have liked to have seen extra time. Leverkusen would probably have played more offensively and Stuttgart would have waited for counterattacks. But Leverkusens goal in the last minute opened the door to the final wide open.
Tonight there will be the quarter-final match number 4 between Saarbrücken and Mönchengladbach.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Stuttgart played a great game. They were ahead twice, but Leverkusen made a coming back. I would have liked to have seen extra time. Leverkusen would probably have played more offensively and Stuttgart would have waited for counterattacks. But Leverkusens goal in the last minute opened the door to the final wide open.
Tonight there will be the quarter-final match number 4 between Saarbrücken and Mönchengladbach.

Yeah it was the expected "final" in the quarterfinal phase. Both teams deserved to win but Leverkusen had the final punch.
Now the road for the title is wide open for them considering the rest of the teams in the cup.
Worst case scenario they can face Mönchengladbach in the semis or the final, the rest is 2nd and 3rd tier teams.

But of course it's always tricky when everyone expects you to win it now. We have seen plenty of surprises in the cup this year, maybe there is gonna be a final one waiting for us as well.

[bct_ail]

Wow. Saarbrücken is still in the DFB Cup. Who would have thought that? Joking aside. No quarter-final match in Saarbrücken due to the weathercondition. Too much rain made the pitch too wet. The players of both teams had already warmed up, all the fans were on their place despite the rain and 8 minutes before kick-off the match was cancelled. Very disappointing for the fans. The cancellation could have been announced earlier.

[Oneandpure]

Wow. Saarbrücken is still in the DFB Cup. Who would have thought that? Joking aside. No quarter-final match in Saarbrücken due to the weathercondition. Too much rain made the pitch too wet. The players of both teams had already warmed up, all the fans were on their place despite the rain and 8 minutes before kick-off the match was cancelled. Very disappointing for the fans. The cancellation could have been announced earlier.

Its so amazing with third Bundesliga competition team Saarbrücken still in DFB Pokal quarter final round, their achievement lead until quarter final so excited from second round eliminated favorite team Bayern Munich and 16 of round another Bundesliga team Frankfurt have been eliminated. Current schedule seems has postponed match in quarter final for Saarbrücken vs Gladbach but regarding their result success eliminating top Bundesliga teams seems optimistic for quarter final will eliminate Gladbach.

Unbelievable with DFB Pokal cup quarter final matches result, there are have Bundesliga 2 team Fortuna Düsseldorf have qualified to semifinal round and FC Kaiserslautern get one spot in semifinal after eliminating Hertha Berlin. Right now only one Bundesliga team have qualified to semifinal is Bayern Leverkusen and seems favorable team become the winner DFB Pokal Cup season 2023/24.

[cygan]

yesterday evening the semi-finals of the dfb-cup were also drawn. leverkusen have a home game against düsseldorf and can dream even more about the first ever double in the club's history after yesterday's 3-0 win against bayern
the second club from the 2nd bundesliga (kaiserslautern) will play against the winner of the saarbrücken vs. mönchengladbach match at home - this match will now be made up on march 12th

[cygan]

the last semi-finalist has now been decided.
the club from the 3rd league fc saarbrücken defeated the bundesliga club bor. mönchengladbach 2-1 today and continue their fairytale in this cup competition. the winning goal to 2-1 was scored in the 90+3 minute

[AHOYBRAUSE]

the last semi-finalist has now been decided.
the club from the 3rd league fc saarbrücken defeated the bundesliga club bor. mönchengladbach 2-1 today and continue their fairytale in this cup competition. the winning goal to 2-1 was scored in the 90+3 minute

Well, as the saying goes, the Pokal writes it's own stories.
Normally I don't really follow the DFB cup because often enough it's a snooze fest with always the often the same teams going to the last 8 or 4, but this year we have seen so many surprises, it's refreshing.

Saarbrücken alone, as a 3rd tier team, has kicked out 3 teams from the 1st Bundesliga, that's quite impressive. Especially because one of them was FC Bayern Munich.

Now they face Kaiserslautern from the 2nd Bundesliga, which is also not impossible. Actually it's the easiest draw in the past 4 rounds, haha.

[Soonandwaite]

the last semi-finalist has now been decided.
the club from the 3rd league fc saarbrücken defeated the bundesliga club bor. mönchengladbach 2-1 today and continue their fairytale in this cup competition. the winning goal to 2-1 was scored in the 90+3 minute

honestly ! i am amazed by the team from saarbrücken . the team surprises me again and again . first saarbrücken wins against karlsruhe . that was no sensation .
in the second round then the huge sensation .... saarbrücken wins with 2:1 against bayern münchen. then comes the eighth final and another sensation :
saarbrücken wins against eintracht frankfurt with 2:0 . but that's not the end ! yesterday in the quarter final saarbrücken wins again with 2:1 against mönchengladbach !
and does it go on ? in the semi-final saarbrücken meets kaiserslautern ! if they also win this match the team goes to berlin 

Semi-final
Saarbrücken : Kaiserslautern (2 April, 8.45pm CEST)  and
Bayer Leverkusen : Fortuna Düsseldorf (3 April, 8.45pm CEST)

[bct_ail]

Great game from Saarbrücken. They did not give up and the rain brought them luck. Unfortunately, it was not a great game to watch because of the rain. The ball sudenly stopped very often on the water and it cost the players a lot of energy. Kaiserslautern must be careful in the semi-final. Saarbrücken have built up more and more confidence and maybe they will even make it to the final.

[bct_ail]

The first semi-final of the DFB Cup begins today. Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern are the first teams to fight for the place in the final. For Saarbrücken it is the first match after the Easter break. The last game was 2 1/1 weeks ago. They are at place 11 in League 3 and will neither be relegated nor promoted. Kaiserslautern already played at the weekend and lost the game. They are at palce 16 in Bundesliga 2 and therefore at a relegation place. But the DFB Cup has it own laws and the performance in the league does not matter often.

[Hirose UK]

The first semi-final of the DFB Cup begins today. Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern are the first teams to fight for the place in the final. For Saarbrücken it is the first match after the Easter break. The last game was 2 1/1 weeks ago. They are at place 11 in League 3 and will neither be relegated nor promoted. Kaiserslautern already played at the weekend and lost the game. They are at palce 16 in Bundesliga 2 and therefore at a relegation place. But the DFB Cup has it own laws and the performance in the league does not matter often.

Their previous matches have occurred several times and in the head-to-head record it is clear that Kaiserslautern is superior by achieving 3 wins, for this semifinal match I still quite confident that Kaiserslautern can win again over Saarbrucken.
Looking at the quality of performance of the two, it can also be concluded that Kaiserslautern has more stable quality of performance than Saarbrucken, although quality in the league is often not problem, but the strength of playing performance can be the basis for an appropriate assessment.

In the other semifinal match, it is also clear that Leverkusen has an advantage over its opponent Dusseldorf, who is currently in 3rd place in Bundesliga 2.
This will be an easy match for Leverkusen to win and advance to the final round in the fight for the DFB Cup title.
When the final brings together Kaiserslautern vs Leverkusen, I will make Leverkusen the favorite to win this competition.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

The first semi-final of the DFB Cup begins today. Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern are the first teams to fight for the place in the final. For Saarbrücken it is the first match after the Easter break. The last game was 2 1/1 weeks ago. They are at place 11 in League 3 and will neither be relegated nor promoted. Kaiserslautern already played at the weekend and lost the game. They are at palce 16 in Bundesliga 2 and therefore at a relegation place. But the DFB Cup has it own laws and the performance in the league does not matter often.

Well normally I would be for Saarbrücken since I am always siding with the "underdog" but since my father in law is a big time Kaiserslautern supporter that's where my hope will go, haha.
Saarbrücken had an amazing run, kicking out 1. devision teams back to back to back is already a big accomplishment, but Bayern Munich being one of these teams is even more amazing.

I guess we all expect the other match to show Leverkusen as the winner. If they can manage this they will not only be German league champions for the very first time but also winning the double. Who would have expected this before the season started.

But hey, it's the cup, there is always a big surprise around the corner. Why not Leverkusen losing the semi final or even the final?
Sure it would be a huge surprise and somewhat of a disappointment for Leverkusen if that would happen but the win of the championship is the far bigger success!

[armanda90]

DFB Pokal Semifinal : FC Saarbrücken vs FC Kaiserslautern

The team full of surprises FC Saarbrücken will play in the first match of the DFB Pokal Cup semi-final against FC Kaiserslautern which is Bundesliga 2 team and interested to see will the Bundesliga 3 teams FC Saarbrücken will lead to final and make history as the first third level competition teams success managing until final round. So interested with FC Saarbrücken achievement lead until semifinal round because success defeating all Bundesliga teams participants since second round beaten Bayern Munich, on 16 of round defeating Frankfurt until at the quarter final round defeating Gladbach.
Seems FC Saarbrücken not get problem since second round until quarter final eliminating Bundesliga team and easily for eliminating the Bundesliga 2 teams FC Kaiserslautern on semifinal round.

[bct_ail]

Congratulations to Kaiserslautern and Congratulations to Saarbrücken. Due to two mistakes from Saarbrücken in the second half Kaiserslautern scored two goals. Saarbrücken were more active in the first half and they also defended very well. Kaiserslautern had very few chances. Even after the 1:0 Saarbrücken were better, but after the 2:0 it was clear that Saarbrücken would have no chance any more.

[emrecemsan]

Congrats to Kaiserslautern on reaching the final phase! However I'm afraid this is most probably the end of the road for them.    It is still a great achievement to reach this phase though.

Today Leverkusen will finish off Dusseldorf as long as we don't come across a huge surprise. Xabi Alonso is hungry for titles this season which is obvious. I don't expect a big rotation here even though they have a Bundesliga match in a couple of days. They are already comfortable there. I'm just expecting Leverkusen to reach final and win the DFB Pokal trophy after that. I already see 2 trophies in hand for Xabi Alonso together with the Bundesliga one. 

[bct_ail]

Today Leverkusen will finish off Dusseldorf as long as we don't come across a huge surprise. Xabi Alonso is hungry for titles this season which is obvious. I don't expect a big rotation here even though they have a Bundesliga match in a couple of days. They are already comfortable there. I'm just expecting Leverkusen to reach final and win the DFB Pokal trophy after that. I already see 2 trophies in hand for Xabi Alonso together with the Bundesliga one. 

Leverkusen are the favorite in this match and also in the final. Unless something unforeseen happens, they will end the season with two titles. I am curious to see how Düsseldorf will play and whether they will be a difficult opponent. Will they play with a lot of pressure from the start on or will they concentrate for on the defence and waiting for chances?
Both teams will take a lot of momentum from their last game and Düsseldorf are on their way to being promoted to Bundesliga 1. They have nothing to hide. But the difference between the two teams will still be visible.