Saarbrücken and Bayer Leverkusen meet, in a match for this stage of the DFB Pokal (Semi ‑ finals). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, which have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 19‑02‑1993, in a match that ended with the final score: Saarbrücken (3‑1) Bayer Leverkusen.
Saarbrücken :
Until reaching this stage of the DFB Pokal (Semi-finals), the home team eliminated: Fortuna Düsseldorf, Karlsruher SC, Köln and Jahn Regensburg. In the last match for Regionalliga, they lost to Astoria Walldorf out by (1‑0). In their last 4 home matches for DFB Pokal, Saarbrücken have recorded 4 victories.
For this competition, he does not lose 4 games ago. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.
Saarbrucken’s team comes to this game with a 1-0 loss on the journey to the Astoria arena, in a game that counts for the German fourth division. To reach this stage of the German Cup, the local club beat Jahn Regensburg, Koln, Karlsruher and Fortuna Dusseldorf. In this final semifinal against Bayer Leverkusen, coach Lukas Kwasniok should play in the same tactical system as the last game, 4-4-2, benefiting from the organization of his blocking and counterattacks on the wings. It should be noted that striker Sebastian Jacob has scored 17 goals so far. For this match, the local coach can count on all his players.
Bayer Leverkusen :
Until reaching this phase of the DFB Pokal (Semi-finals), the visiting team eliminated: Union Berlin, Stuttgart, Paderborn and Alemannia Aachen. In the last game for the UEFA Europa League, they defeated the Glasgow Rangers by (1‑3). In the last 10 away games Bayer Leverkusen registers 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
In this competition, he won the last 4 games he played. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 games, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has always scored at least one goal in the last 4 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 16 in 22 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: they opened the scoring in 11 of their last 13 matches, of these 11 they reached the break in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 9. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions, 1 period stands out: they have suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
Bayer Leverkusen comes into this match after a 2-4 loss to Bayern Munich, thus achieving the second loss in the last 3 games: Florian Wirtz and Lucas Alario scored the team’s goals. In previous rounds of the German Cup, he visited the club Aachen, Paderborn, Stuttgart and Union Berlin. Coach Peter Bosz usually plays 3-4-3 favoring ball possession and positional attacks, especially through the hallways: Moussa Diaby is very quick and adept at the defense-offense transition. It should be noted that striker Lucas Alario is the best finalist for Bayer Leverkusen in this cup with 2 goals scored. Havertz is out of this game due to physical problems.
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,82
