On Tuesday, starting with 19:45, the match Leverkusen – Frankfurt, in the German Cup, the second round will be played. In the last 6 direct matches, the hosts prevailed every time, resulting in an equal record, 3-3. The previous match was won by Frankfurt 2-1, in the 14th round of the Bundesliga (January 2, 2021).
Last season, Leverkusen was the finalist of the German Cup for the third time in the club’s history, winning the trophy only once, in 1992/1993. Peter Bosz’s team had a light first round this season, shattering the modest Norderstedt, 7-0 away. Without a victory in the last 3 stages of the Bundesliga, the “pharmacists” are looking for a moral result in the confrontation with Frankfurt, an opponent they have defeated every time in the previous 5 direct matches played on “BayArena”.
On the other hand, the semifinalist of the last edition of the German Cup, Frankfurt remains an unpredictable team, capable of great results when you don’t expect it. In the first round of the competition, the “Eagles” beat Munich 1860 2-1 away, a group in the German third league. Adi Hutter’s students come after successive victories in the Bundesliga, with Augsburg (2-0), Leverkusen (2-1) and Mainz (2-0), thanks to which they climbed to 9th place, with 23 points. At the same time, Leverkusen finished the podium (29 points), 4 points away from the Bayern leader.
The hosts have won every time in the last 6 direct matches (3-3);
Frankfurt won 2-1 at home on January 2, 2021 (Bundesliga, round 14);
The first direct meeting in the German Cup in the last 30 years;
Leverkusen: Hradecky – L. Bender (c), Dragovic, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven – Wirtz, Baumgartlinger, Demirbay – Bailey, Alario, Diaby
Absent: Aranguiz, Arias, Bellarabi, Palacios, Paulinho, Weiser
Coach: Peter Bosz
Frankfurt: Trapp – Abraham (c), Hinteregger, N’Dicka – Toure, Ilsanker, Rode, Zuber – Kamada, Younes – Silva
Absent: Ache, Kostic
Coach: Adi Hütter
PREDICTION: Bayer Leverkusen to win @ 1,75
