Stuttgart Form and Lineup
Since Stuttgart won the previous edition of the competition, their unbeaten run in the domestic cup now stands at 10 matches. It would be a perfect 100% record were it not for a 4:4 draw in the first round of this season against Eintracht Braunschweig. Why is the current schedule so demanding for the team under Sebastian Hoeness? Because in April the home side have already faced Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The defeat to Dortmund was particularly painful, as the score was still level at 0:0 in the 93rd minute.
Key Stuttgart numbers:
- In the three previous rounds they beat every opponent without conceding.
- Stuttgart have lost at home in the Bundesliga only twice this season.
- Opponents have scored 5.36 fewer goals than expected (xGA) at the MHP Arena.
Potential Stuttgart Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Alexander Nubel – Josha Vagnoman, Ramon Hendriks, Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstadt – Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller – Jamie Leweling, Nikolas Nartey, Chris Fuehrich – Deniz Undav.
Out: Justin Diehl, Lazar Jovanovic, Finn Jeltsch (injuries).
Freiburg Form and Lineup
Freiburg are marching towards the Europa League final and therefore are playing on the kind of every-third-or-fourth-day schedule typical for a leading side. They are not leaders in the traditional sense, of course, but they sit seventh in the Bundesliga and are the only German club apart from Bayern Munich still competing in three tournaments. In this rhythm the Brazilians from Breisgau have hardly suffered any setbacks. They only lost to Bayern on 4 April, and even then the score was still 2:1 in their favour at the end of normal time. In the German Cup Freiburg under Julian Schuster have so far avoided facing a Bundesliga club.
Key Freiburg numbers:
- In 7 of their last 10 away matches in all competitions they have scored no more than one goal.
- Freiburg are at their most vulnerable in the first 15 minutes of the second half, when they have a serious negative goal difference of 9:16 in the Bundesliga.
- The Brazilians from Breisgau have scored in six successive away matches in all competitions.
Potential Freiburg Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Florian Muller – Philipp Treu, Matthias Ginter, Bruno Ogbus, Christian Guenter – Maximilian Eggestein, Johan Manzambi – Jan-Niklas Beste, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo – Junior Adamu.
Out: Patrick Osterhage, Max Rosenfelder, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (injuries).
