Bayern Munich are out of the DFB-Pokal after just two rounds, as are TSG Hoffenheim, thus providing fans of the German football cup with huge shocks. Here is a review of the two rounds so far and what can be expected. The DFB-Pokal 2020/21 has provided fans with a plethora of goals throughout the tournament so far, as well as a number of big shocks that would have been considered unimaginable.
Whilst the German football cup has not failed to provide plenty of entertainment for those placing their bets with BetGold Sportsbook, there is still plenty of to look forward to in the coming months and the DFB-Pokal bettors would be wise to make the most of this football tournament whilst it is still taking place.
First Round Results Of The German Football Cup 20/21
- Eintracht Braunschweig 5-4 Hertha BSC
- TSV Havelse 1-5 FSV Mainz
- 1. FC Nurnberg 0-3 RB Leipzig
- FSV Union Furstenwalde 1-4 VfL Wolfsburg
- FV Engers 07 0-3 VfL Bochum
- SV Todesfelde 0-1 VfL Osnabruck
- VSG Altglienicke 0-6 1. FC Koln
- MTV Eintracht Celle 0-7 FC Augsburg
- FC Oberneuland 0-8 Borussia Monchengladbach
- RSV Meinerzhagen 1-6 SpVgg Greuther Furth (AET)
- TSV 1860 München 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Karlsruher SC 0-1 Union Berlin (AET)
- FC Ingolstadt 04 0-1 Fortuna Dusseldorf
- SSV Ulm 1846 2-0 FC Erzgebirge Aue
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0-2 Werder Bremen
- Chemnitzer FC 4-5 TSG Hoffenheim (Penalties)
- 1. FC Rielasingen Arlen 1-7 Holstein Kiel
- Eintracht Norderstedt 0-7 Bayer Leverkusen
- TSV Steinbach 1921 1-2 SV Sandhausen
- FC Hansa Rostock 0-1 VfB Stuttgart
- SV Elversberg 4-2 FC St. Pauli
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4-5 SSV Jahn Regensburg (Penalties)
- SC Wiedenbruck 2000 0-5 SC Paderborn
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1-0 1. FC Heidenheim
- 1. FC Magdeburg 2-3 SV Darmstadt 1898 (AET)
- SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 1-2 SC Freiburg
- SG Dynamo Dresden 4-1 Hamburger SV
- Kickers Wurzburg 2-3 Hannover 96
- Rot-Weiss Essen 1-0 Arminia Bielefeld
- MSV Duisburg 0-5 Borussia Dortmund
- 1. FC Duren 0-3 FC Bayern Munchen
- 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1-4 Schalke 04
German Football Cup Second Round Results
- SSV Ulm 1846 1-3 Schalke 04
- 1. FC Köln 1-0 VfL Osnabrück
- FC Augsburg 0-3 RB Leipzig
- TSG Hoffenheim 2-2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (Penalty win for SpVgg Greuther Fürth)
- Eintracht Braunschweig 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
- SV Elversberg 0-5 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- SC Dynamo Dresden 0-3 SV Darmstadt 1898
- Union Berlin 2-3 SC Paderborn
- Rot-Weiss Essen 3-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf
- VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 SV Sandhausen
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0-0 SSV Jahn Regensburg (Penalty win for SSV Jahn Regensburg)
- VfB Stuttgart 1-0 SC Freiburg
- Hannover 96 0-3 Werder Bremen
- FSV Mainz 2-2 VfL Bochum (Penalty win for VfL Bochum)
- Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Holstein Kiel 2-2 Bayern Munich (Penalty win for Holstein Kiel)
As can be seen from the DFB-Pokal of the 20/21 campaign results above, there have been a huge number of shocks to have already happened in this edition of the German football cup. Incredibly, Bayern Munich were dumped out by Holstein Kiel in a penalty shoot-out, despite having been considered strong favourites to win the DFB Pokal of this season as outright winners until their elimination.
Furthermore, 1.Bundesliga teams as big as TSG Hoffenheim have also been eliminated in shock fashion, whilst Hertha BSC went out to lower division opposition in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Rot-Weiss Essen are one of the biggest surprises, though, as they have beaten Arminia Bielefeld and Fortuna Düsseldorf on their way to the Round of 16 from the German football cup tournament.
Best Players Of The DFB-Pokal 20-21 Edition So Far
With an abundance of goals scored in the German cup so far, despite just two rounds of football matches being completed, there are a few players to have already scored a multitude of their team’s goals. SC Paderborn’s Dennis Srbeny leads the top goalscorer race with 4 goals, whilst team-mate Sven Michel has 3.
Alongside him on three goals in the DFB-Pokal tournament are the likes of Martin Kobylanski (Eintracht Braunschweig), Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim), Benito Raman (Schalke 04), Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jean-Philippe Mateta (FSV Mainz), João Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) and Marco Meyerhofer (SpVgg Greuther Fürth). Bayer Leverkusen’s Kerem Demirbay has the most assists in the German football cup so far with 4, whilst a whole host of players currently remain on two assists for the current edition of the DFB-Pokal, although many of them could add to their assist tally in the next round.
DFB-Pokal Round Of 16 Schedule
Despite the fact that some top German football clubs will be missing from the competition, the DFB-Pokal 20/21 Round of 16 still features a number of top ties. The draw looks like the following:
- VfL Wolfsburg vs Schalke 04
- SSV John Regensburg vs 1. FC Köln
- VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Werder Bremen vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- RB Leipzig vs VfL Bochum
- Borussia Dortmund vs SC Paderborn
- Rot-Weiss Essen vs Bayer Leverkusen
- Holstein Kiel vs SV Darmstadt 1898
BetGold sports bettors looking to place a bet on the outright winner of the DFB-Pokal will find that Borussia Dortmund are considered favourites to win the 2020/21 edition of the German football cup, although they are closely followed by RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen. The other remaining teams are considered to be outsiders, although there is some value in the likes of Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg.
DFB-Pokal Round Of 16 Predictions
Furthermore, with an excellent round 3 of the German cup to look forward to, here are just some of the scores that we predict:
- VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Schalke 04
- VfB Stuttgart 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- RB Leipzig 3-0 VfL Bochum
- Borussia Dortmund 3-0 SC Paderborn
- Rot-Weiss Essen 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
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