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Regionalliga Bayern side FC Schweinfurt 05 will play their biggest match of the season against Bundesliga giants Eintracht Frankfurt in the second round of the DFB Pokal. The match has been sold out, with 15000 people set to pack the stadium.
Schweinfurt is currently 4th in the Regionalliga Bayern (4th level of German football), but their chances of promotion are slim, as 1860 Munchen is dominating the division and has a 10 point advantage over them. The hosts are not in particularly great form, winning just three of their last 8 matches, but will hope for another Cup upset after beating second league side Sandhausen 2-1 at home in the first round.
Eintracht Frankfurt is sitting on the 7th place in the Bundesliga and is coming after a 2-2 draw at home with Dortmund, coming back from 0-2 down. The result came to confirm Eintracht’s good form as they were going into that Dortmund match on the back of two consecutive wins, and the visitors will definitely be confident that they will take care of this Schweinfurt side.
Bet on Schweinfurt v Frankfurt and claim your 100% (100 Eur) freebet at Ohmbet!Team news: Eintracht is expected to use some rotation here, but they called up the best available players, and the starting lineup should be pretty close to the one they use in the Bundesliga. Coach Niko Kovac said that he will not change the entire team, instead he will see in training if somebody doesn`t seem fully feet, and will make 3-4 changes based on that. He stated that he and the players are treating the game very seriously.
Schweinfurt is a good team for the 4th league standards, but they are not in very good form right now, which is always something to look at in Cup games like these. The upsets are usually produced by lower league teams which are in great form, but this isn`t Schweinfurt’s case. Not to mention the quality gap is huge, as we are talking about a fourth league team which is barely professional. Most of their players are pro, but there are some guys on semi pro deals as well.
Frankfurt reached the final of the DFB Pokal last season and they surely want another long run after tasting so much success in the competition last season – especially as this is their only realistic chance to fight for a trophy. The strong squad they brought here suggests that Frankfurt will take this game very seriously. The visitors have won all their 15 Cup ties against opposition playing in the 4th league or lower.
I think the usual factors which enable a possible upsets are not checked here, and I`m mainly talking about Schweinfurt’s unimpressive form and about the fact that Frankfurt is expected to field a strong lineup. Frankfurt is also not one of those really big teams who don`t really care about the early stages of Cup competitions. Instead, they are clearly treating this match with full focus. The only logical reason for worry is that the visitors are coming after playing Dortmund on Saturday, which was a very difficult match.
All in all, I expect this match to go according to plan and I can see Frankfurt winning easily. My tip is Eintracht Frankfurt to cover the 1,5 handicap. Prediction: Schweinfurt – Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3.
Pick: Frankfurt -1,5
Odds: 1.84 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.88
Event date: 24 October
