Hertha BSC and Union Berlin meet for the first time in the DFB Cup. The guests from Köpenick seem to be favored because of their performance in the Bundesliga – but the cup has its own rules.
Hertha BSC and 1. FC Union want to continue towards the final with a win in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup.
In the explosive cup derby on Wednesday (8:45 p.m./ in the BZ live ticker) in the Olympic Stadium, both teams switch off the Bundesliga table and concentrate on the knockout game, in which only one team can continue on the desired path – if necessary via extra time and penalties.
initial situation
union has been at the top of the Bundesliga table for a good year and a half Hertha. After 19 match days this season, the Köpenickers, fifth in the table with 31 points, have nine points more than the 13th from Charlottenburg.
In the previous seven local duels in the first and second division, Union has won three times, Hertha has won twice and the two teams have drawn twice.
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Hertha has to do without top scorer Stevan Jovetic, who is still suffering from calf problems. Suat Serdar and Kevin-Prince Boateng, who were recently suspended in the league, are available.
at union missing Rick van Drongelen, Pawel Wszolek and Laurenz Dehl. Homegrown player Fabio Schneider was loaned out to Finnish first division club Kuopion PS on Tuesday, while goalscorer Taiwo Awoniyi is still active at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Quote: Union coach Urs Fischer: “One flies out, that’s how it is in the cup.”
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special: There is a reunion for Hertha goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow and Union defender Dominique Heintz. Both played together at SC Freiburg for two years.
While Schwolow switched to the blue and whites in summer 2020, Heintz joined the reds in the current transfer window.
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