We have the first round of the DFB Pokal to enjoy in Germany this weekend including the meeting between FV Engers and Arminia Bielefeld.
The hosts currently play their football in the Oberliga Rheinland Pfalz/Saar while the visitors are in the 2. Bundesliga, so this is a classic cup tie.
Moin von der Friedrich-Hagemann-Straße! Vor über 200 Arminen wurde soeben trainiert.Manuel Prietl fehlt verletzungsbedingt, Vladislav Cherny fehlte beim Training, da eine Leihe kurz bevorsteht.#immerdabei pic.twitter.com/A3ZTMqSo4e— DSC Arminia Bielefeld (@arminia) July 27, 2022
Moin von der Friedrich-Hagemann-Straße! Vor über 200 Arminen wurde soeben trainiert.Manuel Prietl fehlt verletzungsbedingt, Vladislav Cherny fehlte beim Training, da eine Leihe kurz bevorsteht.#immerdabei pic.twitter.com/A3ZTMqSo4e
FV Engers completed last season on the 6th of June, meaning they have been play friendly games in the lead up to this match.
The season ended in disappointment, with 3 games without a win, including a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Dudenhofen on the final day of the season. That result ended any hope of winning promotion and FV Engers finished the campaign in 6th place.
A look at their form in the DFB Pokal shows this will be only the second time FV Engers have competed in the competition.
The last time they played in the DFB Pokal was in 2020 and FV Engers lost 3-0 at home to Bochum. They will be hoping for a better outcome in this fixture as they aim to reach the second round of the tournament for the first time.
Arminia Bielefeld make the trip to the Stadion Oberwerth having made a disappointing start to their 2022/23 2. Bundesliga campaign.
Having been relegated from the Bundesliga last season Arminia Bielefeld would have been hoping to compete for promotion back to the topflight of German football.
However, the 2. Bundesliga is a tough place to escape and Arminia Bielefeld have lost their opening 2 fixtures of the season. They started with a 2-1 loss at Sandhausen and that was followed by a poor 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Jahn Regensburg.
That means Arminia Bielefeld have conceded 5 goals in only 2 matches this season and they will be hoping to use this game to keep their first clean sheet.
Form in the DFB Pokal shows Arminia Bielefeld were eliminated at the second round stage last season. They lost 3-2 at Mainz in extra time and that result means Arminia Bielefeld have lost 3 of their last 4 DFB Pokal games.
In 2019 there was a 3-2 home defeat by Schalke 04 in the second round and in 2020 there was a shock 1-0 loss at Rot-Weiss Essen.
Team news and FV Engers have a squad full of German players, except for Leon Gietzen of Haiti and Vadim Semchuk of Ukraine.
Arminia Bielefeld have no injury or suspension concerns for this game. Ulrich Forte is likely to select his strongest XI as they look for their first win of the season.
Arminia Bielefeld have not been at their best so far this season but could kickstart their campaign with a win in the cup. FV Engers could make the opening exchanges nervous for Arminia Bielefeld but we expect to see the away team win without conceding a goal.