On Tuesday night, Eintracht Frankfurt hosts Darmstadt at the Deutsche Bank Park in the last 16 of the DFB Pokal.
The Eagles head into this clash on the back of a 3-0 home win over Hertha Berlin, which took Oliver Glasner's team back to within touching distance of the Champions League spots in the Bundesliga.
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The victory over the team from the capital means that Frankfurt are now unbeaten in eight games, including recording five wins and three draws.
Despite their recent strong record in all competitions, the Eagles could not have been more consistent when it comes to the DFB Pokal, as the home team has won three and lost three of their last six games in the cup competition.
One feature of the Eagles' recent matches in the cup competition is goals, as there have been over 2.5 goals scored in ten of their previous 12 games in the DFB Pokal.
The visitors are in a strong position to win promotion to the Bundesliga, as they currently sit top of the second-tier table and six points clear of third-place Heidenheim in the race for automatic promotion.
Torsten Lieberknecht’s team will be confident of giving the Eagles a decent challenge as they head to Frankfurt on a 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
Darmstadt has a slightly mixed recent record in the DFB Pokal, as the visitors have won just three of their last six games in the competition in 90 minutes. However, they are also unbeaten in their previous five games in regular time in the competition.
The visitors have won just two of their last five away games in the DFB Pokal in regular time.
Forebet predicts that Eintracht Frankfurt will record a victory in a relatively low-scoring outing.