On Wednesday night, Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt go head-to-head at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the second DFB Pokal semi-final.
Die Roten have enjoyed a new lease of life under head coach Sebastian Hoeness, as the home team heads into this game on the back of a five-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
A 2-1 home win over Monchengladbach last time out in the Bundesliga could prove to be massive as it moved them out of the league’s bottom three.
Obviously, as semi-finalists in the competition, Stuttgart’s recent form is inevitably good, as they have recorded four straight victories in the DFB Pokal.
The team's progress in the cup competition is largely down to a solid defensive record, as Stuttgart have now kept three clean sheets in their last four matches in the German top flight.
Despite that recent good cup form, Stuttgart have won just two of their previous six DFB Pokal games on home soil.
The Eagles head into this game on a poor recent run of form as a 1-1 home draw with Augsburg last time out means that Frankfurt are winless in their previous four outings in all competitions.
Their poor recent form has seen Oliver Glasner’s team drop out of the European spots to ninth place in the table.
Despite that unconvincing recent form, the Eagles have claimed four straight wins in the DFB Pokal, having scored at least two goals in all four victories.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s recent away record in the DFB Pokal has been relatively strong, too, as they have recorded victories in five of their last eight away matches in the competition.
Forebet predicts that Eintracht Frankfurt will seal their spot in the DFB Pokal final for the third time in the last seven years.