Match Info

DFB Pokal - 1/32-finals

Date: 23 August 2026, Sunday

Location: Merkur Spiel-Arena (Düsseldorf)

Referee: Hartmann R. (Ger)

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	Fortuna Düsseldorf		Freiburg

	1	X	2
	8.00	4.75	1.36	Watch
	7.25	5.50	1.37
	7.00	5.40	1.37
	7.06	5.36	1.38
	7.5	5.4	1.34	Watch
	6.75	5.30	1.36
	8.12	4.82	1.38	Watch
	6.80	5.00	1.33
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.31 ↑ (6.55)	5.19 ↑ (4.42)	1.36 ↓ (1.5)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

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Current Win Probability

Fortuna Düsseldorf
12.9%

Draw
18.1%

Freiburg
69%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

14.6%

21.6%

63.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Fortuna Düsseldorf has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.7%)

Freiburg has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.2%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Freiburg's recent form is better than expected.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	12.5%	87.5%

Fortuna Düsseldorf - Freiburg Predictions

Users Predictions: Freiburg will win (7 of 8 users predict this - 87.5%).
Confidence interval (95%): 64.58% – 100%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
22. Lord L. (G) 25. Zimmermann M. 15. Oberdorf T. 3. Heintz D. 28. Risch S. 16. Benger M. 6. Muller A. 8. Hendrix J. (C) 5. Bouchama Y. 9. Hottmann E. 24. Schleusener F.	1. Backhaus M. (G) 17. Kubler L. 28. Ginter M. 3. Lienhart P. 33. Makengo J. 8. Eggestein M. (C) 6. Osterhage P. 19. Beste J. 14. Suzuki Y. 32. Grifo V. 9. Holer L.
Substitutes
38. Arden E. 14. Consbruch J. 44. Egouli E. 10. Forster P. 18. Goncalves M. 27. Paulina J. 1. Riess L. (G) 34. Slimani A. 2. van der Sloot S.	16. Engelhardt Y. 42. Goto K. 30. Gunter C. 22. Irie C. 31. Matanovic I. 21. Muller F. (G) 43. Ogbus B. 7. Scherhant D. 29. Treu P.
Coaches
Ende A.	Schuster J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 1)
18', 0 - 1, Holer L. ⚽, Osterhage P. (A),
23', Suzuki Y. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 4)
60', Risch S. ↓, van der Sloot S. ↑,
60', Hottmann E. ↓, Paulina J. ↑,
69', Suzuki Y. ↓, Matanovic I. ↑,
69', Grifo V. ↓, Scherhant D. ↑,
71', Zimmermann M. 🟨,
71', 0 - 2, Matanovic I. ⚽, Scherhant D. (A),
72', Bouchama Y. ↓, Goncalves M. ↑,
72', Benger M. ↓, Forster P. ↑,
74', 0 - 3, Kubler L. ⚽,
76', 1 - 3, Schleusener F. ⚽, Zimmermann M. (A),
80', 1 - 4, Makengo J. ⚽, Matanovic I. (A),
80', Makengo J. ↓, Gunter C. ↑,
81', Beste J. ↓, Treu P. ↑,
82', Muller A. ↓, Slimani A. ↑,
86', Holer L. ↓, Goto K. ↑,
90+4', 1 - 5, Matanovic I. ⚽, Irie C. (A),

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Fortuna won 2.

Fortuna has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Freiburg may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Freiburg is the obvious favorite.

In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Fortuna won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:10. (average 1.1:1.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Fortuna won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 5:7. (average 1:1.4).

Outrights of German DFB Pokal for now

Freiburg: 1.9%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Fortuna Düsseldorf
German 3 Bundesliga
15.08.26	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Hoffenheim II	0:2 ✺
07.08.26	Waldhof Mannheim - Fortuna Düsseldorf	2:1 ✺
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Dortmund	2:1 ✺
18.07.26	LASK Linz - Fortuna Düsseldorf	2:0 ✺
15.07.26	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Ružomberok	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.8 LLWLW
- SC Freiburg
UEFA Europa Conference League
20.08.26	Motherwell - Freiburg	1:3 ✺
Club Friendly
15.08.26	Freiburg - Crystal Palace	2:0 ✺
24.07.26	Freiburg - Derby County	3:1 ✺
UEFA Europa League
20.05.26	Freiburg - Aston Villa	0:3 ✺
German Bundesliga
16.05.26	Freiburg - RB Leipzig	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.8 WWWLW

Latest Head to Head

German DFB Pokal
29.10.25	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Freiburg	1:3
German Bundesliga
22.02.20	Freiburg - Fortuna Düsseldorf	0:2
29.09.19	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Freiburg	1:2
05.05.19	Freiburg - Fortuna Düsseldorf	1:1
15.12.18	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Freiburg	2:0
German 2 Bundesliga
14.02.16	Freiburg - Fortuna Düsseldorf	1:2
22.08.15	Fortuna Düsseldorf - Freiburg	1:2

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