The German Cup will be staged at the Signal Park Stadium in Iduna, and the two sides will compete for this high-profile game. As one of Serie A giants, Dortmund's outstanding performance last season attracted much attention. However, in the final stage of the deciding game, they failed to keep calm and missed the chance to win the championship.
Hoffenheim's head coach Matarazzo is an American coach. After taking over Hoffenheim's position this year, he averaged 1.52 points per game. This time facing Dortmund, he hoped to achieve good results in the competition, but in the previous record against the opponent coach, the disadvantage was obvious, and he lost all three wars.
According to the strength and past record of both sides, Dortmund is more optimistic about this game. They are slightly better in lineup configuration and overall strength of the team. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, is under some pressure. They must play well in this game to have a chance to win.
The rules of the German Cup:
The balls marked 18 Bundesliga team and 14 Bundesliga team are in the first draw box, and the second draw box contains the team badges of 24 amateur teams, 4 newly promoted teams and 4 relegated Bundesliga teams. Draw lots to draw a small ball from each of the two boxes, so that the game will be played in pairs, and the 32 teams drawn from the second box will have home advantage.
The fourth round of lottery, the second round is similar to the first round. Or divided into two lottery boxes, each person takes a ball and matches it. The team in the second draw box has home court advantage. After the fourth round, the top four teams entered the semi-finals. The semi-final draw is no longer divided into two draw boxes, but four balls are placed in one draw box.
The team with the first and second place will have a semi-final, and the winner will be the home team. The first and third place have home court advantage in the semi-finals. If an amateur team enters the semi-finals, it will automatically enjoy the home court advantage. The two teams that won the semi-finals at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.