Information and prediction for Hoffenheim v Schalke
Four days after having faced each other in the German Championship, Hoffenheim and Schalke will have their paths crossed again this Tuesday, October 18th. This time, the battle is part of the second phase, the 16th-final stage, of the German Cup in its 2022/2023 season. The meeting point is also different. The battle stage will be the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim. The start is scheduled for 15:45 .
How does the 2022/2023 German Cup work?
The DFB Pokal brings together clubs from the Bundesliga (First Division of the German Championship), Bundesliga 2 (Second Division), 3 Liga (Third Division) and Regional Leagues, the equivalent of the Fourth Division, which are the gateway to professionalism .
In total, there are 64 contestants. It is not as democratic as the tournaments in England and France, which bring together hundreds of participants. But it is egalitarian. All clubs start in the first phase and have the same path to the decision. The matches are eliminatory with extra time and a penalty shootout as tiebreakers. The winner, in addition to glory, earns a place in the next edition of the Europa League.
Where to watch the 2022/2023 German Cup matches?
Where to watch on TV – The German Cup does not have Open TV broadcasting to Brazil. Broadcasting rights for the country were negotiated for subscription broadcasters only. Games are shown on ESPN/Fox Sports channels. You need to check the schedule to find out which games will be broadcast and the times.
Where to watch at bookmakers – There is no streaming broadcast of the German Cup games on the platforms of the main bookmakers.
Hoffenheim’s recent performance
On Saturday, October 14, Hoffenheim showed great superiority in the match for the tenth round of the 2022/2023 Bundesliga. Even playing on the opponent’s soil, he scored 3 to 0. A result that interrupted a fast of victories that reached three matches (two draws and one defeat). The score was compatible with their vast superiority in the match.
He had control of the pellet 52% of the time, created more opportunities for shooting (18 to 14) and was especially superior in the rate of shots on target (7 to 2). In the 11th minute, he hit the net for the first time in a penalty kick executed by Skov. In the 47th minute, Dabbur, with assistance from Rutter, increased the lead. In the final phase, again through penalty, Skov closed the score in the 14th minute.
Thus, Hoffenheim reached 17 points (five wins, two draws and three defeats) taking the fourth position in the league table of the German Championship. Last place in the region that yields vacancies in the 2023/2024 version of the Champions League. It is six points below Union Berlin, leader. As home team, they disputed 15 points and won ten (three wins, one draw and one defeat). He scored nine goals and conceded five. In the German Cup, he got a scare in his debut match. Against the modest Rodinghausen, from the Fourth Division, it was a goalless draw in the regulation period. He only imposed his favoritism by scoring 2-0 in extra time.
Schalke’s current form
Schalke’s debut in the 2022/2023 edition of the German Cup was much calmer than that of its rival this Tuesday. He ran over, even acting as a visitor, Bremen, from the Fourth Division, applying a 5-0 rout. Despite the fragility of the opponent, it was interpreted as a good sign for a team that spent a year in the Second Division.
However, the good impression was not confirmed. Schalke needed six rounds to achieve their first win of their return season to the elite division. Even so, the success was against Bochum, which has shown itself to be a strong candidate for relegation. At Veltins Arena, he scored 3 to 1. Since then, he has collected only defeats. There were four in a row. The one against Hoffenheim was the most recent.
In three of the four matches he failed to even score a goal. Thus, it was parked at six points (one win, three draws and six defeats). Score enough just to appear in the seventeenth – penultimate – position in the German Championship leaderboard. Two points below Hertha Berlin, fifteenth-placed and the first club outside the relegation zone. As a visitor, he played for 15 points and won two (two draws and three defeats). He scored two goals and conceded nine.
Prediction and final prediction for Hoffenheim v Schalke:
Faced with a Schalke that has not even shown the conditions to compete, Hoffenheim has the prognosis in the victory, the prediction indicated for this Tuesday’s meeting for the second phase, the 16th stage of the German Cup in its 2022 version. /2023.
Prediction for Hoffenheim v Schalke: Hoffenheim win
