Bayern Munich is traveling to…“somewhere near Frankfurt” per head coach Vincent Kompany to take on SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal.
The Bavarians are riding high after taking down RB Leipzig 6-0 in the Bundesliga and will face the current 6th place team in 3. Liga. SV Wehen Wiesbaden is 1-1-1, featured a couple of ex-Bayern Munich academy products, and is not exactly a push over.
Wehen compete in the 3. Liga and have had a shaky start to the new season. They opened with a 3-1 win over Ulm, followed by a 2-2 draw, and then suffered a 3-4 home defeat to RW Essen in the third round. In just three games, Wehen have conceded seven goals but scored eight.
During the off-season, they played six friendlies, winning four and losing two. Last season, Wehen crashed out of the DFB-Pokal in the 1/32 finals, losing 1-3 to Mainz.
Bayern Munich have already kicked off their official campaign as well. The Bavarians edged Stuttgart 2-1 in the German Super Cup and then demolished Leipzig 6-0 at home in their Bundesliga opener.
Bayern swept all their pre-season friendlies and even made it to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. This summer, they strengthened their squad with Luis Diaz from Liverpool, who has already delivered two goals and two assists in just two official matches.
Match facts and head-to-head
- Bayern Munich are on a five-game winning streak.
- Wehen have conceded in their last three matches but have found the net in four straight games.
- Bayern have scored at least two goals in five consecutive matches.
- These teams have never met before.
Probable lineups
- Wehen: Stritzel; May, Janizek, Güllekens, Wellers; Johansson, Nejad, Gözüsirin, Schleimer; Kaya, Flotho
- Bayern: Ulreich; Guerreiro, Min-jae, Upamecano, Boey; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Diaz, Olise, Karl; Kane.
