Cup Matches on Friday

VfL Osnabrück - Erzgebirge Aue

It was not clear if Osnabrück plays such a good role as last season as they failed in their two promotion matches against Dresden and lost some imp. players. So they are not under the promotion candidates this season and more expect one season of improvements but they started very well and won both, no one have expected this. So they are not so bad as some mean. At home they are always very dangerous with their great fans in back. Aue on the other side started also well and won both too. Also a big surprise so far above all their win in Ingolstadt. So they can go relaxed in this encounter although they are favorite in this against 3rd league team from Osnabrück but it can be a very close one.


FC Heidenheim - 1860 München

Top promotion candidate from 3rd league Heidenheim has a very good squad this season, after they missed 3rd place at the last matchday they strength their team additional and so Coach Schmid has a lot to choose from and also some more options for gives him a wide range of systems and tactics he can play with. They started average because their home match was only a draw against relegated Regensburg where they were two times up but in the end they could not hold it. Some of good players are not available at the moment like 1st keeper from last season Sabanov, striker Thurk and Mayer. 
1860 after losing 0-1 at St. Pauli what was not a bit curious they won with a late goal from Stoppelkamp 2-1. So they are on the way but it can be a very hard match for them above all Heidenheim can hurt them anyway. This match needs all the concentration and effort they have to win this. They miss with Vallori and Bierofka good players but they should be replaceable.


RB Leipzig - FC Augsburg

After a long time and a lot of money invested RB Leipzig got promoted last season. Their aim is to go up till 1.Bundesliga. The money is there with Mateschitz and sooner or longer they are one of the teams they can reach it. It looks like a second Hoffenheim is coming. They started well and with the goals from captain Frahn they are on a good way. The team is very young because they want to count on young talented players to go the next step and this is to play a good role in 3rd league. Some of the experts said that they are one of the teams for promotion. So let's see what they are able to bring in the future.
Augsburg with an average preparation above all their offensive making a lot of problems again. This was one of the key points last season already. This continues again and they are searching for some new strikers at the moment but if they can sign or get some is not out so far. This is their first imp. match this season while RB Leipzig has a lot of more match praxis already. Also they miss a lot of players like keeper Manninger, Ottl, De Jong, Werner and Bance.