Erledigt: Er ist hier ……siehe mehr

After finishing at the bottom of the Bundesliga last season, Hertha Berlin is struggling in the second tier a

 10th place with just 26 points from 19 matches, trailing the top four by eight points.

Last weekend, the capital club suffered a 3-1 defeat against Wehen Wiesbaden, extending their winless streak to three matches, including two draws and a loss.

Despite these challenges, they remain optimistic about reaching the semifinals as they prepare to face a lower-ranked team they recently defeated 2-1 in mid-December.

Hertha has dominated this fixture recently, remaining unbeaten in their last three encounters against this opponent, outscoring them 4-2 during this period.

Although Hertha has never won the DFB Pokal, they were runners-up twice, in 1977 against Koln and in 1979 against Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Meanwhile, after a top-half finish in the second tier last season, Kaiserslautern is struggling this year, currently sitting 14th in the league and just one point above the relegation zone.

The 2023-24 season has been a tale of two halves for the Red Devils. They started well, earning 17 points from their first nine matches, but failed to win a game for the rest of the calendar year.

This poor run led to the dismissal of manager Dirk Schuster in late November, with Dimitros Grammozis taking over on December 3.

Grammozis had a rocky start, losing his first three matches, but his team finally secured a 4-1 victory against his former club Schalke 04 last weekend, ending a seven-match losing streak.

This win likely boosted Grammozis and his team’s confidence as they enter the second half of the season.

Kaiserslautern has won the DFB Pokal twice, in 1990 and 1996, and has been runners-up five times, most recently in 2003.