Eintracht Trier vs RB Leipzig - prediction, team news, lineups

Eintracht Trier face the unenviable task of trying to get the amended of visitors RB Leipzig astatine Moselstadion successful the archetypal circular of the DFB-Pokal connected Saturday.

Currently competing successful the 4th tier of German football, the hosts cognize that Leipzig volition beryllium seen arsenic overwhelming favourites, but the DFB-Pokal has a beardown past of teams from little leagues knocking retired giants.

Match preview

Eintracht Trier are successful the Regionalliga Southwest division, and they are eighth with 3 points aft 2 matchweeks, with their astir caller effect a 2-1 triumph against VfR Mannheim connected August 16.

Saturday represents the club's archetypal clip successful the DFB-Pokal since their exit to Borussia Dortmund successful the archetypal circular successful 2016-17, which was their 3rd consecutive elimination astatine the archetypal signifier of the competition.

In fact, the hosts person not made it past the archetypal circular successful 18 of their 31 entries into the tournament, portion they person been eliminated successful the archetypal circular successful 10 of their past 13 DFB-Pokal campaigns.

Manager Thomas Klasen's broadside person struggled astatine location considering they person mislaid 3 of their past 7 competitory fixtures at Moselstadion portion lone winning twice.

They failed to find the backmost of the nett successful 4 of those 7 location matches, portion they kept conscionable 2 cleanable sheets.

Leipzig volition presumption 2026-27 arsenic a occurrence fixed they finished 3rd successful the Bundesliga and earned their spot backmost successful the Champions League, finishing successful the apical 4 for the eighth clip successful 10 seasons.

Die Roten Bullen's past successful the DFB-Pokal is much constricted than galore different top-flight clubs owed to the information they were formed successful 2009, though they person inactive managed to triumph the tourney doubly (2021–22 and 2022–23).

Ole Werner was successful complaint erstwhile the squad mislaid 2-0 to eventual DFB-Pokal champions Bayern Munich successful February, portion the nine were besides beaten successful the semi-finals by 2024-25 winners Stuttgart.

Martin Demichelis has replaced Werner successful the dugout, and helium has overseen 3 victories and 2 defeats successful 5 friendlies, though some losses were his 2 astir caller results.

Leipzig's distant performances successful 2025-26 were inconsistent, with the visitors losing 4 and winning 3 of their last 7 outings connected the road.

Eintracht Trier form:

RB Leipzig affable form:

Team News

Eintracht Trier goalkeeper Leon-Oumar Wechsel volition anticipation that centre-backs Noah Awassi, Tim Corsten and Gianluca Pelzer tin forestall him from facing a barrage of shots.

Mateo Kritzer is simply a campaigner to beryllium stationed astatine the basal of midfield, while Shawn Blum and Damjan Marceta could pb the enactment up front.

Versatile RB Leipzig defender Lutsharel Geertruida is simply a apt inclusion, and helium could instrumentality the spot of Castello Lukeba adjacent to Willi Orban.

Midfielder Christoph Baumgartner would person been an enactment had helium not suffered a thigh wounded successful June, but possibly Ezechiel Banzuzi, Arthur Vermeeren and Andrija Maksimovic volition play instead.

Ayodele Thomas could beryllium trusted to commencement connected the near broadside of attack, though helium would payment playing successful the aforesaid frontline arsenic an experienced prima similar Antonio Nusa.

Eintracht Trier imaginable starting lineup:

Wechsel; Awassi, Corsten, Pelzer; Heinz, Spang, Kritzer, Tekerci, Lohei; Blum, Marceta

RB Leipzig imaginable starting lineup:

Vandevoordt; Baku, Orban, Geertruida, Raum; Maksimovic, Vermeeren, Banzuzi; Nusa, Gomis, Thomas

We say: Eintracht Trier 0-4 RB Leipzig

Eintracht Trier person struggled to nutrient capable successful the last third, particularly astatine home, and they volition find it hard to interruption down their Bundesliga opponents.

RB Leipzig volition beryllium expected to win, and adjacent if complacency plague's their show this weekend, they should person capable prime to get implicit the line.

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