Schott Mainz vs Borussia Monchengladbach - prediction, team news, lineups

Borussia Monchengladbach question to Mewa Arena, wherever they volition instrumentality connected Schott Mainz successful the archetypal circular of the DFB-Pokal connected Sunday.

Demand was truthful precocious for the lucifer that Mainz 05's stadium was selected arsenic the big venue, though Schott Mainz volition inactive person a larger information of support, and their fans indispensable marque their voices heard if their broadside are to get the amended of Gladbach.

Match preview

Currently competing successful the Regionalliga Southwest division, Schott Mainz are 3 divisions beneath Gladbach, and they volition look a pugnacious situation connected the weekend.

Boss Sascha Meeth volition beryllium pleased by the commencement that his broadside person made to the 2026-27 league play fixed they are archetypal with 10 points from a imaginable 12, with his players scoring 12 goals portion conceding connected 4 occasions successful the 4th tier truthful far.

The nine bash not boast an extended past successful the DFB-Pokal considering Sunday volition beryllium conscionable their 4th ever introduction into the competition, and they person suffered eliminations successful the archetypal circular each time.

Their astir caller nonaccomplishment successful the tourney was a 2-0 decision to Greuther Furth successful 2025-26, and they were beaten successful their 3 cupful losses by an aggregate scoreline of 11-1.

Borussia Monchengladbach person enjoyed a beardown pre-season, winning their six friendlies this summer, and they should beryllium aiming to importantly amended their top-flight showings.

Die Fohlen finished 12th successful the Bundesliga successful 2025-26 with conscionable 38 points, and they lone ended the play 9 points supra the 16th-placed relegation playoff spot.

It was somewhat astonishing that Eugen Polanski was appointed permanently successful November 2025 aft conscionable 2 months successful the relation connected a impermanent basis, and his wide grounds arsenic brag astatine the nine present stands astatine 10 wins, 10 stalemates and 13 losses.

Gladbach reached the circular of 16 of the DFB-Pokal past campaign, and an exit connected Sunday would beryllium their archetypal successful the opening circular of the contention successful 13 seasons.

Polanski's broadside ended 2025-26 winless successful their last 11 distant fixtures, a play successful which they succumbed to decision 7 times.

Schott Mainz signifier (all competitions):

Borussia Monchengladbach affable form:

Team News

Schott Mainz goalkeeper Robin Balters volition request centre-backs Jan Just, Dominik Ahlbach and Nils Gans to beryllium astatine their champion connected the weekend.

Fabian Messina whitethorn person to curb his attacking instincts and driblet deeper to signifier a midfield 3 alongside Jost Mairose and Ismael Wiegand.

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Tim Kleindienst volition privation to unfastened his relationship for the season, and the guardant is apt to beryllium supported by wingers Robin Hack and Franck Honorat.

Despite being conscionable 18, Mathieu Nguefack is an enactment to play successful the mediate of the pitch, though being stationed adjacent to veteran Philipp Sander would beryllium beneficial.

Centre-back Kevin Diks whitethorn beryllium partnered by Jan Leszczynski successful a four-man defence, and the duo volition person to shield shot-stopper Jan Olschowsky.

Schott Mainz imaginable starting lineup:

Balters; Just, Ahlbach, Gans; Robotta, Wiegand, Mairose, Messina, Schwarz; Itoi, W'Okitasombo

Borussia Monchengladbach imaginable starting lineup:

Olschowsky; Hashioka, Diks, Leszczynski, Herold; Sander, Nguefack; Honorat, Bolin, Hack; Kleindienst

We say: Schott Mainz 1-4 Borussia Monchengladbach

While the visitors consistently struggled connected the roadworthy past term, it is hard to envisage them losing to Schott Mainz.

The gulf successful prime betwixt the hosts and Gladbach is immense, and portion Schott Mainz whitethorn person moments to cherish connected Sunday, thing different than a comfy distant triumph would beryllium surprising.

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