Rot-Weiss Essen vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips - DFB Pokal

Prediction published on 30/01/2021, 19:51  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 30/01/2021 at 19:56 in DFB Pokal Predictions

Regional League side Rot-Weiss Essen will be looking to eliminate another Bundesliga side when they host Bayer Leverkusen in the third round of the DFB Pokal. The team leading the standings three tiers below Bundesliga hopes to sail past Leverkusen, who are fourth in the topmost league in Germany. Rot-Weiss Essen are unbeaten in 31 matches; they have two straight clean sheets and have scored two or more in four of their last five matches. Simon Engelmann has been a key man for them, scoring four goals in the last five and will want to test himself against the giants here. He was on target as they eliminated 2Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf in the last round. Earlier, Rot-Weiss Essen also eliminated Bundesliga side, Arminia Bielefeld. They have 12 straight wins at home and scored two or more in nine of the last 10 home matches.

On the other hand, Leverkusen suffered their third loss in four matches on Saturday and will be hoping to bounce back here. The 1-0 loss to Leipzig has really complicated their top four chances and a break to focus on the cup will be welcome. Leverkusen have won just two of their last eight matches and head here with three straight away losses. However, after the elimination of Bayern Munich in the last round, Leverkusen remains the side with the best run in this competition. They lost to Bayern in last season’s final and as at now, they have seven wins in eight DFB Pokal matches. Each of their last six matches in the competition has yielded over 2.5 goals. In the last round, Leverkusen eliminated fellow Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt after a 4-1 win at home.