Kaiserslautern vs Bayer Leverkusen tips and predictions: Xabi Alonso’s side to cruise to DFB-Pokal final win
Bundesliga 2 side Kaiserslautern will take on Bundesliga winners and domestic invincibles Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday (1900 BST).
Kaiserslautern will face Bayern Leverkusen at the Olimpic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday night on a rare occasion, as the second division team plays the DFB Pokal final.
What makes this final more special is they will face Leverkusen, the team that คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย went 51 matches unbeaten and could claim a domestic double with a win.
On the other hand, the second-division side finished a modest 13th place, just seven points above the relegation/promotion playoff, and eight clear of automatic relegation.
Marlon Ritter (5), Richmond Tachie (4), Terrence Boyd (2) and Kenny Redondo (2) have weighe in with valuable goal contributions en route to the final.
Friedhelm Funke’s team face a favourable draw, seeing off RW Koblenz, FC Koln, Nurnberg, Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich’s conquerors, Saarbrucken.
Despite their cup heroics, their league form has poor. Although they finished with three wins from four to secure safety, they won three of their previous 21 matches.
Leverkusen’s record of 51 consecutive matches without defeat fell on Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to Atalanta in the Europa League final, but they remain unbeaten in Germany.
Their habit of scoring late goals, with 15 in adde time and 33 beyond the 80th minute, helpe them rise from the dead on numerous occasions.