Hertha Berlin will be hoping to reach the last four of the 2025-26 DFB-Pokal if they manage to overcome Bundesliga opponents SC Freiburg at the Olympiastadion at 20:45 CET tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The club from the German capital will be eager to go one step further than fellow 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel who succumbed to defeat in their quarter-final tie with VfB Stuttgart last week.<\/p>\n
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Despite a plethora of draws, Stefan Leitl’s men are unbeaten since early December and come into this cup tie in good form. A 3-0 thrashing of SV Elversberg on Saturday will give them further confidence.<\/p>\n
On the other side of the fixture, SC Freiburg come into this clash on the back of a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen. Jan-Niklas Beste’s goal in the 13th-minute proved to be enough even with Johan Manzambi’s red card.<\/p>\n
Although consistency has been key to Julian Schuster’s side claiming seventh place in the Bundesliga table and progression in the Uefa Europa League, they’ve only managed to win 6 of their 18 away games.<\/p>\n
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As for Hertha, the incentive is clear. A win would bring them closer to contesting a cup final in their own backyard. It would also set up their first semi-final since 2016 where they lost to Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
Team news:<\/p>\n
Hertha BSC: Veteran midfielder Diego Demme (head injury), Kennet Eichhorn (ankle) and Maurice Krattenmacher (hamstring) are all expected to be unavailable for the hosts.<\/p>\n
SC Freiburg: Daniel Kofi-Kyereh (fitness) is still behind on match sharpness. Philipp Lienhart (abdominal injury) and Lukas K\u00fcbler (knee) ought to miss out for the Breisgauers. Manzambi’s red card won’t carry a suspension into the cup.<\/p>\n
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Predicted lineups:<\/p>\n
Hertha BSC (4-2-3-1): Ernst – Eitschberger, Leistner, Gechter, Karbownik – Seguin, Klemens – Winkler, Cuisance, Reese – Sch\u00fcler<\/p>\n
SC Freiburg (4-2-3-1): M\u00fcller – Ogbus, Ginter, Rosenfelder, Makengo – Eggestein, Manzambi – Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant – H\u00f6ler<\/p>\n
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