Thanks to a second half hat trick from Harry Kane, Bayern Munich claimed a record 21st DFB-Pokal title back in May with a resounding win over Stuttgart. Bayern will begin their title defense on the road against Osnabrück in the Round of 64. With a quick three day turnaround to Saturday’s Bundesliga match at Schalke, Vincent Kompany will have the luxury of rotating some players.
Osnabrück has bounced back and forth between the second and third division of German football for the past two decades. Osnabrück has reached
the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal stage on four separate occasions. The most recent visit in 2009/10 saw the underdogs take down Dortmund and Hamburg before finally falling to Manuel Neuer’s Schalke side.
Prediction
Bayern wins 6-0. Jonas Urbig will have to come to midfield to get his touches because Osnabrück won’t register a shot on goal. Ismael Saibari will score twice early before Michael Olise and Luis Díaz swap goals. Super subs Harry Kane and Lennart Karl will polish off the result with simple finishes in the second half.
Match Info
Location: Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück, Germany
Date: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Time: 8:45pm CEST (2:45pm EDT)
TV/streaming: DFB Play, Find Your Country
Odds: n/a
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