Match Info
Location: Brita Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany
Date: Wednesday, August 27nd, 2025
Time: 8:45pm local time (2:45pm EST)
TV/streaming: ESPN Deportes, ESPN Plus, Find Your Country
After winning the inaugural Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, Bayern Munich opened their Bundesliga title defense with a resounding 6-0 win over RB Leipzig. Not to be outdone by Michael Olise’s brace or Luis Díaz highlight goal, Harry Kane swooped in for a second half hat trick to claim Man of the Match.
Bayern and SV Wehen Wiesbaden have
never played in a competitive or friendly match. Hailing from the third division, Wehen has played against Bayern II on a number of occasions, splitting the matches relatively evenly over the years.
According to FCBayern.com, Wehen has not been much of a giant killer in the DFB-Pokal.
The eight-time Hessian cup winners have mostly failed to progress beyond the first round of the cup in recent years. In that time they’ve largely come up against top-flight teams such as Mainz 05 (3-1 a.e.t, 2024), RB Leipzig (3-2, 2023) or Borussia Dortmund (3-0, 2021). The Wiesbaden club’s greatest success in Germany’s national cup competition came in the 2008/209 season, when they were narrowly knocked out 2-1 by Hamburger SV in the quarter-finals.
Team news
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Vincent Kompany will have the luxury of resting any players who are dealing with minor injuries, namely Harry Kane and Konrad Laimer. Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano, and Manuel Neuer should also sit this one out. Lennart Karl will play at least half this game but not until the result is in hand. This would have been a full 90-minute game for Tim Bischof if he hadn’t removed his appendix last week.
Ideally, this game is over at halftime with another 3-0 lead. Wisdom Mike, Lennart Karl, and a couple Bayern II players can get some first team minutes while not compromising them ahead of their match on Friday.
From an injury standpoint, Bayern will still be without the services of Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Tom Bischof and Hiroki Itō.
Wehen primarily operates out of a 4-4-2 formation. Justin Janitzek and Ryan Johansson both played substantial minutes for Bayern’s academy.
ayern Munich is traveling to…“somewhere near Frankfurt” per head coach Vincent Kompany to take on SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal.
The Bavarians are riding high after taking down RB Leipzig 6-0 in the Bundesliga and will face the current 6th place team in 3. Liga. SV Wehen Wiesbaden is 1-1-1, featured a couple of ex-Bayern Munich academy products, and is not exactly a push over.
Let’s dive into it! This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show:
- What to watch for with SV Wehen Wiesbaden.
- A look at Bayern Munich’s injury situation.
- A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI.
- A prediction on the match.
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