Overview
- Borussia Dortmund advanced to the last 16 after a 3:2 win over Werder Bremen when Marcel Sabitzer scored a stoppage‑time free kick on Tuesday to seal the tie.
- Broadcasters ARD, ZDF and RTL each showed a selected second‑round fixture on free TV — including Bayern–Magdeburg on ARD, Dortmund–Werder on ZDF and HSV–Frankfurt on RTL — while most other matches required Sky access.
- Sky holds live rights to all 63 DFB‑Pokal matches for 2026/27 and viewers generally need a Sky subscription or paid streams such as WOW or RTL+ to watch the full schedule, with roughly 15 games per season allocated to free‑to‑air outlets.
- Other decisive second‑round results included Eintracht Frankfurt's 3:1 win over Hamburg and 1. FC Köln's 5:0 victory over Union Berlin as eight fixtures on 27–28 October completed the round.
- Several Wednesday fixtures such as Dynamo Dresden vs. Schalke and SC Paderborn vs. VfB Stuttgart were not on free TV and aired only on Sky, while DAZN will offer post‑match highlights under a multi‑season package and the Regionalliga side SSV Jeddeloh II remains the lone amateur club left to watch against Hertha BSC.