Overview
- Hertha BSC travel to Oldenburg to face Regionalliga side SSV Jeddeloh II in the DFB-Pokal second round on Wednesday at the Marschweg-Stadion, which Jeddeloh is using because its own ground does not meet DFB rules.
- The second-division leaders go into the match as clear favourites after a run of wins in the 2. Bundesliga, and coach Stefan Leitl has kept a largely settled lineup rather than rotating heavily.
- Leitl and his staff have carried out detailed scouting, including video analysis and a live visit to Jeddeloh’s October home game, and they have practised scenarios for extra time and penalties.
- Hertha will be without Marton Dardai, Gustaf Nilsson and Boris Mamuzah Lum because of injuries, a factor that shapes Leitl’s selection choices for the cup tie.
- Jeddeloh arrive buoyed by a shock 5-2 first-round win over Heidenheim and have just appointed Burak Bahar, a former Hertha U17 coach, while roughly 5,500 Hertha fans are expected to travel and dominate the stadium atmosphere.