Overview
- It is a last‑16 meeting and a replay of May’s final, which Lok won on penalties to lift the cup.
- Aue head coach Jens Härtel called the matchup roughly 50–50 even as his side remain the competition’s lone 3. Liga team.
- Aue will be without Marvin Stefaniak due to a calf muscle fiber tear and Jonah Fabisch, who is away with Zimbabwe’s national team.
- Lok goalkeeper Niclas Müller is still out after hip surgery, with Andreas Naumann expected to start in goal.
- Kickoff is scheduled for 14:15 with streaming via Sport im Osten, and about 8,000 tickets have been sold with day‑of sales to open.