Overview

• Eintracht Braunschweig host VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal first round at 20:45 at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig.
• The match will be shown live free-to-air on ARD with streaming on Joyn and the ARD Mediathek, while Sky carries the competition on pay-TV.
• Stuttgart arrive as defending champions after a 1–2 Supercup loss to Bayern and a 1–2 league defeat at Union Berlin.
• Reports indicate three Stuttgart centre-backs, including defensive leader Jeff Chabot, are unavailable, leaving a patched-up back line.
• Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß says the goal is simply to advance, as Braunschweig enter in good form with six points early in the 2. Bundesliga.