DFB Cup: Holstein Kiel wants to surprise against Wolfsburg!

DFB Cup: Holstein Kiel wants to surprise against Wolfsburg!

Football events in northern Germany will be dominated by an exciting DFB Cup duel next Tuesday, October 27, 2025. VfL Wolfsburg welcomes Holstein Kiel. The game will take place in the Volkswagen Arena and starts at 6:30 p.m., like NDR reported.

Holstein Kiel, currently in the 2nd Bundesliga, is in the middle of a tight schedule. Therefore, after the cup game, the team decided to stay in Wolfsburg and hold a short training camp. Coach Marcel Rapp explains that the entire team is going, even the injured players and those not in the squad. The reason for this step: to save travel time and enable better regeneration.

Kiel looking for opportunities

In the current second division season, Holstein Kiel has been rather mixed so far with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. The team is in 10th place and is 10 points behind the promotion relegation place. “We have nothing to lose and see opportunities in the game,” says Rapp, while emphasizing the “immense quality” of the opponent, who triumphed 9-0 against Hemelingen in their last DFB Cup round.

The return of Dirk Bremser, assistant coach, and Olaf Rebbe, sports director, to the Volkswagen Arena could also be significant, as both have a past with Wolfsburg. The personal commitment in the game could be an additional motivation for the Kiel team.

Wolfsburg on the rise?

VfL Wolfsburg has shown a mixed form in recent weeks, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the Bundesliga. However, in the most recent match, the team managed a 1-0 win against Hamburger SV, which gives them new hope. The team has a lot at stake as they aim to make it two wins in a row for the first time since mid-August.

Wolfsburg's coach is expected to field players such as Sael Kumbedi and Aaron Zehnter, while injured Moritz Jens, Kilian Fischer, Rogerio and Jesper Lindstrom are expected to return in November. In the last encounter against Holstein Kiel, which ended in January, the teams drew 2-2. The Wolfsburg team are definitely looking for a positive home performance to end their 14 games without a win in front of their home crowd.

Outlook and expectations

Both teams expect a hard-fought game. Holstein Kiel will try to transfer the momentum from training and the challenges of the league into the cup game, while Wolfsburg will strategically focus on exploiting Kiel's weaknesses. It remains to be seen which team will emerge victorious on Tuesday evening - joy and thrills are definitely guaranteed!