Bayern Munich resume DFB Pokal campaign against Hoffenheim

MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Jerome Boateng of FC Bayern Muenchen, Ihlas Bebou of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Ivan Perisic of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Allianz Arena on October 5, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Jerome Boateng of FC Bayern Muenchen, Ihlas Bebou of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Ivan Perisic of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Allianz Arena on October 5, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
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BREMEN, GERMANY – JANUARY 26: Sargis Adamyan of Hoffenheim celebrates his team’s third goal with team mates during the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Wohninvest Weserstadion on January 26, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images)
BREMEN, GERMANY – JANUARY 26: Sargis Adamyan of Hoffenheim celebrates his team’s third goal with team mates during the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Wohninvest Weserstadion on January 26, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Opposition Focus

Hoffenheim shocked Bayern during their last visit to Allianz Arena as they clinched a narrow 2-1 victory in October. Alfred Schreuder set his team to defend resolutely in that game and exploit Die Roten’s high line defense by using a direct approach while attacking. He is likely to come up with a similar plan of action on Wednesday.

Sebastian Rudy and Christoph Baumgartner have been the key men for Hoffenheim in the midfield. Rudy provides the experience while Baumgartner brings the youthful energy to the midfield for Hoffenheim. They will have the duty of winning the ball higher up the pitch and release the forwards with accurate through balls in the final third.

Andrej Kramaric is the talisman for Hoffenheim in the attack. The Croatian forward can cause a lot of problems to Die Roten’s defense with his movement. Along with Kramaric, Bayern will have to be wary of Sargis Adamyan and Munas Dabbur in the final third.

Score Prediction

Bayern Munich 3-0 Hoffenheim

Bayern are blowing teams away at the moment, so I expect them to carry this momentum in DFB Pokal too. Hoffenheim are a tricky side, but Die Roten should comfortably clinch a victory on Wednesday and book their place in the next round.