
The team from Swabia are currently third in the second division on 23 points, two points behind the leaders Hamburg SV and Armenia Bielefeld. This will be the third meeting with VfB in the DFB Cup – with the Werkself having a good record to date: Bayer 04 run out winners both in the 1-0 win after extra time in the 1991 quarter-finals as well as in the 3-0 victory in the second round in 2002. Bayer 04 went out at the semi-final stage in both seasons.
The start of advance ticket sales will be announced shortly. As usual, tickets can be purchased via the usual methods (online via the ticket web shop, by phone on 0049 (0)214 5000 1904 and in person at the Bayer 04 fan shops at the BayArena and in Leverkusen City).
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
FC Kaiserslautern v Fortuna Düsseldorf
Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC
Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
SC Verl v FC Union Berlin
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
FC Saarbrücken vs Karlsruher SC
FC Bayern Munich v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

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