3. Liga champions Arminia Bielefeld chase glory and a successful conclusion to their fairy tale run in the DFB Pokal when they face Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart in the final of the German Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin this Saturday. Arminia, which made an instant return to the second tier of German football after being relegated to the third tier last year, has been on a giant-killing run in the cup, dispatching several Bundesliga sides on the way to the final. They now face a Stuttgart side seeking to Polish an otherwise lackluster season with European qualification. Stuttgart finished ninth in the Bundesliga and is a massive favorite to lift the cup.
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- FOOTBALL: Arminia Bielefeld vs VfB Stuttgart, DFB Cup Final
- Where to Watch: Premier Sports, ESPN, Sony LIV, DAZN
- Venue: Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: 24.05.2025 20:00 CEST
Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld have not lost a football match since mid-February, claiming the 3. Liga title and forcing their way into the finals of the German Cup. Arminia, downed the defending DFB Pokal champions, Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals, and also shocked German football with wins over Bundesliga clubs Werder Bremen, Freiburg, and Union Berlin in their fairy tale cup run. In the semis, Bielefeld came from behind to beat Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, after the holders took an early lead from a Jonathan Tah volley. Rather than follow the script, Bielefeld, roared on by a raucous home crowd, equalized from a Marius Worl goal and then took the lead at the stroke of halftime. Arminia, which topped the 3. Liga standings, winning by 2 points, is managed by 39-year-old coach Michel Kniat.
Arminia Team News:
Kersken, Schneider, Russo, Grosser, Hagmann, Schreck, Corboz, Oppie, Sarenren-Bazee, Grodowski, Worl
Bet on Arminia Bielefeld vs. VfB Stuttgart with Bet365Stuttgart
Last year's Bundesliga runners-up, Stuttgart, had a chance to salvage a season that saw them finish in the upper half of the table, but they had no pathway to Europe except via the DFB Pokal. Hampered by injuries all season, Sebastian Hoeness' side has picked up in the last few weeks and has won three straight games now, rounding off the season with a 3-2 victory at Leipzig last Saturday. In the Cup, Stuttgart saw off Bundesliga teams Leipzig and Augsburg in the semis and quarters respectively, to add to the wins over SC Preussen Munster, Kaiserslautern, and Jahn Regensburg in the earlier rounds. Stuttgart are three-time winners of the DFB Pokal, but despite recent successful Cup runs, including a final against Bayern Munich in 2012/13, they last won the German cup in the 1996-97 season.
Stuttgart Team News:
Nubel-Jeltsch; Chabot, Hendriks-Vagnoman, Karazor, Millot, Mittelstadt-Leweling, Undav-Wotemade
Betting Odds
Arminia Bielefeld are 6.00 underdogs on Betway, which has the draw at 4.70 odds. 1xbet has over 3 at 1.8 odds with under 3 at 1.92. VfB Stuttgart to win halftime/fulltime is 2.10 on Bet365, which lists over 10 corners at 1.90 odds. Read more here.
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