Bremen, Leverkusen, 1860 – Sportfreunde Lotte overcame all of these hurdles in sensational fashion. The third division side face Borussia Dortmund on 28th February (20:45 CET). So where do Lotte’s strengths lie? Here’s an update on the key facts and stats.
In the first round against Werder Bremen: 22-13 on shots, 8-5 on target, 7-2 on corners and 58% duals won says it all. Werder were only ahead on ball possession with 63%.
In the second round against Bayer Leverkusen: Trailing doesn’t appear to be a problem for Lotte. In normal time, extra time and in the penalty shootout, the third division side was behind. Gerrit Nauber and Kevin Freiberger took the first two penalties for Lotte in the shootout. Charles Aranguiz, Kevin Volland and Julian Baumgartlinger converted for Leverkusen, but Luka Tankulic held his nerve to score the decisive tenth penalty and send Lotte through.
Last 16 against 1860 München: Lotte had more than double the shots on target that the Lions‘ had (22-10). Stefan Ortega made a total of nine saves in the match. Lotte’s goalkeeper Benedikt Fernandez only made two. In addition, Lotte won 55% of the duals.
Third division sides: Since the introduction of the third division in 2008/09, Lotte are the fourth third division side to reach the quarter finals of the German Cup after Osnabrück (0-1 vs. Schalke 2009/10), Offenbach (1-2 vs. Wolfsburg 2012/13) and Bielefeld (6-5 penalty shootout win vs. Gladbach 2014/15).
Defeat against BVB II: Almost exactly a year ago Lotte went down 1-0 to Dortmund’s second team thanks to a goal from Marco Hober.
Strong in attack: Lotte have netted 59 times this season. Only Dortmund (65) and Bayern (61) can better that record. In addition, Lotte are the only remaining team in the competition who are yet to face a side either in their own or in a lower division.
Calm in front of goal: Lotte convert 57% of their big chances. Out of the quarter finalist, only Frankfurt have a better record with 75%.
Bremen, Leverkusen, 1860 – Sportfreunde Lotte overcame all of these hurdles in sensational fashion. The third division side face Borussia Dortmund on 28th February (20:45 CET). So where do Lotte’s strengths lie? Here’s an update on the key facts and stats.
In the first round against Werder Bremen: 22-13 on shots, 8-5 on target, 7-2 on corners and 58% duals won says it all. Werder were only ahead on ball possession with 63%.
In the second round against Bayer Leverkusen: Trailing doesn’t appear to be a problem for Lotte. In normal time, extra time and in the penalty shootout, the third division side was behind. Gerrit Nauber and Kevin Freiberger took the first two penalties for Lotte in the shootout. Charles Aranguiz, Kevin Volland and Julian Baumgartlinger converted for Leverkusen, but Luka Tankulic held his nerve to score the decisive tenth penalty and send Lotte through.
Last 16 against 1860 München: Lotte had more than double the shots on target that the Lions‘ had (22-10). Stefan Ortega made a total of nine saves in the match. Lotte’s goalkeeper Benedikt Fernandez only made two. In addition, Lotte won 55% of the duals.
Third division sides: Since the introduction of the third division in 2008/09, Lotte are the fourth third division side to reach the quarter finals of the German Cup after Osnabrück (0-1 vs. Schalke 2009/10), Offenbach (1-2 vs. Wolfsburg 2012/13) and Bielefeld (6-5 penalty shootout win vs. Gladbach 2014/15).
Defeat against BVB II: Almost exactly a year ago Lotte went down 1-0 to Dortmund’s second team thanks to a goal from Marco Hober.
Strong in attack: Lotte have netted 59 times this season. Only Dortmund (65) and Bayern (61) can better that record. In addition, Lotte are the only remaining team in the competition who are yet to face a side either in their own or in a lower division.
Calm in front of goal: Lotte convert 57% of their big chances. Out of the quarter finalist, only Frankfurt have a better record with 75%.
Awake at the restart: Out of 64 teams in the competition, Lotte are the only side to have scored three goals in the first fifteen minutes after half-time.
Set piece struggles: So far in the German Cup this season, Lotte are yet to score from a dead ball situation.
