Bayer Leverkusen to host FC Nurnberg in DFB-Pokal round of 32

Bayer Leverkusen will host FC Nurnberg on 28 October 2026 at 22:45 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time), in a match between the two sides as part of the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal competition for the 2026 season.

Regarding Bayer Leverkusen's general form before the match, the team lost its last game against Hoffenheim 0-3 away from home on 25 October 2026. Before that defeat, Leverkusen achieved a series of victories, beating Ofi 2-0 away from home, defeating Freiburg 2-1 at home, beating Lech Poznan 4-0 away from home, and beating Mainz 4-3 away from home as well.

As for Nurnberg, they drew 1-1 in their last recorded match against Viktoria Koln away from home on 22 August 2026. Before that, the team drew with Illertissen 3-3 away from home, lost to Hoffenheim 1-2, drew with Saarbrucken 1-1, while losing to Kaiserslautern 0-2 in earlier matches.

In terms of the history of meetings between the two teams, the last match between them was on 20 April 2019, when Bayer Leverkusen beat FC Nurnberg 2-0 at home. Before that, the two teams drew 1-1 in a match held at Nurnberg's stadium on 3 December 2018. History also recorded Leverkusen's 4-1 win at Nurnberg's stadium on 20 April 2014, its 3-0 win at home on 30 November 2013, as well as its 2-0 win away from home on 4 May 2013.