Sandhausen vs Leverkusen

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In the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday, SV Sandhausen, a team in the third division, hopes to cause a significant shock against Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

At BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald, where the home supporters suffered after watching their team relegated last time around, in stark contrast to their high-flying opponents, a sell-out crowd is anticipated.

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will take on third-tier SV Sandhausen on Wednesday in the DFB-Pokal in an attempt to pull off a major upset.

A sell-out crowd is expected at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald, where the home crowd suffered after witnessing their team relegated last time around, in stark contrast to their high-flying opponents.

Jurgen Machmeier, the club's chairman, tried two different managers without success. This season, he has already taken a risk by firing Danny Galm and replacing him with Jens Keller, the former manager of Union Berlin and Schalke 04, last week.

While Keller's club defeated Borussia Dortmund's reserve team 2-1 away from home on Saturday, the 52-year-old will be well aware that his players will need to put in a tremendous amount of work to avoid losing to the nation's best team in midweek.

After all, only Bayern Munich, led by Xabi Alonso, has kept Leverkusen from winning all 13 of their games in all competitions this season. On Sunday, Bayern Munich defeated Freiburg 2-1 to retain their top spot in the Bundesliga.

Die Werkself took the lead at BayArena with to goals from Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann just before halftime. However, with 20 minutes of regular time left, Manuel Gulde drew one back for the visitors, thus Die Werkself had to withstand some late pressure.

After winning in the Europa League less than 72 hours before kickoff, both teams seemed a little worn out, thus getting three points was the most crucial thing. Leverkusen would secure a spot at the top of the table going into the international break in November with another six points from a challenging trip to Hoffenheim before hosting Union Berlin, who is currently struggling.

But in the interim, the former midfielder for Liverpool and Real Madrid will be hoping to win Leverkusen's first title since 1993 as he leads his team into the third round of the DFB-Pokal and secures their spot in the Europa League knockout rounds.