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Florian Martin
Third meeting in the quarter-finals of the German Cup – DFB Pokal between second division resident Nuremberg and Bundesliga club Stuttgart. This opposition will take place this Wednesday, April 5, 2023 with a kick-off scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Max-Morlock-Stadion located in Nuremberg. The 2 clubs have in common to have both lost this weekend in their respective division. Nuremberg lost at home to the leaders of the German second division, Darmstadt (0-1) ranking the club in 13th position out of 18 teams with a slim lead of 3 lengths in the relegation zone. In the previous round, the local team qualified in front of their fans at the expense of Fortuna Düsseldorf after the penalty shootout. Stuttgart, for its part, lost quite clearly (3-0) to Union Berlin, resulting in an uncomfortable last place in the general classification. It has now been 5 games in a row that the visitors have not won, in all competitions, including 2 consecutive losses in the Bundesliga. During the round of 16 away, Stuttgart won (1-2) on the field of Paderborn, another resident of the second division across the Rhine.