DFB Pokal 25/26, Round 2 · 29 Oct 2025

1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Arminia Bielefeld

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made 1. FC Union Berlin favourites at 53%.

1. FC Union Berlin deserved more from the draw, creating 2.9 xG to 2.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Leopold Querfeld, 62.2 in 120′.

Well above their usual level: Leopold Querfeld +12.4, Tim Skarke +9.9, Frederik Rønnow +8.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

24 Oct 2025	L 0–1	at SV Werder Bremen Bundesliga
17 Oct 2025	W 3–1	v Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
4 Oct 2025	L 0–2	at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
28 Sep 2025	D 0–0	v Hamburger SV Bundesliga
21 Sep 2025	W 4–3	at Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga

15 Aug 2025	W 1–0	v SV Werder Bremen DFB-Pokal

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Janik Haberer Midfielder	44	0	0	0.10	65.1	–
Leopold Querfeld Defender	120	1	0	0.49	62.2	+12.4
Frederik Rønnow Goalkeeper	120	0	0	–	57.7	+8.9
Danilho Doekhi Defender	120	1	0	0.72	57.0	+4.2
Tim Skarke Midfielder	67	0	0	0.01	45.3	+9.9
Andrej Ilić Forward	67	0	0	0.46	44.8	−4.8
Dmytro Bogdanov Forward	53	0	1	0.22	42.2	–
Diogo Leite Defender	120	0	0	–	40.2	+0.5
Oliver Burke Forward	53	0	0	0.25	39.7	−10.9
Rani Khedira Midfielder	120	0	0	0.08	39.3	−4.5
Aljoscha Kemlein Midfielder	59	0	0	0.08	36.4	–
Woo-Yeong Jeong Forward	60	0	0	–	35.9	–
Christopher Trimmel Midfielder	76	0	1	–	33.7	−18.3
Tom Alexander Rothe Defender	120	0	0	0.38	31.9	−16.4
András Schäfer Midfielder	61	0	0	–	29.9	−11.6
Ilyas Ansah Forward	60	0	0	0.07	29.7	−17.9

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Arne Sicker Defender	16	0	0.02	86.9	–
Jonas Thomas Kersken Goalkeeper	120	0	0.13	61.3	–
Noah Sarenren Bazee Forward	73	0	0.90	56.1	–
Monju Momuluh Midfielder	73	1	0.43	55.8	–
Maximilian Großer Defender	120	0	0.03	53.9	–
Isaiah Young Forward	47	0	0.25	53.2	–
Marvin Mehlem Midfielder	47	0	–	47.6	–
Felix Hagmann Defender	39	0	–	47.5	–
Leon Schneider Defender	120	0	0.01	47.0	–
Joel Grodowski Forward	73	0	0.27	44.9	–
Joel Felix Defender	104	0	–	44.0	–
Marius Wörl Midfielder	81	0	0.10	42.4	–
Tim Handwerker Defender	120	0	–	38.3	–
Benjamin Boakye Midfielder	120	0	0.05	34.9	–