DFB-Pokal injury report by game — October 28
8 DFB-Pokal games on October 28 (Korea time). 56 players are out, on the injured list or suspended, and 5 are doubtful or questionable.
1. FC Augsburg @ SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
· Venue: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena
FCA FC Augsburg
- Out Calvin Brackelmann (DF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Alexis Claude-Maurice (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Faik Sakar (MF) — Ankle injury
- Out Noahkai Banks (DF) — Knee injury
- Out Steve Mounié (FW) — Undisclosed issue
SGS SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
Injury info unavailable
2. 1. FSV Mainz 05 @ VfL Bochum
· Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
M05 1. FSV Mainz 05
- Out Otto Ruoppi (MF) — Knee injury
- Out Dominik Kohr (MF) — Ankle injury · Expected return: End of October
BOC VfL Bochum
- Out Marcel Sobottka (MF) — Undisclosed issue
3. RB Leipzig @ Rot-Weiss Essen
· Venue: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
RBL RB Leipzig
- Out Assan Ouédraogo (MF) — Shoulder injury · Expected return: Late December
- Out Marc Guiu (FW) — Hamstring injury
- Out Viggo Gebel (MF) — Cruciate ligament injury
- Out Maxime Estève (DF) — Groin tear suffered vs Elversberg; did not travel
- Out Christopher Nkunku (FW) — Adductor problem, did not travel; expected back for the weekend vs Schalke
RWE Rot-Weiss Essen
Injury info unavailable
4. Eintracht Frankfurt @ Hamburger SV
· Venue: Volksparkstadion
SGE Eintracht Frankfurt
- Out Jessic Ngankam (FW) — Thigh injury
- Out Malik Pimpong (FW) — Knock
HSV Hamburger SV
- Out Bilal Nadir (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Fábio Vieira (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Bakery Jatta (FW) — Groin injury
- Out Nicolai Remberg (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Fernando Dickes (GK) — Shoulder injury
- Out Yussuf Poulsen (FW) — Hip problem
- Out Nicolás Capaldo (MF) — Unavailable (reason not disclosed)
- Out Jordan Torunarigha (DF) — Left out as too much of a risk
- Out Mario Vušković (DF) — Unavailable (reason not disclosed)
- Returned Patson Daka (FW) — Recovered from thigh injury; Polzin: 'definitely ready' (minutes managed)
5. SV Darmstadt 98 @ SV Elversberg
· Venue: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
D98 SV Darmstadt 98
- Out Luca Marseiler (MF) — Cruciate ligament injury
SVE SV Elversberg
- Out Jan Gyamerah (DF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Tom Zimmerschied (FW) — Ankle injury
- Out Luis Seifert (DF) — Foot injury
6. 1. FC Union Berlin @ 1. FC Köln
· Venue: RheinEnergieStadion
FCU 1. FC Union Berlin
- Out Stanley N'Soki (DF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Andrik Markgraf (DF) — Knee injury · Expected return: April 2027
- Questionable Josip Juranović (DF) — Illness
- Questionable Andrej Ilić (FW) — Illness
- Questionable Felix Uduokhai (DF) — Injured at Augsburg, availability open (league ban does not apply in the cup)
KOE 1. FC Köln
- Out Imad Rondić (FW) — Hamstring injury
- Out Rav van den Berg (DF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Ellyes Skhiri (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Timo Hübers (DF) — Knee injury
- Out Thijs Dallinga (FW) — Long-term injury
- Doubtful Ragnar Ache (FW) — Recovering from injury; squad decision on matchday morning
7. Karlsruher SC @ Borussia Mönchengladbach
· Venue: Borussia-Park
KSC Karlsruher SC
- Out Marcel Beifus (DF) — Knee injury
BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Out Fritz Fleck (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Isac Lidberg (FW) — Thigh injury
- Out Jan Leszczyński (DF) — Knee injury
- Out Tim Kleindienst (FW) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Ko Itakura (DF) — Ankle injury
- Out Franck Honorat (MF) — Undisclosed issue
- Out Enzo Leopold (MF) — Cruciate ligament injury · Expected return: June 2027
- Out Joe Scally (DF) — Unavailable (reason not disclosed)
- Returned Kevin Diks (DF) — Back after missing the Stuttgart game for personal reasons · Expected return: Expected back Oct 27
- Returned Jens Castrop (MF) — Back for the first time this season after shoulder surgery
8. Werder Bremen @ Borussia Dortmund
· Venue: Signal Iduna Park
SVW Werder Bremen
- Out Niklas Stark (DF) — Hip injury
- Out Skelly Alvero (MF) — Calf injury
- Out Salim Musah (FW) — Hamstring injury
- Out Keke Topp (FW) — Cruciate ligament injury · Expected return: Early February 2027
- Out Justin Njinmah (MF) — Thigh injury · Expected return: End of October
- Out Jens Stage (MF) — Thigh injury · Expected return: January 2027
- Out Felix Agu (DF) — Undisclosed issue
BVB Borussia Dortmund
- Out Konstantinos Karetsas (MF) — Right-foot ligament injury; Kovač: 'not yet ready'
- Out Giorgos Konstantelias (MF) — Cruciate ligament injury · Expected return: June 2027
- Out Emre Can (MF) — Cruciate ligament injury · Expected return: Late November
- Out Justin Lerma (FW) — Muscle injury
- Suspended Ramy Bensebaini (DF) — Serving the second of a two-match cup ban for his red card vs Bayern in the Supercup
- Doubtful Alexander Meyer (GK) — Cold and fever, missed two training sessions; Kovač: 'we won't take any risks'
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