Until now, there has only been one encounter between SC Freiburg and SV Werder in the DFB Cup. In the 2000/01 season, SVW were beaten 1-0 away from home in the second round. For Max Kruse, the encounter will be a reunion with his former team. "It is obviously hard to think about the Cup after today's game against Augsburg. However, we have a home game which is nice for our fans. We're looking forward to the match shortly before Christmas and hope to still be in the competition after winter," said the Green-Whites' number 10.
Captain Zlatko Junuzovic had this to say about the draw after the match against FCA: "The draw is absolutely secondary after the 3-0 loss. But we accept the game and will try to do exactly what we did against Hoffenheim - make it to the next round."