In the first round of the DFB Pokal TSG Neustrelitz of the German fifth tier (NOFV-Oberliga Nord) hosts Bundesliga 2 outfit Karlsruher, with the away side coming into this match as firm favourites.
The home side have played one match so far this season, which saw them lose 2-0 away at Berliner Dynamo.
On the other hand, Karlsruher have started life in Bundesliga 2 poorly, following 5-0 and 3-2 defeats at the hands of Paderborn and Magdeburg.
In the Croatian top-flight, champions Dinamo Zagreb hosts Istra 1961 at Stadion Maksimir.
The last two meetings between these two sides have seen the Over 2.5 Goals market land following 2-1 and 3-0 victories for Zagreb.
Zagreb have started the season like champions, having beaten Lokomotiv Zagreb 3-2 and Slaven Koprivinica 5-1 in the HNL, as well as defeating Shkupi 3-2 on aggregate in Champions League qualifying.
Istra have lost both of their games at the start of this season, doing so by 2-0 and 2-1 scorelines to Hadjuk Split and Varazdin.
The next tip also comes from the DFB Pokal where Kaan-Marienborn of the German Regionalliga (fourth-tier) goes up against Bundesliga 2 side Nurnberg.
Kaan-Marienborn managed to win on the opening day of the season, as they defeated Borussia Monchengladbach II 2-1.
However, Nurnberg have had a mixed start to the season, having lost 3-2 away at St Pauli on the opening day of the Bundesliga 2 season, before beating Greuther Furth 2-0 at home thanks to goals by Christoph Daferner and Manuel Wintzheimer.
Das war's mit der #FCNPK vor unserem Pokalspiel beim @1fckm07 .
— 1. FC Nürnberg (@1_fc_nuernberg) July 28, 2022
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3. Liga outfit Dyano Dresden takes on Bundesliga side Stuttgart at the Rudolf Harbig Stadion on Friday.
Dresden started life in 3. Liga in poorly as they lost 4-3 against 1860 Munich. This has come in the aftermath of their relegation from Bundesliga 2 last season when they finished 16th on 32 points but were beaten 2-0 by Kaiserlautern in the relegation play-off.
Meanwhile, Stuttgart will be hoping to emulate their pre-season form having thrashed Valencia 5-2 last time out, as well as beating Brentford 2-1, Swiss champions Zurich 3-2 and Boblingen 7-1.
Dortmund will be hoping to start their DFB Pokal campaign in style having won the German cup last time they were managed by Edin Terzic in the 2020/21 season.
3. Liga side 1860 Munich enters this game off the back of a 4-3 win over Dynamo Dresden and will be hoping to cause a shock to another side in a higher division having beaten the Black and Yellows rivals Schalke last season 1-0.
Terzic’s men will be looking to make improvements from their recent pre-season results, having suffered 2-0 and 3-1 losses to Villarreal and Valencia.
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