Kick-off on 01.11.23 21:45.

The team from the city of Saarbrücken snatched a home victory in the previous stage in the ninety-first minute of the match against Karlsruhe from the Second Bundesliga, winning 2-1. The hosts committed fouls in eighteen incidents. The Southern Star crushed the representative of the third division, Preußen Münster, with three goals scored before halftime, securing a 4-0 victory. FC Hollywood had seventeen shots (nine on target), created a hundred and four dangerous attacks, and confidently controlled possession (seventy-two percent).

Watch the Saarbrücken — Bayern Munich game online. The opponents met at Ludwigsparkstadion thirty-one years ago, when they were both in the top tier of German football. They played to a draw, 1-1. The team from the region neighboring France finished in fifth place in the 2022/23 Third League. According to the regulations, only the top four teams receive tickets to the German Cup. Freiburg's double was among the leaders, and participation of reserve teams has long been prohibited in the tournament.

In the 2019/20 campaign, the team participated in the competition as the regional cup winner and reached the Round of 16, where they upset Cologne 3-2. In the 2017/18 tournament, they couldn't even get past the first round. In the 2013/14 season, the winner of the Saarlandpokal was eliminated at this stage by Paderborn, 2-1. Watch the Saarbrücken - Bayern match online.

In two out of the three previous campaigns, the Bavarians stopped their trophy quest at the upcoming stage. In the 2020/21 tournament, the Reds sensationally fell to Holstein (2-2, 5-6 on penalties), and a year later, they were defeated by Borussia in Gladbach, 0-5. Before that, the Southern Star exited the competition this early in the 2000/01 season when they couldn't pass Magdeburg (1-1, 2-4 in a penalty shootout).

In the 1995/96 tournament, FC Hollywood were defeated in the Round of 16 by Fortuna in Düsseldorf, 1-3. In the 1992/93 Cup, the Munich club was eliminated by Dortmund (2-2, 4-5 on penalties). Watch the Saarbrücken — Bayern Munich encounter online.