Kickoff: 01.02.23 21:45.

The Carnival club knocked off Aue, 3-0, and Lübeck, playing in the fourth division, 3-0, in the previous rounds. Onisiwo contributed three assists, and Ingvartsen netted twice. The Southern Stars defeated Victoria (Cologne), who represent Germany's third-strongest championship, 5-0 in the 1/32 finals. The Reds then dealt with Augsburg, conceding first in the ninth minute, 5-2. Choupo-Moting recorded three goals (two goals and an assist).

Watch the battle Mainz - Bayern online, the opponents have crossed in the Cup since the early 2000s only on the field of Munich. The team from Rhineland-Palatinate have participated in the 1/8 since the early 2000s only seven times. On four occasions, the team made it through. In the 2001/02 season, the Red-Whites lost to Kaiserslautern, 2-3, but four years later, they took revenge at the same stage (1-1, 4-3 on penalties). In the 2008/09 campaign, the Carnival club knocked off Freiburg, 3-1, and in the 2011/12 campaign, they could not get past Holstein (0-2).

In the 2012/13 tournament, the team snatched an away win over Schalke thanks to an accurate strike in the eighty-third minute, 2-1. In the 2017/18 competition, the club earned a strong win over Stuttgart, 3-1. Last year, the Red and Whites opened the scoring against Bochum, but lost, 1-3. Watch the Mainz - Bayern game online.

The Bavarians have consistently made it to the 1/8 finals since 2012, except for the previous two seasons. In the 2012/13 and 2013/14 draws, the Southern Star beat Augsburg (2-0, 2-0) and further knocked out Eintracht of Braunschweig, 2-0, and Darmstadt, 1-0. In the 2016/17 campaign, former Shakhtar Donetsk's midfielder D. Costa's goal brought a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg.

In the 2017/18 competition, Munich defeated Dortmund, with ex-Dynamo player Yarmolenko scoring for the Bumblebees, 2-1. In the 2018/19 tournament, the Reds beat Hertha in overtime, 3-2, and in the 2019/20 German Cup, they out-shot Hoffenheim, 4-3. Watch the match Mainz - Bayern online.