Leverkusen Host Struggling St. Pauli in DFB-Pokal Quarterfinal at BayArena

Hjulmand casts the cup as a real chance to lift silverware this season.

Overview

Leverkusen enter on three straight wins, most recently a 3-1 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt that moved them to sixth in the Bundesliga.
A place in the semi-finals is at stake after Leverkusen's 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund in the last round via Ibrahim Maza's first-half goal.
Maza remains sidelined with a knee injury, with further absences expected for Mark Flekken, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Nathan Tella.
St. Pauli are winless in six league matches and sit 17th, five points from safety, prompting the signing of forward Taichi Hara from Kyoto Sanga.
Recent meetings favor Leverkusen, who are unbeaten against St. Pauli since 2024, though St. Pauli's cup run includes a 2-1 upset at Borussia Mönchengladbach.