Despite managing a bunch of wins, Hannover 96 is still a considerable distance away from breaking into the top half of the German second division and consequently the race for promotion.

Things have not gone the way of Monchengladbach apart from beating Bayern Munich in recent times. Since very little separates them from the drop zone.

These two teams who occupy similar positions in their respective divisions are set to clash in a DFB Pokal fixture this Wednesday at the HDI-Arena.

After thrashing Regionalliga Nord side, Eintracht Norderstedt in the first round, Die Roten sealed a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Fortuna Düsseldorf to earn their spot in the fixture.

Following a 0-1 win away from home against Hansa Rostock in their previous league match, the club sits 12th in 2. Bundesliga.

Die Fohlen after grinding out a 0-1 win against third division side 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 1st round, the club humiliated Bayern Munich 5-0 in the second round to proceed to the round of 16.

The club has taken just four points from their last five league fixtures. Consequently, they now sit twelfth in the Bundesliga, four points clear of relegation



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尽管取得了一系列的胜利，但汉诺威96离进入德国乙级联赛的上半部分，以及晋级的竞争，仍然有相当大的距离。

除了最近击败拜仁慕尼黑之外，事情并没有像门兴格拉德巴赫那样。因为很少有东西能把它们和坠落区分开。

这两支球队在各自的分区占据相似的位置，将于本周三在hdi arena举行的德国足协Pokal比赛中交锋。

在第一轮击败诺德地区球队Eintracht Norderstedt后，Die Roten在主场3-0轻松战胜Fortuna Düsseldorf，赢得了在这场比赛中的席位。

在上一场联赛中客场0-1战胜罗斯托克后，俱乐部在2场比赛中排名第12。德甲。

在以0比1击败甲级球队1队后。凯泽斯劳滕俱乐部在第一轮比赛中以5-0击败拜仁慕尼黑，晋级16强。

俱乐部在最近的五场联赛中只拿了4分。因此，他们现在在德甲排名第12，离降级差4分