Carl Zeiss Jena will look to regain some of their former lost glory with a second consecutive win over a Bundesliga side, as they take on VFB Stuttgart in the DFB Pokal second round.
The former three time East German champions and Cup winners cup victors, Carl Zeiss Jena are currently swimming in the Regionalliga Nordost – the 4th league in German football. They have done very well so far this season, sitting on the third place, losing just one time in 12 matches (undefeated since August) and posting the best defense in the league. However, the most most remarkable achievement was knocking out Bundesliga side Hamburg in the first round of the DFB Pokal – a 3-2 extra time win that will surely give Jena confidence coming into this clash. It`s worth noting that Jena has the youngest team in the 4th division, with an average age of about 22 years, so the future looks good.
Stuttgart couldn`t back up the win against Ingolstadt with another good result, but the level of play was very encouraging in the 3-4 loss at Leverkusen the past weekend. The visitors seem like an improved team in the last month or so, getting some results, climbing 2 spots in the table (currently 16th) and most importantly playing pretty decent football.
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