RW Essen vs Dortmund Prediction & Betting Tips (18 August)

A resident of the 3rd German division, the RW Essen will try to achieve the feat of taking out the Borussia giant. The feat is possible for local training since in recent years, it is not uncommon to see confirmed teams of the 1st division fall against more "small" clubs. However, it is clear that his start of the championship is not the best to fill up with confidence. Indeed, during the first 2 partitions in D3, Essen contracted two shares of the points with Munich 1860 1-1 and Havelse 1-1. Last year, Borussia Dortmund saw its course in the German cup quickly turned to vinegar with an elimination in the 1/16th finals. The last time the bees won won the DFB Pokal it was during the 2020-21 season.

Last year, the season was extremely difficult for the BVB, which has just finished fourth in the Bundesliga, qualified for the Champions League this season. To evoke the Champions League, Dortmund reached the quarter -finals of the edition but released quite logically by FC Barcelona. This summer, the preparation was truncated by the participation of the club in the FIFA club World Cup, eliminated by Real Madrid in the 1/4 final. Only three friendly meetings was therefore scheduled, for two successes against Siegen 1-8 and Lille 3-2. Defeat on the other hand in front of Juventus 1-2. 

During the transfer window, the essential elements of the past season remained apart from Leonardo vonic (5 goals at the club last year) left for the Porto reserve. The young defender Julian Eitschberger returned to Hertha Berlin (end of the loan). Brumme (4 goals, 5 assists), SAFI (6 achievements, 4 assists), Musel (7 goals) and especially Ahmet Arslan (14 goals, 6 assists) are still there and operational for this meeting. The big loss of the BVB this summer remains the Gittens winger, left for Chelsea in the form of a paid loan. The offensive Julian Brandt (5 goals, 10 assists), Adeyemi (7 goals, 6 assists), Beier (8 pawns, 7 assists) and number 9 Guirassy (21 achievements, 5 assists in the Bundesliga last season) are still at the club.

They were also definitively joined by Yan Couto (20 million from Man City), Jude Bellingham's little brother: Jobe already at the Club World Cup (30.5 million from Sunderland) and Daniel Svensson (Nordsjaelland, 6.5 million). 

• Summary: Rot-Weiss Essen is going head to head with Borussia Dortmund starting on 18 Aug 2025 at 18:45 UTC at Stadion Essen stadium, Essen city, Germany. The match is a part of the DFB Pokal .
• Referee: Frank Willenborg
• RW Essen Feedinco Rating: 6.93
• Dortmund Feedinco Rating: 6.75