The German Cup match between Heidenheim and Werder Bremen pits a third division team against a Bundesliga side. This will be the first competitive matchup between these two teams. WERDER.DE have put together all the interesting notes about the game on Saturday. Did you know ...
... that Heidenheim are in the German Cup for the fifth time? In their last appearance in 2008-09, they suffered a 3-0 loss against Wolfsburg in the first round. Heidenheim have never made it past the first round.
... that Bremen's last first round exit came five years ago? Back then, third division side Pirmasens beat Werder 5-3 after penalty kicks. It has been the only first round exit for Thomas Schaaf as coach.
... that Claudio Pizarro's 23 goals in 43 cup matches make him the highest scorer with the most games played than anyone else in the competition? Pizarro is also the Bundesliga's leading active scorer with 142 goals.
... that Thomas Schaaf has already won the German Cup three times and is the current record holder among coaches? Actually the Werder coach shares the mark with fellow coaches Ottmar Hitzfeld, Hennes Weisweiler, Karlheinz Feldkamp, Udo Lattek and Otto Rehhagel.