DHB Pokal Women Live Betting Odds - Germany Handball

DHB Pokal Women Overview

Germany's premier knockout handball tournament gets underway with the First Round of the DHB-Pokal Women, setting contenders on the long road toward the Final Four showcase in Stuttgart. With several top-flight clubs entering in subsequent stages, the opening phase pits second-tier challengers against first-division opponents in immediate knockout action. Defending champions Borussia Dortmund await in the later rounds, leaving opening-round combatants battling for a coveted place in the last sixteen.

Bracket Picture

The competition structure grants opening byes to Germany's leading Bundesliga outfits, leaving reigning champions Borussia Dortmund and recent finalists idle while the opening ties take place. Attention firmly centres on top-flight sides navigating tricky initial away tests against resilient second-division opponents. With single-elimination rules and potential extra time deciding every fixture, avoiding an early shock is crucial for clubs harbouring ambitions of reaching the showpiece weekend at the Porsche-Arena.

Fixtures in Focus

The opening schedule features several intriguing ties across the bracket. Bergischer HC host Bundesliga outfit Sport-Union Neckarsulm, with the top-tier visitors arriving as heavy favourites to advance. Capital side Füchse Berlin entertain Werder Bremen in an all-second-division contest where the hosts are rated as clear favourites. Regional bragging rights take centre stage in an anticipated Saxony derby as HC Rödertal face HC Leipzig, with the visiting Leipzig side regarded as clear favourites. Additionally, ESV 1927 Regensburg take on Frisch Auf Göppingen, who enter the clash as heavy favourites to secure their passage.

Underdogs Still Alive

Ambitious lower-tier outfits carry high hopes into the opening round, seeking to claim notable scalps before the remaining top-flight giants enter the bracket. Second-division contenders such as Bergischer HC and ESV 1927 Regensburg aim to make home advantage count against established Bundesliga opposition. For every underdog in the field, surviving this opening test offers valuable momentum and the prospect of drawing one of the country's elite in the last sixteen.

DHB Pokal Women Betting Odds

Handicap

21/08 • 17:00

Bergischer HC

Neckarsulmer Sport-Union (W)

+5.5

1.91

1.77

+5.5

1.91

1.77

21/08 • 17:00

Fuchse Berlin (W)

Werder Bremen (W)

-1.5

1.83

-1.5

1.83

21/08 • 17:30

HC Rodertal (W)

HC Leipzig (W)

+1.5

2.00

1.71

+1.5

2.00

1.71

21/08 • 18:00

HSV Solingen-Grafrath (W)

VfL Waiblingen (W)

-3.5

1.80

1.87

-3.5

1.80

1.87

21/08 • 18:00

ESV 1927 Regensburg (W)

Frisch Auf Goppingen (W)

+3.5

1.91

1.77

+3.5

1.91

1.77

21/08 • 18:00

Mainz 05 (W)

TG Nurtingen (W)