BVB to wear all-yellow | Sky to broadcast | Terzic on Sportstudio | Brand to referee

Benjamin Brand to referee

The 34-year-old business economist from Gerolzhofen is overseeing a DFB-Pokal first-round tie involving Borussia Dortmund for the third time, having previously taken charge last season away to 1860 Munich and against SV Wilhelmshaven in 2013. BVB won both clashes 3-0. Brand has previously refereed five BVB games in the Bundesliga (four wins and one draw). Thomas Stein and Dr. Martin Thomsen will be the linesmen, with Mario Hildenbrand the fourth official. VAR is still not used at this stage of the competition.

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Live broadcast: Sky & Net Radio

The match can be watched live on TV on Sky. The pre-match coverage will start at 14:00 CET. BVB’s game will be broadcast on Sky Sport 2 from 15:00 CET, with Martin Groß as commentator. The BVB Net Radio will give the usual Black & Yellow take, with Boris Rupert and Martin Ammeling on the mic. Match highlights as well as the press conference and the match reactions will be available on BVB TV among others and on the “Aktuelles Sportstudio” (ZDF) from 23:00 CET. Edin Terzic will be the studio guest.

Live Ticker: Over to the app

BVB’s digital channels operate at full throttle on matchday. And that’s not only the case during the match, but throughout the matchday too – starting at 09:09 CET of course. In “Matchday Mode”, the BVB app offers news, pictures, posts, videos, statistics and plenty more match info besides. The live ticker starts at kick-off and updates you on all the important moments. In addition to the live ticker, there will be full match highlights, statistics and first-hand info on our social media channels Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The quickest match report in the league can be found on the app and online at bvb.de seconds after the final whistle. On our website and in the app, there will then be match reactions and facts to read.

Statistics: Always through since 2006

Borussia Dortmund have consistently been victorious in the first round of the cup over the past 17 years. The last time BVB lost in round one was in Braunschweig in 2005.

Shirts: Borussia to wear all yellow

Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow cup shirts, yellow shorts and yellow socks. The home team will wear red shirts with orange sleeves, red shorts and red socks.

Weather: warm – and dry too?

The weather forecast for Saturday: a mixture of sunny and cloudy, temperatures up to 27 degrees. The probability of rain is estimated to be up to 40%.