DFB round of 16 facts - Another Lotte upset?

There’s still some time until the Wednesday DFB Cup games, but we've put together all of the most important facts surrounding the four fixtures.

Sportfreunde Lotte vs. 1860 Munich

Head-to-head: This is the first meeting between the two sides.

Current season: This season, Lotte have upset a pair of top flight teams, beating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the first round, then overcoming Bayer Leverkusen in the next round on penalties. Meanwhile, 1860 defeated Karlsruhe SC 2-1 and the Würzberger Kickers 4-3, although they needed extra time to overcome the latter side.

Lotte coach, Ismail Atalan: It's a beautiful draw against a club full of tradition. If you can win against Leverkusen, you can also beat 1860.

2015/2016 Cup run: Lotte didn’t make it past the first round last year, losing to Bayer Leverkusen 3-0. However, 1860 Munich knocked two Bundesliga outfits out of the competition – TSG Hoffenheim and 1. FSV Mainz 05, before exiting the Cup themselves in the round of 16.

SV Sandhausen vs. FC Schalke 04

Head-to-head: The only game between these two sides was on the 30th of October 2012, when Schalke won 3-0. Ibrahim Afellay, Ciprian Marica and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar got the goals that day.

Current season: SV Sandhausen overcame SC Paderborn (2-1) and SC Freiburg (4-3 after penalties), while Schalke first beat FC Villingen 4-1 and then 1. FC Nürnberg 3-2.

2015/2016 Cup run: SV Sandhausen were knocked out of last season’s competition in the second round on penalties against 1. FC Heisenheim, as the Royal Blues also exited the competition at the same stage to Borussia Mönchengladbach (2-0).

Hannover 96 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Head-to-head: Back in 1972, when the cup was played out over two legs, Frankfurt progressed thanks to a 4-2 aggregate victory. Hannover won the first leg 1-0. The teams have 54 times, with the scales currently narrowly tipped in favour of the second division side, with 20 wins, 17 draws and 17 defeats.

Current season: Hannover stumbled their way to a 3-2 win over Regional division club Offenbach in round one, before thrashing Fortuna Köln 6-1 in the round two. Frankfurt have twice required a penalty shoot out to advance, first against FC Magdeburg (4-3) and then FC Ingolstadt (4-1).

Hannover 96 captain, Manuel Schmiedebach: We’re looking forward to a home game, and meeting with Szabolcs Huszti, an old friend.

Frankfurt coach, Niko Kovac: They are a strong squad. We wanted a home game but we’re going to do everything we can to advance.

2015/2016 Cup run: Hannover 96 fell in the second round to Darmstadt last year, despite Artur Sobiech leveling things up, Sandro Wagner scored the winner in a 2-1 victory for Darmstadt. Frankfurt were also eliminated in the second round last season, after a 1-0 defeat to Erzgebirge Aue.

Borussia Dortmund vs. Hertha Berlin

Head-to-head: Dortmund have been practically bulletproof against Hertha in the cup, three matches, three wins. In the 59 Bundesliga games between the two sides Dortmund have lost 17, won 26 and drawn 16.

Current season: Dortmund swept the aside Eintracht Trier 3-0 in the first round, before needing the heroics of Roman Wiedenfeller in a penalty shoot out against Union Berlin in round two, prevailing 3-0 after spot kicks. Hertha also needed penalties to beat Jahn Regensburg 5-3 in round one, before beating St. Pauli 2-0 in the last round.

Borussia Dortmund Head Coach Thomas Tuchel: This is a very hard game, but at least we will be at home.

2015/2016 Cup run: Last year ended dramatically for Dortmund. The cup final against Bayern was decided on penalties and didn’t go the way of Tuchel’s side after misses from Sven Bender and Sokratis. Hertha also had a strong run in the competition, but were denied a place in the final by Dortmund after a 3-0 loss in the semi-final.