VfL Lübeck-Schwartau vs Flensburg-Handewitt: match prediction on 23 September 2026

Flensburg-Handewitt advance in DHB-Pokal

Flensburg-Handewitt secured victory over VfL Lübeck-Schwartau in the DHB-Pokal, played on 23 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. The result confirmed the Bundesliga club's superiority over the 2. Bundesliga side, building on Flensburg-Handewitt's perfect record of five wins from five recent matches, compared to VfL Lübeck-Schwartau's four wins and one defeat in their last five outings.

Form and previous results

VfL Lübeck-Schwartau entered the fixture with 12 points from their last five games, having scored 176 goals and conceded 140. Their most recent result was a 31-28 home win against TV Huttenberg on 20 September 2026. Flensburg-Handewitt, meanwhile, had collected 15 points from five victories, scoring 181 goals against 157 conceded, with their latest defeat-free run culminating in a 37-34 home victory over Hamburg on the same day.

Model expectations

A statistical model projected an outcome of 13.7 goals for VfL Lübeck-Schwartau and 77.1 for Flensburg-Handewitt, assigning a 0% probability to a draw, both teams scoring, or three or more goals in total. These figures suggested a heavy victory for the visitors, though no further details of the final tally or goal breakdown were available in the supplied data.

What the match changed

For VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, the defeat followed a 32-33 away loss to Leipzig on 12 September 2026, breaking their otherwise strong run in the second tier. No team statistics, squad lists, or player disciplinary records were recorded for either side.