2.BL update from Friday

Jahn Regensburg - SV Sandhausen

Both teams under huge pressure because both need the win or the points here. This is almost a must win match and who win this encounter can hope to avoid relegation, the loser must take in mind more and more that was probably it. Regensburg showed some uptrend in the past matches although they lost at home against Braunschweig and Hertha but on the road they beat Bochum and got a point in Cottbus last weekend. Coach Smuda changed a bit his system but it is not know if he counts on the same again. He changed also a lot of players and former players like Müller, Wiesmeyer, Sembolo and so on not in the starting lineup anymore. On the other side Sandhausen with a good match against Pauli, won deserved 4-1 but lost the upcoming two matches very easy. Both 1-3 in Dresden and at home vs. Paderborn. Coach Boysen said that he wants to change a bit as he was not very pleased about the performances in both matches. They gave to many opportunities away and also let miss their power.


Union Berlin - Erzgebirge Aue

Winter-break is over and Union fall down, they were on a good 4th place but could not win 2013 so far. They are down to 8th place now but their goal is place 5-7 what is still reachable. They played not their best soccer in their past two matches but they had a lot of imp. missing as well. Above all their hero in midfield Mattuschka is needed for their play. He gave the team much more stability and can create some dangerousness with his good assists or free kicks. Also Parensen and Kohlmann was not available while Schönheim had to pass due to flue. Only Kohlmann miss again, the others are available now. Aue lost 3 matches in a row before they got a draw against Aalen last weekend and collected their first point 2013. They had a lot of problems with injured and ill players in the past that they were not able to get more. For this match almost all players are back and coach Baumann can choose from almost all, the only unavailable player is suspended striker Sylvestr.


SC Paderborn - Energie Cottbus

The start was not very good as they lost vs. Braunschweig at home to beginning of 2013 but turn things fast around and they are on a 3 matches winning streak now. They overcome all their opponents and on a good way to be safe as soon as possible. Their home performances were not very good overall as they collected much more points on the road as at home. They have some problems if they must come and make the match while on the other side they open a lot of space to their opponents. Strohdiek miss with flu here. Cottbus very bad 2013 so far, they are not able to win against bottom team Regensburg, although they scored their first goal after many minutes. But the performance was so awful that coach Bommer made a lot of noise. He were not very pleased about his players and if they bring again such a performance on the pitch it can happen something ..... They are without suspended Börner, Stiepermann, Brenzska and Brinkmann.