FC Ingolstadt 04 - Union Berlin

After the disastrous start with four defeats in a row FC Ingolstadt turn things around and they got 4 points from their last two matches, but they are still on bottom of the table. Therefore they aim for the second home win in a row against a top team from Berlin like Union is at the moment. Some expect called Union Berlin to the promotion candidates and they were not such bad as the first matches showed that they are more than able to fill this position as they suffered only one defeat so far and currently ranked on 2nd place. This means that they are slight favorite in this match today, although they have not the best record in Ingolstadt where they never won before. Nevertheless they will play they offensive style there too and with Mattuschka they have an incredible good standard specialist in his rows. For this Coach Kurz expected that today's opponent will go for the win and they have to invest a lot if they want to get here anything out of this encounter. Additional he has not to warn his players before striker Adam Nemec, who played 2012 in Ingolstadt and prevents with his two goals the win against his club now. So all know him well and all know where he has his strength.

In addition to Andre Mijatovic and Moritz Hartmann, and also due to lack of ankle problems Almog Cohen miss Ingolstadt one of their major offensive players with Caiuby today. Coach Marco Kurz had given the information at the press conference before the game that the 25 years old brazilian offensive player was banned from the training this week for disciplinary reasons and is not in the squad for the match against Union Berlin. For the open position fighting Ümit Korkmaz and Christian Eigler who both come in question for Caiuby's replacement. Also in central midfield where Cohen will miss again is one place open beside Morales, probably Knasmüllner can take this as he played really well against Dresden there and get some bonus from Coach against Pascal Groß now. But he had some problems with his knee and could not train the first week of the break, and was also not in the squad for the friendly match against Austrian team Liefering. But he recovered this week and this can be a good sign for him that he plays anyway. Nevertheless the new signed right defender Engel, however, is likely no option for the starting lineup after just a few trainings. He played in Cottbus last seaosn but got no contract there anymore and was without a club now, this means that he is not in his best fitness level and therefore needs to work hard in the next weeks.

The guests go into this match with a lot of optimism, because contrast to the often weak performances on away ground last year they are still unbeaten this season and they want the first win on their fourth attempt in Ingolstadt now. However, all know that the current situation in table says not the real potential of FC Ingolstadt and therefore it can be a very hard match for them anyway. Coach Uwe Neuhaus said it already this week: If we lose this match we are only 4 points ahead of the bottom teams, you can see how meaningless the table really is at the moment. He expect a very strong opponent today, as Ingolstadt turn things around and they want continue their way therefore they should be warned about all and try to invest all they have available. Nevertheless seems no doubt that Union has the aim to build on their shown performances before the break and they want to go for the win here additional. Personal situation is a bit difficult as with defender Eggiman is one important players not available due to injury, therefore Stuff and Schönheim seems to play on central back. The large Stuff maybe can gets some problems with the quick players from Ingolstadt and can be a key factor here. Özbek, however, returns into the squad after his back problems but is still no option for the starting lineup. Overall Coach Neuhaus counts probably on the same lineup as he did against St. Pauli in their last match.