Eintracht Braunschweig - SV Darmstadt 98

Before the season it was clear for what both teams play but after a few rounds it is different now. Ok, Braunschweig started well with 4 Points out of the first two matches but failed in the upcoming three matches and fall down huge in table. This means that they are on a huge losing streak now and they have to turn things around today. On the other side Darmstadt was surprisingly promoted and all talk that they will have huge problems in 2.Bundesliga but they continue their run and are unbeaten in all their starts now. They are riding the wave of success at the moment but sooner or later they will come to an end. After 5 Rounds they collected 11 Points and standing on third place even with the top two.

Despite the bad run, Coach Lieberknecht is very pleased with his team and trusts them as he said that the way is positive and they will for sure have success in the future. Nevertheless some changes will be done today anyway. According to the 1-3 in Leipzig Hedenstad is back from injury and replace Kessel on the back wing while Correia and Decarli playing in the middle of the defensive line. Also some system changes can be made because at last they played 4-4-2 but move back to 4-1-4-1 probably. This means that on the sixer position plays only Theurkauf behind the two offensive players Kruppke and Nielsen. On the offensive wings Coach Lieberknecht is searching for the right players as he has not found the right mix there so far. It is possible that Boland and Korte can show their skills once again today. Up front it is possible that Ademi gets a chance after his good play in the second half in Leipzig. But also a few other guys are possible on this position.

High flying Darmstadt is riding the wave of success as I wrote already and why should Coach Schuster change his winning starting lineup after last weekend. He said already under the week if all players are ready it is more as possible that the same lineup starts as in the past. A big surprise was the return of captain Sulu in short time after his face injury. He will play again in the middle beside Bregerie and build up a strong part again. The “Lilien” are hard to break and this was a big plus this season so far.