FC Schalke 04 - FC Augsburg

This is an important match for Schalke 04 who had a lot of problems in the past but with new Coach Di Matteo they did their job against Hertha 2-0 and Sporting Lisabon 4-3 in CL what was very important game. In Leverkusen they do not want to take part in the game and they tried only to defend the draw but after a nonsense foul from Ayhan decided the game because Leverkusen's Calhanoglu scored from free kick. All talk that they have to improve and maybe change their style of play a bit. This can maybe be a key fact here although at home they are much better this season and they were always able to score above all Huntelaar is the man in attack there. With Boateng they have one players doubtful, if he is not ready Max Meyer move into the starting lineup. Also on bench there are some good and excellent players who can decide such a game.

Augsburg is not known as the best traveller and they had a lot of problems in recent games. Of course they did not play bad but they made to many mistakes and allow easy goals. Therefore they have to find the right balance first and look forward to get sooner or later some results on the road too. At home they are the team who is hard to beat but if we take a look at the opponents with Bremen, Hertha and Freiburg it was a must because they are all on their level maybe. On the road they have almost all big teams with Hoffenheim, Leverkusen, Mainz and Wolfsburg. The only win was in Frankfurt what is also at their level. Schalke can be the next big team although they are behind them. The only good news is that Werner is back from suspension and he can help to be much more dangerous as in the past. Also there is no player like Hahn from last season who can bring the power over the wing and create some dangerous situations, so it is all about Werner and this is too less at the moment.


Statistic:

- Augsburg did not won a single game against S04 so far (0-2-5).
- In all the three home games against FCA scored S05 at least 3 goals.
- But they never kept a clean sheet in these matches (3-1 - 3-1 - 4-1).
- Schalke lost already 4 times in 9 Rounds, last season second round only 3 times.
- FCA lost 5 from their 6 road games this season (Leagues and Cup).
- Augsburg has the same number of Points as teams like Schalke and Dortmund who plays CL.
- Schalke is unbeaten since 27.04.2014 when they lost to Gladbach 0-1.
- In all their recent 3 home games scored S04 twice.
- Augsburg lost all their recent three road games with one goal difference.
- They are the only team who did not play draw this season so far.

All in all this is a must win for Schalke 04 and if they can not beat this side from Augsburg they have to stay a bit longer in the bottom half of the table. The class and the potential is there from the players, they must bring it on the pitch now, no excuses.

Recommend PICK: FC Schalke 04 AHC -0,5 @ 1,99 (3 Units)

Fortuna Düsseldorf - FC Ingolstadt 04

Top match in 2.Bundesliga between second placed team Fortuna Düsseldorf and leader FC Ingolstadt this Friday. Ingolstadt is already 5 Points ahead of Düsseldorf and this is the big chance for the home team to come closer or close almost the gap. Both teams had not Cup match under the week because they knocked out already in first Round, therefore both had the focus only for this important game. Düsseldorf is very hot for this match as they can end Ingolstadt’s run with 18 unbeaten matches on the road what is a new record in history of 2.Bundesliga. But they are also unbeaten in league this season and this is the next thing what Düsseldorf wants to break. Of course Ingolstadt want continue their good run away and also their unbeaten in league. You can see this match has a lot of potential for a top match.

Compared to the last game in Kaiserslautern 1-1 can Coach Reck count on DEF Tah and STR Benshop who are both back in team training. Both played solid before their injuries and in this case it is more as possible that both are starting today. This means that Soares must on bench and also Erat is the first player who is out of the starting lineup for Benshop. If Benshop comes in Liendl can come over his preferred right wing and create some or get dangerous for himself. Some hopes for Soares are still there because with the second DEF Bodzek is a player doubtful with a slight injury. In attack has Reck as always two good players with Pohjanpalo and Hoffer, Hoffer played in Kaiserslautern from beginning on while Pohjanpalo comes from bench. It is more as open on which he counts today but not so a problem at all. The next change is clear, Rensing returns into the goal after he gets a break in Kaiserslautern although he was well replaced by strong Unnerstall.

This is the first match for Coach Hasenhüttl that he must change his starting lineup. After 9 matches with the same lineup he has to replace injured Lex (He got injured against Heidenheim). For him is Hartmann the first who comes into the starting lineup. After four 1-0 victories they are looking forward for the next coup. That this change is not disadvantage showed Hartmann already against Heidenheim when he gave the assist for the winning goal. In attack Leckie has the flu under the week and it can be that he is not ready today what means the next change. For him are Pekhardt or Lappe the first alternatives for the place in attack.

SV Darmstadt 98 - 1.FC Nürnberg

Interesting match this evening between new promoted Darmstadt and relegated Nürnberg. Both teams with different season start. Darmstadt continues the way they walked through 3rd leagues and celebrated success after success in 2.BL too. They have already 16 Points on their side and they need only a bit more as they have already and they avoid relegation for sure. Nürnberg won the opener but had a hard time and won not much, the last 3 matches they are unbeaten and collected 7 Points. They have maybe found the right way now and if they win this game they can close the gap to 3 Points to the third place and give some new hope and confidence back.

Coach Schuster is talking from David vs. Goliath but on the pitch it speaks a different language and according to the table situation at the moment. He does not want to change much to the last game, where they were very close to win, they conceded the equalizer only in the last seconds and Schuster was not very pleased with the long injury time from the referee. The squad is big enough for some rotation but they count again on the known players. The only change was last Friday already when new signing Balogun played for Sirigu and he maybe has won the fight for the positon at the moment. The last practiced 4-2-3-1 with Gondorf central behind attacker Stoh-Engel will be changed to the known 4-4-2 to give the defensive more stability. Therefore Gondorf moves back to build up the double six. For him Jungwirth is out of the starting lineup while Sailer comes in as second attacker beside Stroh-Engel.  

Not much to say over Nürnberg, Coach Ismael counts the fourth time on the same starting lineup as in recent matches. The left back wing defender Bihr was slightly injured but he returns to the right time and therefore no worries to change anything. This means that both veterans Pinola and Polak sit on the bench again. Maybe not the best for the experienced players but the young guns did their job. According to the last games it would be interesting how Nürnberg handle the game today. In all the three other matches they can count on a compact defensive and go for counter while Darmstadt will never make the game today, this is the thing from Nürnberg today but it can be a difficult one and it is also not their style and their skill. Kaiserslautern and Leipzig made them a favor but we will see what happen this evening.

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24.10.2014  18:30  2.BL  Greuther Fürth - FSV Frankfurt AHC -1 @ 1,79 (H) 2-5
26.10.2014  13:30  2.BL  1860 München - Eintracht Braunschweig AHC 0 @ 1,98 (H) 1-2
26.10.2014  15:30  1.BL  VfL Wolfsburg - FSV Mainz 05 OVER 2,75 @ 1,91 3-0
26.10.2014  17:30  1.BL  Bor. M'Gladbach - Bayern München OVER 3,25 @ 2,06 0-0



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Bor. M'Gladbach - Bayern München

Top match in Gladbach where Borussia hosts Bayern Munich. This is the first time that the two traditional teams which was big rivals in the 70' years. Maybe this is the first big test for both teams this season in league. If Bayern Munich win this encounter we can wish them all the best for the next title but if Gladbach can take a Point or even win this match it is an open race and the season becomes more interesting as in the past years.

The home side is very strong this season and manager Eberl and Coach Favre has build up a very strong team. They signed very good players and their concept is great. Favre is a hard worker and he try to find the right key to stop Bayern Munich. Of course they played on Thursday but in EL he rotate a lot and gave almost all offensive players a break. The bench players did the job and they won easy 5-0 against a team from Cyprus who never had a chance. Some of the players like Traore made some advertising for the starting lineup. Despite this good performance Coach Favre counts on the same lineup as in the past and look for the right balance they need against giant Bayern.

Also Bayern played under the week and they did it very well and destroyed AS Roma easy. They played great and the offensive worked very well. This time they come to Gladbach without in great shape playing Robben who has a slight injury and travelled not with the team and stay in Munich. This is the chance for Ribery or Shakiri. Ribery is back from injury but at what level he is, is unknown after a few minutes against Bremen or Roma. Robben in this form is hard to replace, of course they have a lot of good players and they can rotate anytime and the play does not stop.

Statistic:

- Bayern Munich won the last 3 matches against Gladbach all.
- 4 wins in a row against Gladbach happened at least 47 years ago.
- Gladbach is the only team without a defeat in league and Cup beside Hoffenheim and Bayern.
- They are 8-6-0 in all their competitions (League, Cup and EL).
- If Gladbach was unbeaten in the first 8 matches, they were champion in the end (3 times).
- Both teams has an excellent defensive with FCB 2 goals and Gladbach 4 goals conceded.
- Also the best keepers with Sommer 88,6% and Neuer 88,7% saved shots.
- 3 times played Bayern in Gladbach when both stands on top, Bayern are winless (0-1-2).
- Gladbach won only one of the last 8 leagues games vs. Bayern. 2012 with 3-1.
- From the last 24 matches in Gladbach won Bayern only 4 !!! but the last two.
- Gladbach are unbeaten in the last 8 league games and this happened 38 years ago. Their last title !!!
- The 4 goals against them in this period is a new record for Gladbach.
- Bayern won the last 4 matches with a goal difference from 16-0.
- Munich fall not behind since half a years now.

Recommend PICK: OVER 3,25 @ 2,06 (3 Units)

VfL Wolfsburg - FSV Mainz 05

An important match for both teams. Both with 14 Points are neighbors in table and both have the chance with a win to climb up. For Mainz it is possible that they get up to second place with a win while Wolfsburg must win with a high margin to get the second place. Of course it depend also what Bor. M'Gladbach do in the sunday evening match against Bayern. Nevertheless both teams can put them in a very good position and look forward what they are able to get this season.

Wolfsburg has the EL game in their legs with the trip to Krasnodar what cost a lot of power too. This maybe can be some disadvantage here but if they can bring a normal performance in their stadium they are sure able to put some goals behind Mainz. Some players are not available but they are still out longer and should not be such a problem right now. The only big lose can be important wing Rodriguez who has some problems. For him the first alternative is Schäfer, of course not a bad replacement but he has not the power forward and is not so dangerous in front of the goal.

Mainz comes to Wolfsburg relaxed and they are fresh enough to go all in from the first minute on. They are doing well and the offensive line is able to score some goals too. They have some very good players in their rows what help them to walk on. But they have also a big lose with the huge injury from Hofmann who is on loan from Dortmund. He is sure out and must be replaced. Some players who can replace him are creative Koo, robust Moritz or Malli. It is up to Coach Hjulmand what player he put up in the starting lineup.


Statistic:

- Against no other team has Mainz scored so many goals as against VfL (28 in 16 games).
- Only Bayern Munich is longer unbeaten (12) as Mainz (9) at the moment.
- The second best home team hosts the second best away team.
- No team is longer unbeaten at home as Wolfsburg (9 matches).
- The last 5 BL goals scored Mainz in first half, in second half they are goalless in 4 !!!
- De Bryne is the man for Wolfsburg in offensive, he was involved in 5 and in the last two.
- In Wolfsburg Mainz has a positive goal difference although VfL scored 5 times 3 in the last 8.
- Wolfsburg won the last 3 league matches always with one goal difference.
- VfL allowed in these matches not more as one goal per match.
- Mainz coming with a new start record, they are unbeaten in all their 8 matches this season.
- Wolfsburg won both sunday games so far while Mainz played two times draw.


Overall we have a very exciting game ahead and I am sure that this match produce goals. It is the perfect match up. Wolfsburg is dangerous in offensive but have some tired legs while Mainz comes fresh and can maybe take advantage in the end when Wolfsburg are tired. Additional the stats are very positive here with 7 from 8 games producing Overs.

Recommend PICK: OVER 2,75 @ 1,91 (3 Units)

1860 Munich - Eintracht Braunschweig

Both teams were named before the season if the experts talk from promotion candidates but both failed huge and both have a lot of problems and a look on the table said all, the situation is getting worse. 1860 with only 9 Points but they changed the Coach already and Braunschweig with 11 Points must try to come out of the bad situation and look forward to get results. It is very important otherwise the season is gone and they play only against relegation what is not their aim.

After Moniz was sucked von Ahlen took over and it was his second or third time on the bench as head coach for 1860 but this time he can work longer, if the management allow him more after two defeats in a row. He started well with 2-0 against Fürth in Derby but failed huge in Sandhausen 0-2 and Aue 0-4. He has to turn things around and appeal to all his players glory. After the 4-3-3 system failed huge they are preparing for a more compact and stable 4-1-4-1 this week. They try to be as hard as they can to beat in defensive. According to the last performances it can be that some changes are happen for this match today. First is the defensive line where Kagelmacher is a big disaster so far and he must on bench, for him the experienced Bülow plays in central back. On the wing Wojtkowiak was also out of form against Aue and he can be replaced by youngster Wittek who brings some freshness in the starting lineup. The offensive will remain unchanged because not many alternatives left as they miss there Rodri and Bedia injured.

After the season starts average in Braunschweig they hoped to get the team rolling but they have failed recently and is getting not much better at the moment. For today they have a big problem in central back where both defenders are out with injuries. Decarli is out for sure while Correia is a big question mark at the moment but normally they do not want to risk here something. Therefore they must change at this position, with old veteran Dogan is a experienced player ready but he has his best times behind him and he is also very slow, beside him can play Henn or midfield player Theuerkauf who is very tall and can be a good choice for long and high balls. Some more changes to the last match are possible. In attack is Ademi and Kruppke an alternative to the weak Bakenga and is more as an option for today. Kruppke is also an option on the wing but he has not the defensive potential as Hedenstad who plays there at the moment. So Coach Lieberknecht has to find the right balance for his team.

Both team has a lot of problems at the moment but 1860 at home has some advantage as Braunschweig is a really weak traveller at the moment and they have their strength more at home too. Overall both are very even at the moment but I trust the home side for this encounter, they conceded only 5 while Braunschweig conceded already 9 in this period. The level ball handicap is a good choice in my eyes for the home team and they never are underdog today.

Recommend PICK: 1860 Munich AHC 0 @ 1,98 (3 Units) 

1.FC Kaiserslautern - Fortuna Düsseldorf

We have a top match ahead between Kaiserslautern and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Both are trying to get back in 1.Bundesliga and they are both on a good way so far. Düsseldorf 2nd and Kaiserslautern 3rd are close to the leader Ingolstadt. Lautern has a much better team as last season and they play really good, at home they are 5-0-0 but on the road they had less success and has not win there. If they start winning on the road too it would be an easy task for them to promote. But of course, it is a long way anyway. But the opponent is on a good way too and they have a very good run with 7 matches unbeaten and they collected 17 Points out of these matches. They are much stronger on the road because they players are more quick and fast and this is the reason for their success away from home. With Benshop, Hoffer, Pohjanpalo and Bolly they have almost sprinter in their rows. According to their good form they are aiming for the win at "Betzenberg".

Coach Runjaic was not very pleased with the last road performance. They had a lot of opportunities to decide the game early but they were not able, ok they took the lead but after a few minutes they conceded the equalizer and in the last minutes they had chances but the last shot was not good enough to bring the ball behind the line. He has to change a bit today according to the fifth yellow card from important central midfield player Karl in Heidenheim. He is suspended today and is a big miss for Lautern anyway. He plans with Jenssen and Ring in central midfield for this game and he hopes that this is a good choice he made. On the offensive wing we have an open position because Jenssen played last weekend there and this time it could be Matmour or Fomitschow. But also Stöger can play there and central in midfield move Demirbay into the starting lineup who plays behind Lakic then. This can be also an option. No more changes expected although almost all are available from the squad, only Musoga and Zellner are out beside Karl today.

After the 1-0 win and the move up to second position Düsseldorf is in their plan now. They have a lot of self confidence and they are doing very well, although the play against Pauli was not the best but this time they can play on the road what is the better place for them. Despite the good run Coach Reck is making an surprise change today. He rotate on keeper position and allow Unnerstall a game and put strong Rensing who played great in the last matches on the bench. This is a big risk before the top match today and no one understand this change but he has mentioned it already before the season that he change some time on this position as well. Again not available is defender Tah and for him plays Soares as against Pauli already. Also a big question mark is behind the offensive trio Liendl, Bellinghausen and Benschop who all had some problems during the week. It seems that Benschop is out with illness today, for him can play Halloran maybe. Also a change in attack is possible where the run from Pohjanpalo stops last monday with 6 goals in a row. For him is Hoffer an equal replacement and against his old club a good reason to put him into the starting lineup. Last season Fortuna won 1-0 there and Hoffer scored the winning goal. This is a good trick from Coach Reck and a good motivation for Hoffer too. 

Greuther Fürth - FSV Frankfurt

We have a match between two sides with different situation. Bottom team FSV comes to Fürth with not many hopes as they have a really bad record there. Since they are promoted 2008 they played 5 times there and they got only a single Points out of these matches and they have a goal difference from 2-12. Fürth, of course would be very pleased with a win here, as they are going to climb up a bit and hold the distance to the top close. Although they have won only 1 of the last 4 matches they are doing very well at home with 4-1-0 and 13-3 goals so far, therefore  hard to beat.

Coach Kramer wants to continue the way they played at home and also result wise. This means that they are going to put some pressure with a win to the teams above and they stay in promotion race for the next weeks. According to their injury problems they must count on the same line up as in Braunschweig last weekend. The alternatives are less but they played a good match there and conceded only in the end two goals what let them end this game in a draw. The performance was good and they can look forward to this match today. Of course they should improve above all Gießelmann and Guilherme are not in best shape but if they can bring their strength on the pitch it is more as possible to win this encounter.

Former Coach Möhlmann returns to Fürth today but he has not the best feeling according to the huge injury problems his team faces. Compared to the 0-1 defeat to Ingolstadt last weekend returns none of the injured players. This means that they must count on the same lineup as in the past and therefore no alternatives. According to the last match where Ingolstadt played very defensive minded they can get here a more active opponent and they can go for counter attacks over Grifo and Schembri but for this both have to improve a lot.

Strong home team Fürth can go for the win here because with FSV they get an opponent who had a lot of problems too. The big scoring problems are one of the problems, also defensive with a lot of mistakes and their squad is not so big to replace all players even. Therefore I see some advantage for Fürth who is the much better side.    

Recommend PICK: Greuther Fürth AHC -1 @ 1,79 (3 Units)

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Fortuna Düsseldorf - FC St. Pauli

Again two traditional teams meet each other this evening when Düsseldorf hosts St. Pauli. It is an important match for both, Düsseldorf can be the winner of the Round beside Ingolstadt because some of the promotion candidates lost Points and in this case with a win Düsseldorf can climb up to 2nd place. On the other side St. Pauli with a horrible start doing better and better recently. This means that they are on a good way and according to their last performance they have to confirm this anyway. With a win they are able to walk on a bit and climb up some places.

We can say, Fortuna had some problems to begin but did a great job in the past games and the last one was an excellent performance in Darmstadt where they won easy 4-1. Their new striker Pohjanpalo is in great shape and scored in all the last games. The only problem they face is the injury from defender youngster Tah who played great but miss this game now. He must be replaced but it should be not the problem at all, Soares played this position very well and he is set to do again beside Bodzek today. More changes are not expected although Coach Reck has a lot of alternatives in hand above all the offensive looks great. With Hoffer they have a really good weapon on the bench but he made his job not bad, it is only Pohjanpalo is too good at the moment and he scored 6 goals in 4 games, so why should he change then.

The team from Hamburg had a lot of problems before the break with injured players and they had a lot of hopes that the two weeks break can put some of them back into the squad but the hopes have not all been fulfilled. Only Gonther and Nehrig returning to the squad, all the others are still injured. Both are not ready for the first eleven what means that the youngsters are still in responsibility to bring their performance on the pitch. Maybe Nehring must play the back wing part as with Thy was only a compromise so far. The others Buchtmann, Schachten, Kalla and Halstenberg are still unavailable while a new injured player came to them with defender Thorandt. It looks like that Coach Meggle put up the same lineup who won comfortable against Union 3-0 before the break. Once again the youngster must do the job.

It is all up to Düsseldorf if they win or not but they need some space according to their fast and quick players. So it would be much more easy for them if they can take the lead early in the game. On the other side I am not expecting an attacking side from Pauli. It is more a deep and compact defending team today.  

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18.10.2014  14:00  3.BL  VfB Stuttgart II - Stuttgarter Kickers AHC +0,25 @ 2,20 (H) 5-1
18.10.2014  14:00  3.BL  Energie Cottbus - MSV Duisburg AHC +0,25 @ 1,92 (A) 2-0



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FSV Frankfurt - FC Ingolstadt 04

Ingolstadt's last defeat was on 22. September 2013 in Frankfurt against FSV with 1-4. All the following 17 games they are still unbeaten away from home, this is a new Record in 2.BL history but they are even with Bayern Leverkusen and with the next unbeaten game today they have the Record for their own. Just on that place where they lost the last game they have the chance for this and it is the next remarkable chapter in Soccer. It is very exciting to see what happen in this area at any time. Of course it is not sure that they can get a draw or win as FSV is under huge pressure due to their bad situation from the last games and according to last game they showed some uptrend but they have to confirm this.

The series from Ingolstadt is not the matter from FSV they want to continue their good play as before the break in which they have won 3-0 in Sandhausen. This is their key aim at the moment to get as most Points as they can to go out of the relegation battle and look forward for a better future. Also Coach Möhlmann said that this game is nothing special for him although he was Coach in Ingolstadt for some time. Important is FSV now and the Points they need to avoid relegation. Some changes are expected to the last game as with Epstein is an important player out, this is the next chance for Schembri but he had some weak performances recently. Also key central midfield player Kruska is a big question mark today, he has some problem with illness and this would be a big lose for FSV according to his great performance in Sandhausen. He can be replaced by Kauko, also keeper Klandt has some problems with his hand above all in friday training he was not 100% ready yet.

Wow what a run from FC Ingolstadt in the past matches and they are the team who must be beaten. Their run push them to the top of the table and they come to Frankfurt as leader. Of course they want to expand the lead with a win. Coach Hasenhüttl can count on the same lineup for the 8th time now. This is a important advantage for them as all know what they have to do and all are on an excellent level. But they have also a lot of alternatives on bench like Hartmann and Pekhardt but both players must have some patience. A good relationship has Leckie to FSV, was he the man there some years and he was also the man from the 4-1 win against Ingolstadt with 2 goals scored but he is now on the other side and maybe put his old team mates 2 goals in their net.

All is possible here, big fight anyway but a surprise too. This is the classic game underdog against leader and everyone know that nothing is certain in soccer.

Energie Cottbus - MSV Duisburg

Two traditional team meet each other today. Both are normally sure 2.Bundesliga candidates but the recent years they have not done their home work and therefore they must play in 3.Bundesliga. Cottbus was not able to avoid relegation while MSV had a lot of financial problem years ago and got not license. Sooner or later both want back to 2.Bundesliga but it is a long and hard way above all in 3.Bundesliga where all can happen and it is only up to the daily form if you can win or not but the most important thing in this league is fighting fighting and fighting.

The goal from Cottbus is clear they want return immediately but this is a long way and they are not able to win much above all at home they had some problems. Overall they have 20 Points collected and they are close to the top what allow them to dream on. The last defeat before the break against a newcomer was not the best way what makes Coach Krämer very angry. He wants to see some reaction today and give the pressure to his team. On Friday they trained a lot of standard situations and hope that they can put some advantage out of it. They had a lot of scoring problems in the past matches anyway with one of the weakest offensive lines with only 13 goals scored in 13 matches. He said that he will give the squad only on match, sure is that Hübener, Wolf and Oberschmidt are not in the squad.  

MSV is on a good way since the defeat on Round 1 in Regensburg they are unbeaten in 12 of their matches now. This is a good sign anyway and they are on a good way to hold the aim alive. They want go back to 2.BL but the table shows it, a close season so far. With 24 Points they are in the group behind leader Wehen. If they want to hold this they have to continue the run. With Hajri they miss the central midfield player due to his fifth yellow card today. For him Bohl move forward while Schorch can play in central back for him. One good news is that top scorer Janjic is back after injury and he is ready to play as he did already in Cup under the week and he was very pleased with his 90 minutes there. So Duisburg is prepared for this match and they looking forward to get here some.

Close match with two big giants in this league but I see some advantage for MSV here.

Recommend PICK: MSV Duisburg AHC +0,25 @ 1,92 (3 Units)

VfB Stuttgart II - Stuttgarter Kickers

Here we have an interesting Derby between both Stuttgarter Clubs VfB and Kickers. The rivalry is very big and the supporters do not like each other what makes it very difficult anyway. The match will be played in Großaspach because the stadium where both play is not ready according to some conversion. The next big problem is that the railroad is striking today and there are no opportunities to travel by them. Therefore some busses are ready to bring the fans to Großaspach above all form Stuttgarter Kickers side as the VfB Amas has not many supporters there because their first team is playing this afternoon at home against Leverkusen too.

Kickers are doing well this season and they had some nice results in the past what bring them to the top but they failed in almost all their away games and have won only one of the 6. If they were better on the road they are on top for sure otherwise they are only in the top behind the leader Wehen. Today they face some problems missing captain Marchese (13 matches / 4 goals) also Calamita (9 / 0) and Badine (13 / 2) are not available while Edwini-Bonsu (11 / 2) is back from injury and had some minutes under the weak by an test match. Youngster Gaiser (7 / 0) replace important Marchese in midfield what he did already in WFV-Cup. The Coach is not very pleased with the squad situation at the moment and he has a test player in training during the week.

After a horrible start Stuttgart Amas are doing much better in the past and they are very hard to beat. They lost only 1 of the last 7 games and they showed their uptrend before the national break as they was able to get a Point in Duisburg where they played against 11 MSV guys and 13.000 supporters which were all against them. The situation is not much difficult today but they are very motivated and have a very good mood in the squad. Most of the players training with the first team this week due to national break as Veh needs to fill up his squad. Nevertheless they could learn a lot there and they are very good prepared anyway. With Holzhauser and Sararer they get some help from first team today. Additional they signed a new striker with Tashchy from Dynamo Moskau who is 21 years old. 

I like the matchup in this game and I am very keen on Stuttgart II with the HC on our side.

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Eintracht Braunschweig - Greuther Fürth

Here we have a match where both teams had some surprise on their side recent years with the promotion to Bundesliga but they can not hold the highest class in Germany and both were relegated after one year only. Nevertheless both teams try to get back to 1.Bundesliga but they do not say this to often. Above all Braunschweig talk only from a good and stable season while Fürth is much more aggressiv for this aim. After relegation they had a good season in 2.BL and was only stopped in both matches against Hamburger SV otherwise they would have returned immediately. The season is not the best for both Fürth started well and had a downtrend in the past while Braunschweig had a lot of problems recently above all on the road they are very weak and they are only a mid-table team now. The same problems has Fürth, also very good at home but on the road they are not able to get much what speaks a clear language at the moment.

After the last bad results Braunschweig has some pressure today if they do not fall down more. This is an important one to come out of the break with a good feeling and start a better future above all on the road next weekend. Coach Lieberknecht talk a lot under the week and he has very good words about his team and he trust them anyway, and he is very positive that they can start a good run now. Nevertheless they should start sooner or later if they do not want that they fall behind much as at the moment. Not much changes expected compared to the starting lineup in Ingolstadt where they lost a bit unlucky 0-1 because they played a good first half there. The only change maybe in attack where veteran Kruppke can be replaced by young Bakenga. All the other positions are the same because they have not much pressure from the subs at the moment.

It is not easy these days in Fürth for Coach Kramer, the away results are not very good and according to the news they miss a lot of players today. This makes the match for them not very easy anyway and away from home additional difficult. They miss already keeper Hesl, Wurtz, Trinks, Mohr and Azemi but this time they have already more out. To the names above they miss additional Lam, Pledl, Korcsmar and George who are all not available due to their injuries. Of course they have a lot of potential in their squad and they can beat every team in this league also with a limited squad. For today they have only stand-by-profi Kleine, youngsters Kartalis and Cinar and maybe Wurtz (not ready and a doubt anyway) on the bench. So this means that they have a problem if one or two from the starting lineup are not ready to play or maybe must be replaced under the game. They have almost the same starting lineup on the pitch which won 2-0 against Aue before the break. Only Lam and Pledl must be replaced according to the reason mentioned above. This means that they have some rotations in team where Schröck and Gießelmann changes their normally positions. Maybe they can count on Tom Weilandt again who is in great shape right now.

FC Heidenheim - 1.FC Kaiserslautern

After the national break we walk on at our leagues and we have some nice games ahead above all Heidenheim against Kaiserslautern is an interesting one. A lot of experts have Kaiserslautern on their list for a promotion spot and they are doing well this season so far with 17 Points they are close to the leader Ingolstadt while the newcomer Heidenheim is a big surprise so far with already 15 Points collected after 9 matches. No one had this team on the list for the upper places but if they continue this way they are save already early in the season. Above all in their own Arena they are very hard to beat and showed their strength with an unbeaten run from 4-1-0. On the other side Kaiserslautern collected most of their Points on home ground while away from home they showed some weak performances and got at least only 2 Points out of the matches till now.

Before the break Heidenheim got a Point by strong newcomer Leipzig who has much more financial playground and is maybe not their exact level but they have a good run at the moment and the moral is excellent. Therefore it is not a big surprise that Coach Schmidt said that he wants not change much in his starting lineup from last match but they want to change the tactic a bit to a more offensive style to last road game. They played with 3 central midfield players for a more compact defending system but at home they change to two and therefore Julius Reinhardt is out of the team and one place open for the offensive. Captain Schnatterer plays over the left while right wing can be placed with Leipertz or Bagceci what count in a 4-4-2 system for today. In attack there are some options as Patrick Mayer is back from injury and he can hope for a starting place while Niederlechner is of course sure in the starting lineup. This means a battle for the last place between Mayer and Morabit.

On FCK side they have all players available what gives Coach Runjaic a lot of options. Only the long term injured Zellner is not ready yet and slight injured Mugosa but he is not for the starting lineup anyway. A lot to choose and the fight for the places were big under the week. It was a big surprise that Zimmer sit on the bench against KSC but on the other side Schulze made his job well. Both fight for this position hardly but at the end Runjaic decides. On the offensive wings they have 4-5 players for 2 positions. It means that some are disappointed today but with Gaus, Fomitschow, Jenssen, Matmour and Younes who is back from injury he has a lot to choose. In attack plays Lakic again, behind him Stöger what let Hofmann and Demirbay only the option bench.  

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SV Darmstadt 98 - Fortuna Düsseldorf

A match between teams with different aims before the season. Newcomer Darmstadt want to try to remain in 2.Bundesliga after this season but they showed a really great play to begin of the season and they collected 15 points out of 8 matches and they are near the top. Of course this is not their goal, they want only keep things easy and stay away from relegation battle now and in the end anyway. While Düsseldorf started very slow and had some problems to begin but they managed to get out of this and they are on a good way now. With 13 Points they are close to the top and they have to push if they want to get more involved in promotion race but it is only important in the end of the season but the gap should not to big. They speak from promotion and this can be some pressure maybe but all are working professional and they do the job at the moment.

We can say clean sheet for Darmstadt so far, they played four times at home and they won four times but if you take a look at their opponents so far it was not top team there till now. Of course great success for them and they are doing very well. This time they have the first hard test there, the stadium is sold out and the atmosphere is great. Nevertheless Coach Schuster counts on the same starting lineup as last week in Berlin. The only open position is central midfield where Behrens is back from injury and he can replace Jungwirth there again. Under the week they signed a new player Balogun who played last season for Fortuna but he is no option as he is not fully fit at the moment and in this case only on bench if.

The starting lineup from Fortuna Düsseldorf is still open as they have some problems with doubtful players like Schauerte, Pinto and Schmitz. They may face a late test and decides then if they are able to stand on the pitch for a hard fight. But Schmitz was replaced from Bellinghausen very well last weekend against RB Leipzig and should be no problem if he is not available. If Schmitz is ready Bellinghausen move forward and Halloran has to let him the offensive wing position. Both other players are key in my eyes and this can be a problem. They must change a lot and if they can be replaced is a big question mark as they have a lot of quality and they are very important for Düsseldorf's play at the moment. In attack Hoffer has some problems in the past and Pohjanpalo scored three goals what gives him some advantage and allow Coach Reck to sit Hoffer on bench.

1.FC Kaiserslautern - Karlsruher SC

Both teams coming to this encounter with loses form last weekend and they want to get back on track. Around and in the Arena it is all about hot atmosphere and a lot of police are there too according to the high security standard about this derby. It is the South-West-Derby and it is not an easy one. After Kaiserslautern lost last monday to Nürnberg 2-3 because of a lot of individual mistakes in defense they want to get back on track with the fifth home win in a row today. On the other side KSC coming to Lautern with two loses in a row but they are hot and motivated to break the home fortress from FCK. Both teams are close to the top and with a win both can climb up. An important match for both before the national break !!!

Key for Lautern was the weak first half in Nürnberg where they lost the match already, this time they should be more focused and ready in first half and according to news there are not much changes from Runjaic. Maybe he gives the last starting eleven a chance again, despite sleeping in first half. First change must be Matmour but it is not for performance reasons it is more for illness. He is not ready for this match today. This is the chance for new signing Younes but he is not at 100% after a slight injury and therefore he plans to move Stöger to the right wing while on the left wing is Fomitschov or Gaus a possible option. Lakic and Zimmer returning injured from the Nürnberg game but they are not doubtful today. Once again Hofmann must take a sit on the bench.

The luck is not on KSC side in the past matches, they lost two in a row and miss now their third player injured. With Traut and Mauersberger are already two out but Krebs is the new guy who is not available now. Therefore a few moves in starting lineup are possible with Yamada on Kreb's position and Valentini move into the starting lineup. But there are a few other options too with Alibaz or Nazarov. Both are hot for sure to start but it is not out what Coach Kauczinski plans. The only decision who is out that Kempe starts instead of Max.

Greuther Fürth - Erzgebirge Aue

The begin was very good for Fürth into the season but in the past they were not able to get much, only four Points from the last four matches. It is more that they are very weak away from home and they are winless on the road but at home they are very hard to beat and they play a powerful football there. Their opponent started very weak into the season but after they fired Coach Götz and unknown Stipic took over they lost the first game under him in Darmstadt but the following they had success and got 7 Points from the last three matches. Therefore they want continue the run but also Fürth want to get back on track and get closer to the top places.

The derby defeat in Munich was huge for Fürth, they lost not only 0-2 there, no they lost also their keeper with broken hand. He is not available for the next weeks and his replacement is Mickel now. They signed a new keeper under the week but he is only on bench today. Maybe he is an option for the next weeks too. It is not much to change the keeper position is a must change according to the injury but the other positions remain the same as in last game. Only Guliherme was very weak what gives Gießelmann the opportunity to return into the starting lineup after sitting on bench against 1860.

On Aue's side Coach Stipic has not reasons to change the successful team from the past matches. They did a good job and won 1-0 against Aalen what was an important win for them and they continue the uptrend what is shown under new Coach Stipic. He trust again the same lineup and hope that they can get here some. The system is 4-2-3-1 with the only attacker Löning but with Könnecke behind him and maybe he can move forward into attack if they have the ball or go back if they have to defend. Also Kortzorg is in good shape and they hope that he can bring a lot of dangerous actions over the wing again.

The uptrend from Aue is there, of course but they won against teams who are at the same level like they are. The draw in Ingolstadt was lucky because Ingolstadt waste a lot but it was well known as Coach Stipic worked there before he gets the job in Aue. He was head coach from the U23 team. Nevertheless Fürth has the must stronger team and much better players in their rows what should be seen on the pitch and on result wise too.

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