With the surprising victory in the second round of the DFB Cup over FC Bayern, Holstein Kiel, third in the table, set a real exclamation point during the week. In everyday life in the league, the storks meet on Sunday in good shape Karlsruhe, who could get the third three in a row.
Hamburger SV wants to defend the top of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga against Osnabrück on Monday evening. A very special game for HSV coach Daniel Thioune, who was active as a player for the Lila-Weißen for six years, later worked as a coach in the youth division of VfL and finally made it to the second division as a professional coach at the Bremer Brücke.
Bochum will host 1. FC Nürnberg in second place on Saturday, at the same time the penultimate St. Pauli will be visiting Hannover 96 after 13 games without a win. In addition, Düsseldorf could jump to second place with a win in Aue.
Fourth Fürth will meet Paderborn on Friday, and there will also be a promoted duel between the bottom line Würzburg and Braunschweig – these are all expected lineups on the 16th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – SC Paderborn (Friday, 6:30 p.m.)
Fürth: Burchert – Meyerhöfer, M. Bauer, Mavraj, Raum – Sarpei – Seguin, Green – S. Ernst – Hrgota, Nielsen
Mergim Mavraj (muscular problems) and Jamie Leweling (dental surgery) are in the roster. Captain Branimir Hrgota will be back in the starting line-up after overcoming adductor problems and two Joker appearances.
Paderborn: Zingerle – Dörfler, Hünemeier, Schonlau, Okoroji – Schallenberg – Justvan, Thalhammer – Führich, Srbeny, Michel
In terms of personnel, SCP trainer Steffen Baumgart can, according to his own statement, draw on the full. The former top performers Jamilu Collins, Kai Pröger and Sebastian Vasiliadis meanwhile have hardly any chance of employment.
Würzburger Kickers – Eintracht Braunschweig (Friday, 6:30 p.m.)
Würzburg: Bonmann – Feltscher, Hansen, Strohdiek, Feick – Toko, Hägele – Ronstadt, Sontheimer, Kopacz – Pieringer
The winter entrants Rolf Feltscher, Marvin Pieringer and Christian Strohdiek convinced right away and are therefore set. Nzuzi Toko (quarantine) is replaced by another new commitment in Martin Hasek.
Braunschweig: Fejzic – Behrendt, Wydra, Nikolaou – Kaufmann, Schlüter – Kroos, Kammerbauer – Kobylanski – Proschwitz, Abdullahi
Compared to the 0-0 draw against Düsseldorf, there should be hardly any personnel changes. Danilo Wiebe (groin problems) is still missing. New signing Brian Behrendt made his way into the starting line-up straight away, with the latest signing Oumar Diakhite at his side.
Hannover 96 – FC St. Pauli (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
Hannover: Esser – Muroya, M. Franke, Hübers, Hult – Bijol – D. Kaiser, Haraguchi – Ki. Schindler, Va. Sulejmani – Ducksch
96 coach Kenan Kocak has little reason for changes after the recent victories against Sandhausen and Darmstadt. Patrick Twumasi could return to the squad after recovering from knee problems.
St. Pauli: Stojanovic – Ohlsson, Ziereis, Buballa, Paqarada – Becker, Benatelli – Marmoush, Kyereh, Zalazar – Burgstaller
For newcomer Eric Smith, a mission is probably too early. The contract with Robin Himmelmann was terminated, Dejan Stojanovic will be in goal as last. Returning Guido Burgstaller should start again.
Erzgebirge Aue – Fortuna Düsseldorf (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
Aue: MENNEL – S. Breitkreuz, Ballas, Gonther, Strauss – Riese, Hochscheidt, Fandrich – Zolinski, Testroet, Krüger
With the exception of long-term injuries Malcolm Cacutalua and Fabian Kalig (both rehab after knee surgery), all players are ready for action. Aue coach Dirk Schuster could leave his first eleven around the two top strikers Florian Krüger and Pascal Testroet unchanged despite the 1: 2 in Paderborn.
Düsseldorf: Kastenmeier – M. Zimmermann, Hoffmann, Danso, Krajnc – Morales, Prib – Appelkamp, Koutris – Karaman, Hennings
Shinta Appelkamp could return to the starting XI after recovering from a thigh strain. Newcomer Felix Klauß will be in the squad after his move from Wolfsburg and should make his debut.
VfL Bochum – 1. FC Nürnberg (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
Bochum: Riemann – Gamboa, Bella Kotchap, Leitsch, Danilo Soares – Losilla, Tesche – D. Blum, Zulj, Holtmann – Zoller
Cristian Gamboa will return after serving a yellow card suspension. Danny Blum threatens to be out with calf problems and could be replaced on the offensive wing by Herbert Bockhorn or Milos Pantovic.
Nürnberg: Mathenia – Valentini, Mühl, Sörensen, Handwerker – Geis, Krauss – Singh, Nürnberger – Hack – Schäffler
Top scorer Felix Lohkemper should be back in the squad after a three-week injury break. Oliver Sorg (lagging behind after adductor problems) continues to train only individually. Robin Hack had to go out against HSV, but should start.
1. FC Heidenheim – SV Darmstadt 98 (Sunday, 1.30 p.m.)
Heidenheim: Ke. Müller – Busch, P. Mainka, Hüsing, Theuerkauf – Burnic, Geipl – T. Mohr, Kerschbaumer, Thomalla – Kühlwetter
Midfielder Kevin Sessa is missing in the red. Patrick Schmidt (muscle fiber tear) and Marc Schnatterer (knee injury) continue to drop out.
Darmstadt: Shoes – Pfeiffer, Höhn, L. Mai – Skarke, Schnellhardt, Bader – Kempe, Marvin Mehlem, Paik – Seydel
Striker Serdar Dursun is out with a torn muscle fiber. Felix Platte and Aaron Seydel are available as alternatives. Captain Fabian Holland is not available due to a tremor of the brain.
Holstein Kiel – Karlsruher SC (Sunday, 1.30 p.m.)
Kiel: Gelios – Dehm, Wahl, Thesker, van den Bergh – Meffert – Mühling, Hauptmann – Porath, Bartels – J.-S. lee
Except for Noah Awuku (build-up after Achilles tendon rupture) and Aleksandar Ignjovski (muscular problems) all players should be ready to play. After the cup fight against Bayern there could be some changes.
Karlsruhe: Gersbeck – Thiede, Bormuth, Kobald, Heise – Wanitzek, Gondorf – Goller, Choi, M. Lorenz – P. Hofmann
Left-back Dirk Carlson is out with back problems. Attacker Babacar Gueye is back in training after surviving Corona illness. Lukas Fröde is available again after his yellow card suspension has expired.
Jahn Regensburg – SV Sandhausen (Sunday, 1.30 p.m.)
Regensburg: A. Meyer – Hein, Elvedi, Nachreiner, Wekesser – Besuschkow, Gimber – Stolze, Vrenezi – Albers, Caliskaner
Jahn coach Mersad Selimbegovic is available to the entire squad. Albion Vrenezi should return to the starting XI after serving a yellow card suspension.
Sandhausen: Wulle – Röseler, Kister, Zhirov – Diekmeier, Rossipal – E. Taffertshofer, Paurevic – Biada – Keita-Ruel, Esswein
Diego Contento is still out due to a shaken brain, Alexander Rossipal should again be preferred to Robin Scheu on the left side of defense.
Hamburger SV – VfL Osnabrück (Monday, 8:30 p.m.)
HSV: Ulreich – Vagnoman, Leistner, Ambrosius, Leibold – Heyer – Kinsombi, Dudziak – Jatta, Terodde, Kittel
Xavier Amaechi is back in training after his quarantine. The ailing Jan Gyamerah should be fit in time. It is questionable whether Amadou Onana (adductor problems) will make it into the squad.
Osnabrück: Kühn – Engel, Gugganig, Beermann, Wolze – Reis, Blacha – Kerk, N. Schmidt, Amenyido – Santos
VfL coach Dennis Grote still has to do without the long-term injuries Bashkim Ajdini, Marc Augé as well as Ulrich Bapoh and Sebastian Klaas.
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