18:48
Compared to the defeat against SC Freiburg II, Löwen coach Köllner changed his starting XI to three positions: right-back Lannert, winger Vrenezi and youngster Wörl slipped into the starting XI for Willsch, Tallig and Boyamba. RWE coach Dabrowski changes his starting formation only once: Kefkir for Ennali is the change on the offensive wing position.
18:38
While 1860 is in a form crisis, Rot-Weiss Essen is riding a wave of success: After a poor start to the season, Essen has not lost any of the last six games and has stuck to the middle of the table. Last weekend, Rot-Weiss beat Oldenburg furiously 5-3, and during the week they drew 0-0 against SV Meppen. In the last few weeks, Hanover loan player Ennali has been able to draw attention to himself, who caused problems for opposing defenses with speed dribbling, but today gets a breather and takes a seat on the bench.
18:28
For a long time, the lions dominated the 3rd division together with leader Elversberg. After the 13th match day, they were still four points ahead of the relegation rank in second place in the table. What followed were three defeats in a row against Bayreuth, Saarbrücken and Freiburg’s reserves, in which the lions could not score a single goal. Top striker Lakenmacher, who has already scored six times but is suffering from jamming, is supposed to knock over the buck today. If goals and a win succeed again today, 1860 stays in third place in the relegation zone and thus has every chance of playing second-rate again next season.
18:11
Tonight it’s a duel between two traditional teams: The Munich Lions are 22nd and Essen 32nd in the all-time Bundesliga table. But these Bundesliga years are long gone for both of them – Essen even got promoted to the 3rd division this season. Therefore, the motto for red and white can only be “relegation”, while 1860 harbors promotion ambitions. Going into this matchday, 1860 is fifth in the top group and two points behind a direct promotion place, while RWE is in twelfth place and thus firmly in the middle of the table.
17:59
Welcome to the last competitive game in a German professional league this year! At 7 p.m. on the 17th match day of the 3rd division of TSV 1860 Munich and Rot-Weiss Essen meet in the stadium on Grünwalder Straße.