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Hanover13:04
The promotion candidate also had to cope with two setbacks in November. The matches against SV Elversberg (1:3) and SV Darmstadt (1:2) were both lost. With a 2:2 against 1. FC Köln and a 3:2 win after a 0:2 deficit against SSV Ulm, the Lower Saxony team regained their self-confidence. Stefan Leitl only makes two changes. Jannik Dehm and Nicolo Tresoldi start for Bartłomiej Wdowik and Jessic Ngankam.
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Elversberg1:03 p.m
The Saarlanders are currently shaking up the league with their impressive performances and are even knocking on the door at the top. However, Elversberg is missing a few players today with Dürholtz, Jäkel, Mahmoud and Sicker not in the squad. Coach Horst Steffen still sees the possibility of the next points: “I would like to see a similar performance from my team as against Nuremberg, then we can get something this time too.”
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Nuremberg12:59
Coach Miroslav Klose follows the example of the Franconians, who won the last competitive game against FC in the Bundesliga in February 2012 in front of their own crowd 2-1 and are closer to the relegation zone (six points) than to the top three (seven). the 1:2 away defeat at SV 07 Elversberg also once. Yılmaz pushes Soares to the bench.
: Hanover12:57
After three defeats in a row in November, the hosts were able to stabilize somewhat in December. First, Jan Siewert’s team drew 1-1 away to SSV Ulm. A week later there was a 2-1 home win against Hertha BSC after going behind. Maximilian Dietz is missing because of his yellow-red card in the game. He will be replaced by Simon Asta. Nahuel Noll is missing in goal, which is why 23-year-old Moritz Schulze can make his second division debut.
: Nuremberg12:53
On the Rhinelander side, who made their first winter transfer public during the week with right-back Jusuf Gazibegović (SK Sturm Graz) and who can even become league leaders with a win this afternoon with parallel shooting help, coach Gerhard Struber is compared to the 1-0 away win forced to make a personnel swap at SSV Jahn Regensburg. Downs replaces Lemperle, who will be out until the end of the year (small muscle injury).
: Elversberg12:50
Eintracht currently has to lick some wounds. The 0-0 draw against bottom team Regensburg was followed by a bitter 5-0 defeat in Düsseldorf. But the last home games certainly gave BTSV some encouragement, as they remained unbeaten in front of their home crowd five times in a row and even won three times. According to head coach Daniel Scherning, his team weathered the blow in the Rhineland well: “We are convinced that despite last week’s game, we can win the duel on Sunday.”
: Nuremberg12:48
For 1. FC Nürnberg, November and December so far have been months of setbacks, as after the 8-3 home win against SSV Jahn Regensburg at the end of October, they did not manage a single win. The club has undoubtedly lacked consistency within each 90 minutes in recent weeks. He lost leads both in the away defeats at SC Paderborn 07 (2:3) and at SV 07 Elversberg (1:2) as well as in the 2:2 home draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf.
: Hanover12:40
Can the guests from Hanover take the lead in the table today? Stefan Leitl’s team is currently in third place. Since the competition from Düsseldorf and Paderborn only managed a 1-1 draw yesterday, a win today could mean a jump to the top. For the hosts, however, it’s about urgently needed points to stay in the league – only four points separate them from the relegation zone.
: Elversberg12:39
These are crazy times in the House of Commons. While the home team is deep in the relegation quagmire and could use every point, Elversberg has the opportunity to jump to first place (!) with a win. But first this away game has to be won, and Hannover is not allowed to win at the same time. The direct comparison is exactly balanced: both teams won once each.
: Nuremberg12:38
1. FC Köln has worked its way up from the bottom midfield of the table into the big chasing pack with minimalist football and has thus put itself in a position to overwinter in a promotion spot. As before the annoying 2-2 home draw against Hannover 96 at Hertha BSC, against SpVgg Greuther Fürth and at SC Preußen Münster, the billy goats beat bottom team SSV Jahn Regensburg 1-0 last Sunday. Lemperle made the difference with his eighth goal of the season (33rd).
: Nuremberg12:30
A warm welcome to the 2nd Bundesliga on early Sunday afternoon! 1. FC Köln can still move into the top three in the final spurt of the first half of the season. In the last home game before the winter break he welcomes the weak 1. FC Nürnberg. Rhinelander and Franconia will face each other on the lawn of the RheinEnergieStadion from 1:30 p.m.
: Hanover12:29
Hello and welcome to the 16th matchday in the 2nd Bundesliga. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth welcomes you to the Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer Hannover 96. Have fun reading along!
: Elversberg12:28
Welcome to the second division game between Eintracht Braunschweig and SV Elversberg. The ball starts rolling in the Eintracht Stadium from 1:30 p.m.