Zuzenhausen (dpa) – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, which is already shaken in terms of personnel, may have to do without Andrej Kramaric against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
The Croatian World Cup runner-up has apparently contracted food poisoning, said coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “We hope it will be better tomorrow. Of course, we have to wait and see how much substance he has lost.”
Kramaric also had a fever and was not able to train this week. Before the Sunday game in the Bundesliga (5.30 p.m. / DAZN), Hoeneß spoke of a “list of questions” among his players. “Pretty sure not there” are the injured Florian Grillitsch and captain Benjamin Hübner. Attacker Georginio Rutter (shoulder injury) is probably not available either. It is unclear how far Sebastian Rudy and Dennis Geiger are after the corona quarantine. Angelo Stiller suffers from adductor problems. David Raum, Kevin Vogt and Kevin Akpoguma are returning after yellow card suspensions.
After the last three defeats in a row at Hertha BSC, against VfL Bochum and at RB Leipzig, Hoeneß said: “It’s simply a must for us to get these three points.” Otherwise the Kraichgauer would be in even more trouble in the fight for the Europa League places.
It will be a special game for Raum: The national player was promoted with Fürth last year and then switched to Hoffenheim. On this match day, the bottom of the table without a win for seven games could already be relegated. “I wasn’t aware of that until now, but I don’t think about such things either,” said the 23-year-old to “Kicker”. “We want to win and get back on the road to success.”