19:23
Compared to the game against Bayern, Gerstner made two changes. Hess and Parcell move into the starting line-up for Kappenberger and Cin. Colleague Högner is only rotating in one position after the defeat against Munich. Berentzen plays on the left wing instead of Elmazi.
19:11
Both teams have already met in 37 games. In 17 cases, the Duisburg women left the field as winners and the Essen women won 15 matches. Five games ended in a draw. Last season, Essen swept the Zebras 6-0. The second leg ended goalless on the penultimate matchday. By winning this point, SGS secured relegation.
18:57
The start at SGS didn’t go well either. After a successful start with a 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, two defeats followed. First, the Essen women lost 2:3 to the newcomers from Leipzig and then they lost to the reigning champions Bayern Munich 0:2. With two points more than today’s hosts, the SGS is currently in ninth place. Just like his colleague, Essen’s head coach Markus Högner is also looking forward to today’s game. “Such derbies are always hotly contested. Of course we have done well in Duisburg in recent years, but now it is a different game in a different constellation,” said Högner.
18:43
MSV Duisburg lost 9-0 to TSG Hoffenheim in the season opener. On the second match day the Zebras won their first and so far only point. It wasn’t until stoppage time that Halverkamps equalized to make it 2-2. Last week MSV lost 1:4 against 1. FC Köln. The Duisburg women are currently in eleventh place and therefore in a direct relegation zone. Despite the bad start, head coach Thomas Gerstner is looking forward to today’s derby. “It’s derby time. That means it will be disgusting and dirty, as it has to be. In a game like this there is fire right from the start. “It’s important to channel this into the right channels,” said the 56-year-old.
6:31 p.m
Welcome to the 4th matchday in the women’s Bundesliga. At 7:30 p.m. MSV Duisburg and SGS Essen meet in the Revierderby. The game is led by Fabienne Michel.