POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
EINTRACHT: Kessler – Jung, Anderson, Schildenfeld, Djakpa – Schwegler – Rode, Köhler – Meier – Hoffer, Matmour
Missing: Kittel, Idrissou, Nikolov
KARLSRUHE: Robles – Schiek, Aquaro, Haas, Kempe – Staffeldt, Cuntz – Krebs, Iashvilli, Buckley - Lavric
Missing: Orlishausen, Ngwat-Mahop, Piossek, Lamidi, Christea
ATTENDANCE
Around 35,000 tickets have been sold for the match against KSC, 2,400 to away supporters. Plenty of tickets will be available at the ground, outlets open two hours ahead of kick-off.
LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
As always the match can be followed via the English LIVE text commentary on eintracht.de. All major events such as goals, shots, substitutions, cards, fouls, corners and offsides will be posted as and when they happen. Click HERE from kick-off onwards (Saturday at 13h CET).
COLOURS
The Eagles will play in black and red shirts and black shorts, Karlsruhe in white.
ALL TIME RECORD
Eintracht won the last 3 meetings with KSC (all in Bundesliga) and also all 3 home matches in 2. Bundesliga against Karlsruhe. The last time KSC took all 3 points away from Frankfurt was in 2007 when Maik Franz (later at Eintracht) scored the winning goal (final score 0-1).
FACTS
- The Eagles are in their best Bundesliga 2 season ever: 35 points and +22 goals after 16 matchdays.
- Eintracht are unbeaten at home so far this season, after 3 draws they bagged 4 wins in which they scored 3 or 4 goals on each occasion.
- KSC are in their worst Bundesliga 2 season ever: 10 defeats, 35 goals conceded, a goal difference of -18 and 12 points only.
- Karslruhe lost thier last 3 away matches and bagged only 1 point in the last 6 (1-1 away to Rostock).
