POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
EINTRACHT: Nikolov - Jung, Amedick, Schildenfeld, Butscher - Rode, M. Lehmann - Matmour, Meier, Köhler - Hoffer
Missing: Anderson, Abu, Schwegler
Manager: Armin Veh
BRAUNSCHWEIG: Davari - Washausen, Bicakcic, Dogan, Theuerkauf - Vrancic, Pfitzner - Petersch, Boland, Kruppke
Missing: Correia, Henn, Reichel, Bohl
Manager: André Schubert
ATTENDANCE
Around 35,000 tickets have been sold so far for the match at the Commerzbank Arena.
LIVE MATCH INFO
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 (Sunday at 13.30h CET).
ALL TIME RECORD
The Eagles met Braunschweig on 47 occasions (Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, DFB Cup) winning 18. Eintracht did not lose any of the 3 Bundesliga 2 meetings and also did not concede a single goal in these matches. The last Braunschweig win in a competitive match against Frankfurt dates back to September 1984, the last away win to March 1984.
TOP FACTS
- Alex Meier played twice against Braunschweig and scored a brace on both occasions (also in the first leg this season).
- Only Düsseldorf (43) scored more goals than SGE (41) who also are the only Bundesliga 2 team to score 3 or more goals in 9 games already.
- Frankfurt also impressed in defense with 19 goals conceded and 7 clean sheets - only Fürth and Paderborn have been better in both categories.
- The Eagles won 9 of 10 games when they scored the opening goal.
- No other team in the top half of the table scored less goals than Braunschweig (25).
