POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
EINTRACHT: Nikolov - S. Jung, Anderson, Amedick, Butscher - Schwegler - Rode, Meier, Köhler - Hoffer, Idrissou
Manager: Armin Veh
Missing: Matmour
Close to suspension: Köhler (4 YC)
Rostock: K. Müller - Janecka, Holst, Gusche, Pelzer - R. Müller, Pannewitz - Jänicke, Mintal, Perthel - Borg
Manager: Wolfgang Wolf
Missing: Kostal, Lartey, Ziegenbein
Close to suspension: Jänicke, Schied (4 YC each)
ATTENDANCE
1,404 Eintracht supporters will make their way to Rostock, the 'DKB Arena' has a capacity of 29,000.
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 (Sunday at 13.30h CET).
ALL TIME RECORD
The first leg was the only meeting of Eintracht and Rostock in Bundesliga 2. The Bundesliga record is nearly even - 4 Eintracht wins and 5 to Hansa, 5 draws.
FACTS
- Hansa won only 1 of their last 13 league matches and only 2 of their last 14 at home.
- Alex Meier was involved in 18 goals so far (scored 12, assisted 6), only 3 less than the total of Hansa Rostock (21).
- Armin Veh was manager of Hansa between January 2002 and October 2003 and kept them in Bundesliga twice.
- Sebastian Rode assisted 8 goals already which is joint top in Bundesliga 2 (as Sararer/Fürth, Lauth/1860, Meha/Paderborn).
