POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
EINTRACHT: Kessler – Jung, Russ, Schildenfeld, Djakpa – Rode, Schwegler, Lehmann – Caio, Hoffer, Meier
Missing: Kittel (injured), Tzavellas (injured), Bellaid (injured), Schmidt (fitness), Amanatidis (released), Fenin (injured)
FÜRTH: Grün – Nehrig, Kleine, Karaslavov, Schmidtgal – Klaus, Fürstner, Prib, Schröck – Occean, Nöthe
Missing: Zillner (injured), Kolb (injured), Onuegbu (injured), Schahin (injured)
ATTENDANCE
The Trolli Arena in Fürth is likely to sell out for the top match (15,200 capacity). 2,211 Eagles will travel to Fürth to support Eintracht.
LIVE TICKER
You can follow all the action in the English language LIVE ticker HERE. All major events such as goals, shots, fouls, free-kicks, offsides, corners, cards etc will be posted as and when they happen.
COLOURS
Eintracht will play in red shirts and black shorts, Fürth in green and white.
TOP OPTA FACTS
- Eintracht and Fürth each won 3 of the 8 2. Bundesliga matches against each other (2 draws).
- Fürth was Armin Veh's very first appointment as a manager in 1996 and 1997 (promotion from third division to 2. Bundesliga).
- 10 years ago Armin Veh coached a team in 2. Bundesliga for the last time until today (SSV Reutlingen in December 2001).
- Eintracht won 4 of the last 5 competitive matches against SpVgg.
- The Eagles have never lost in any of their opening games of a 2. Bundesliga season. It is the 6th time they compete in the second division (so far 3 wins and 2 draws in the first match).
