Overview
- Kickoff is scheduled for 14:00 at Munich’s Grünwalder Stadion, with live coverage on BR and RBB, streaming via BR24 and the ARD Mediathek, and full broadcast on MagentaSport.
- Energie Cottbus arrive atop the 3. Liga after 13 matchdays, holding a narrow lead in a tightly packed table.
- TSV 1860 München sit 14th after mixed results under recently appointed coach Markus Kauczinski.
- Kauczinski confirmed Raphael Schifferl will be out for weeks alongside fellow defender Jesper Verlaat, and he signaled a clear plan involving options such as Max Reinthaler or Philipp Maier to cover in central defense.
- Cottbus were beaten 4:1 by RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal, conceding twice from set pieces, a point coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz highlighted ahead of the league fixture.