Overview
- Erzgebirge Aue visits SC Verl on Saturday after losing all six 3. Liga meetings to the Ostwestfalen side by a 9:21 aggregate, with the club’s last win in the series dating to May 10, 2003.
- Fresh from a 4:3 comeback over Regensburg, Härtel says the team has “tailwind” but must deliver a top performance to have a chance to take points in Verl.
- Härtel cites phases of pressing and compact defending as keys, referencing Bayern’s second half against PSG, and he rules out man-marking while warning against letting Berkan Taz drive into the box.
- Midfielder Jonah Fabisch is suspended after a fifth yellow card, the Regensburg starters are fit, and recently returned striker Marcel Bär is available again following his long Achilles layoff.
- Aue’s recent weak points have been the defensive flanks with makeshift fullbacks, while late hero Erik Weinhauer is a potential attacking option amid competition from Marvin Stefaniak, Julian Guttau and Mika Clausen.