Overview
- Berlin and Lüneburg meet in a Bundesliga top match on Wednesday at 19:30 in the Max‑Schmeling‑Halle.
- SVG Lüneburg arrives unbeaten with five league wins, including a 3:0 over Friedrichshafen, marking the club’s best start.
- Berlin is seeking a reset after its worst opening in nearly 30 years and is still integrating new arrivals such as setter Fedor Ivanov.
- Club chiefs Kaweh Niroomand and Andreas Bahlburg, previously trading sharp barbs, now stress respect and a focus on performance.
- The rivalry intensified last season with Lüneburg ousting Berlin in the Champions League and was further colored by an on-court incident involving Jake Hanes in Lüneburg.