Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 14:00 CET at the LEAG Energie Stadion with both clubs on 32 points and Duisburg ahead by one goal, live on rbb Brandenburg, rbb24.de and MagentaSport.
- Cottbus will be without Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant due to suspension, and coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz says King Manu’s injury could sideline him for three to five weeks.
- The hosts have lost only once at home this season and expect about 15,000 fans, with Tolcay Cigerci and Erik Engelhardt combining for 21 league goals.
- Duisburg continue to profit from substitutions with 16 goals involving bench players this season, and coach Dietmar Hirsch is reportedly close to a contract extension while defender Joshua Bitter remains out.
- Wollitz praised Duisburg’s mentality and force, and MSV forward Tim Heike returns to his former club seeking his first goal of the season.