Overview
- Kickoff is at 14:00 local time at the LEAG Stadion der Freundschaft in Cottbus.
- Viewers can watch free streams via Joyn, br.de and the ARD-Mediathek, while Magenta Sport carries the game for paying subscribers.
- BR and rbb broadcast the match live on free-to-air TV, with a live ticker available on ran.de and in the ran app.
- Cottbus sits 11th after results of 3–3 vs. Saarbrücken, 2–0 at Schweinfurt and 1–4 at Hoffenheim II; Ingolstadt is 17th after 1–1 vs. Regensburg, 1–2 at Stuttgart II and 1–1 vs. Rostock.
- Starting keeper Elias Bethke sustained a muscle–tendon rupture before the Hannover cup upset, and stand-in Sebald saved a penalty and earned praise from coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz.