Overview
- Eintracht Braunschweig faces a two-legged relegation play-off against 1. FC Saarbrücken to retain its 2. Bundesliga status.
- Key left back Leon Bell Bell is unavailable due to a thigh muscle injury sustained in the final league match against 1. FC Nürnberg.
- Interim coach Marc Pfitzner steps in after the dismissal of Daniel Scherning, who was let go following Braunschweig's 1:4 defeat to Nürnberg.
- The first leg is scheduled for May 23 in Saarland, with the return leg at Braunschweig on May 27, both kicking off at 20:30 CET.
- Young defender Fabio Di Michele Sánchez is expected to fill the left back position in Bell Bell's absence.