Overview
- The match begins at 15:00, with WELT TV airing it free to air and free streams on SPORTBILD.de and BILD.de, alongside paid coverage on Dyn.
- Berlin host promoted Bergischer HC in a fixture widely viewed as favorable for the champions, though reports allow for a possible upset.
- Sport director Stefan Kretzschmar says the club intend to compete for all titles this season.
- Füchse extended captain Max Darj and Fabian Wiede and signed Aitor Arino from Barcelona and Tobias Grøndahl from GOG to boost their attack.
- World player of the year Mathias Gidsel is identified as the key figure for Berlin, while SPORT BILD’s opinion series advances unconfirmed theses including a speculative mid-season coaching change from Jaron Siewert to Nicolej Krickau due to an unextended deal through 2026.