Overview

• MT Melsungen and Füchse Berlin enter the Max-Schmeling-Halle tied on 50 points, with Berlin edging ahead on goal difference.
• A Melsungen win would hand them the league lead and put Berlin’s first title in jeopardy, while defeat could threaten Champions League qualification behind SC Magdeburg.
• Veteran goalkeeper Carsten Lichtlein has come out of retirement to back up Adam Morawski and will face his nephew Nils Lichtlein, Berlin’s 22-year-old playmaker.
• Füchse Berlin lead the league with 1,042 goals powered by world player Mathias Gidsel, and MT’s defense is reinforced by Adrian Sipos returning from injury.
• Former keeper Silvio Heinevetter predicts a Berlin victory based on Gidsel’s form, though MT coach Roberto Garcia Parrondo’s tactical tweaks could prove decisive.