Overview
- Three centre-backs are unavailable: Luca Jaquez (broken nose), Jeff Chabot and Ameen Al-Dakhil (muscular issues).
- Sebastian Hoeneß signalled that Finn Jeltsch and Ramon Hendriks will start in the middle, with Dan‑Axel Zagadou back in the squad.
- After defeats in the Supercup and Bundesliga opener, Hoeneß acknowledged added weight on the tie and demanded his team be "hellwach" from the first whistle.
- Captain Atakan Karazor urged teammates to take responsibility on the pitch and channel frustration into energy.
- Kickoff is 20:45 local time in Braunschweig, live on ARD and the ARD Mediathek, with coverage also provided by Sky.