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Uwe Rösler will make his Bochum debut on Saturday in Kiel after being named as Dieter Hecking’s permanent replacement. Meanwhile, Hertha Berlin and Kaiserslautern host Preußen Münster and table-toppers Darmstadt, respectively, in their iconic stadiums.
Darmstadt finished 12th in their first season back in 2. Bundesliga. However, they could be up for the promotion race this time around. Including the last three, Florian Kohfeldt’s side started with five wins from seven matches.
Kiel’s Bundesliga memory is even more recent, but Marcel Rapp struggled to find consistency in the first couple of months. After their defeat to Elversberg, Kiel will now face the team they failed to beat on the last five occasions.
The leaders will travel to the game with their full squad since there are no injury absentees right now. Kiel’s captain, Steven Skrzybski, could return to the starting lineup after featuring off the bench in the last couple of games.
Kiel: Krumrey; Zec, Johansson, Komenda; Bernhardsson, Knudsen, Davidsen, Tolkin; Kapralik, Therkelsen; Skrzybski ©
Darmstadt: Schuhen ©; Lopez, Pfeiffer, Vukotic, Nürnberger; Klefisch, Akiyama; Richter, Corredor; Lidberg, Hornby
When Uwe Rösler’s famous Manchester City spell came to an end in 1994, he was signed by Kaiserslautern as a free agent. Rösler will now face his former club in his first game in charge of Bochum. The 56-year-old last coached Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany before his spell at Danish outfit Aarhus GF.
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