Recap
Rhein-Neckar booked their European League ticket after two wins against Vardar (who are full of youth players). They opened the Bundesliga season with a 27:27 draw against Goppingen, and a 34-29 defeat by Hannover-Burgdorf. The main problem for coach Sebastian Hinze is the tense injury situation. Out of the squad are Uwe Gensheimer, Lion Zacharias, Halil Jaganjac, Magnus Grupe, and Olle Forsell Schefvert. After two close defeats by Hannover-Burgdorf (25-27) and Lemgo (28-27), Erlangen took two victories in a row with a great performance. Their leader Nico Büdel, who was recently ill, should return to the team, which is a big boost. Rhein-Neckar covered these line only 2 times in their last 10 mutual matches, and due to serious injury problems will have a hard task to win by 6 or more goals difference.