"We don't know what they have planned. Some aspects of our play need to improve. But we must also be clear that this season has been satisfactory up to this point."

"I've settled in very well here, there's been real energy from day one. We know we have a big task ahead of us with KSC. The ball is in our court. My impression is that the lads are very aware of this."

Out for the visitors are Robin Bormuth (partial cruciate ligament tear), Lasse Günther (adductor problems) and Efe Kaan Sihlaroglu (knee surgery).

Fürth will be without Kerim Calhanoglu (knee injury), Jomaine Consbruch (knee injury), Gideon Jung (suspended due to yellow cards) and Marlon Mustapha (ill).

Weiß – Jung, Franke, Beifus, Herold – Rapp, Jensen – Burnic, Wanitzek – Schleusener, Zivzivadze

Noll – Meyerhöfer, Michalski, Gießelmann, Itter – Bansé, Dietz – Massimo, Green, Futkeu - Hrgota

Karlsruhe and head coach Christian Eichner will continue their partnership: The two parties have agreed on a contract extension until summer 2027.

Karlsruhe most recently drew 1-1 against Münster, before that they suffered defeats in Hannover and against Hertha.

In the last eight encounters between these two teams, 34 goals were scored, with eleven of those coming in the last season alone: KSC won 4-0 at home (braces from Igor Matanovic and Fabian Schleusener), while Greuther Fürth won 4-3 (including a brace from Dickson Abiama).

KSC has won 21 times against Fürth in the Bundesliga 2 – the Baden side has not celebrated more than twelve second-tier victories against any other team.

In the 46 encounters so far, there have been 21 KSC victories, 10 draws and 15 Fürth wins.

Fürth and KSC have a combined total of 2,166 matches in the 2. Bundesliga: The Franconians have played the most games (1,206), while the team from Baden ranks seventh (960 matches).

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 13 fixture between SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Karlsruher SC.