Münster will be without Malik Batmaz (cruciate ligament rupture), Marian Kirsch (broken finger) and Sebastian Mrowca (ruptured Achilles tendon).

The visitors will be without Luca Kilian (lack of match fitness) and Jacob Christensen (cruciate ligament rupture).

Schwäbe – Heintz, Hübers, Pauli – Thielmann, Martel, Ljubicic, Paqarada – Maina – Waldschmidt, Lemperle

Schenk – ter Horst, Koulis, Frenkert, Kirkeskov – Hendrix, Preißinger – Bouchama, Mees, Makridis – Nemeth

Effzeh recently bounced back after two defeats with a series of wins: recently a 1-0 against Fürth, previously another 1-0 away at Hertha, and before that a 3-0 in the DFB Cup against Bundesliga side Kiel.

Preußen drew three times during this run, most recently 1-1 at KSC. Before that, they secured a 1-0 victory against Düsseldorf – proving Münster can handle top opponents.

Before the Bundesliga was founded, Preußen and Cologne regularly faced each other in the Oberliga.

Since those encounters, the two traditional clubs have never met again in a competitive match, and they have never been drawn against each other in the DFB Cup.

Preußen Münster and Colgone are playing in the same league for the first time in 61 years: in 1963/64, the two clubs were founding members of the Bundesliga - Cologne became champions and Münster were relegated as the second-to-last team and never promoted back to the Bundesliga.

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 13 fixture between SC Preußen Münster and 1. FC Köln.