Weststadt come to the Talstadion on Saturday, with Brandt in the best form of his life.

They are five points behind us, and we play three days after Ostheim. The last time they were here, in April, they won 4–0. We are not going to talk about April.

Wendt will rotate after Wednesday. Amari is likely to start on the bench, which is where he did most of his damage last season anyway. Pohl is fit despite landing on his shoulder in Ostheim.

What to bring

Gates open at 13:30, an hour earlier than usual, because the club expects over a thousand. The north stand choreography needs everyone in place by 14:45 with the yellow card from their seat. If you get a green one, you are standing in the wrong row.

Form

Nordtal: W D W L L. Weststadt: L W W D L. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in this fixture since 2019.