SV Waldhof Mannheim will host Rot-Weiss Essen on Sunday (April 21, 1:30 pm). RWE coach Christoph Dabrowski warns against an experienced Waldhof player.

Rot-Weiss Essen are still fighting for promotion to Bundesliga 2 with five matchdays to go – RWE still have six games to play including the Saarbrücken catch-up match.

Waldhof Mannheim, on the other hand, are currently defending themselves very successfully against the drop to the Regionalliga Südwest. On Sunday (April 21, 1:30 p.m., Forecasting live ticker), Mannheim and Essen will face off in a duel steeped in tradition.

RWE coach Christoph Dabrowski is expecting a very strong team from the Palatinate. Keyword expectation: 11,500 tickets had been sold by Friday, April 19 – of which around 1,300 tickets were sold in Essen. Mannheim is expecting 15,000 spectators at the Carl-Benz Stadium on Sunday.

Christoph Dabrowski on…

… the absentees and the possible line-up: “Aaron Manu, Ekin Celebi and Marvin Obuz are out injured. Lucas Brumme is suspended. Eric Voufack is available again. It’s always nice when the opposing coaches start to ponder, and that’s how it should stay. What I can reveal: We’re not going to shake up the basic principles of our game, we want to stick to our game idea. There will be a few personnel changes, but I don’t want to give too much away.”

… Opponents Waldhof Mannheim: “They’re an established third division team with ambitions. I would have expected them to be at the top before the season, but that also applies to other teams that are now down there that I wouldn’t necessarily have expected to be in the bottom third of the table. Mannheim are not through yet, so Waldhof will do everything they can on Sunday to pull it out. We have to go to work with maximum readiness. After all, we want to win and stay up there.”

… Waldhof striker Terrence Boyd: “This is an absolutely powerful, experienced player – certainly a difference-maker for this league. But we already have players in the positions who have clear tasks and are trying to absorb this as a collective. “