Nuremberg lost 0-1 in their first two league matches in 2023, and now the team has 19 points, only one more than the bottom team. At present, the relegation army this year is unusually large, the 11th-ranked team Braunschweig is only 21 points, Nuremberg naturally also has a lot of relegation pressure. However, from the performance of the past two games, Nuremberg simply can't create effective scoring chances, the performance is very bad. At the lineup level, starting goalkeeper Martinia, starting center back Lawrence and starting left back Wicksell are all continuing to recuperate from injuries, and the recovery of veteran injury victim Bloom is not ideal, so his return will be delayed again.
The last round of the league away 1-4 defeat to Paderborn, the team's main defender Zimmermann and Kalponik, both right and left both left the field injured in the game, and will be and previously injured defender Gavory together, can not participate in this cup game. However, the team's top scorer Kovacsky, starting back Sopotka, and starting center back Kral are all available to return. Regarding the shortage of manpower at the wingback position, manager Thion said that it can be solved by using young players or players from other positions to make guest appearances, while he also said that due to the club's financial pressure, the game must be played at full strength.
