Fürth
- Fürth were 16th in the 2. Bundesliga after collecting 37 points from 34 games this season.
- Rot-Weiss will be looking to return to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since 2006/07, and Greuther Furth will be desperate to maintain their second tier status in front of their passionate home crowd.
Rot-Weiss Essen
- Rot-Weiss Essen will be riding a wave of confidence into Tuesday’s 2nd leg of the 2026 2. Bundesliga promotion/relegation playoffs, when they will take a 1-0 aggregate lead into the match.
- Essen play a high-octane style of soccer, pressing, running hard at the wide areas and have an excellent set-piece delivery.
- Both sides’ contrasting playing styles will be on display, as Essen’s high-octane, pressing style will look to exploit Fürth’s more pragmatic, structure-first approach.
Fürth
- Noel Futkeu leads the line for Fürth, and he will be hoping to score the goals to beat his former club, having scored 18 - 19 goals this season.
- Branimir Hrgota is Fürth’s main playmaker and creator, while goalkeeper Silas Prüfrock will be expected to bounce back from a shaky first-leg performance.
Rot-Weiss Essen
Essen will be led in attack by creative midfielder Kaito Mizuta, who will provide the service to the attacking duo of forwards Marek Janssen and Dickson Abiama, who can both finish with regularity and be dangerous when coming from the bench.
Betting Insights
While the bookmakers have Fürth as 1.74 favorites , and Essen as 4.02 outsiders , we feel this game is a 4.1 draw .
Prediction
This tactical matchup could be decided by fine margins and whomever can execute better from set plays.
