Six-point game, all or nothing, take a deep breath or depression - there is already a lot at stake for SpVgg Unterhaching in the second game of the second half of the season.
The relegation battle for coach Arie van Lent's team has come to a dramatic head after four defeats and a draw in the first five games of the year.
In the last English week of January, the away game at the bottom of the table VfB Lübeck is on Wednesday (7 p.m.).
Unterhaching - Anything but a victory is not acceptable.
Everything is possible for SpVgg: From falling to the penultimate place in the table to improving to 13th place and a buffer of at least three points on the relegation ranks.
“Get back self-confidence with points” is the motto of Haching trainer Arie van Lent, who of course also describes the encounter in Lübeck as an “important game”, “especially against a competitor.
But for us it is always important to score at the moment. ”The fact that this only succeeded once - in the convincing 0-0 win against Türkgücü - was always due to a mixture of carelessness and naivety.
Van Lent did not want to express any criticism of the basic attitude, and he repeatedly praised his kickers as “hardworking”.
What bothers the Dutchman: “We keep giving the opponent goals, I blame the team for that.
And we struggle to score a goal ourselves.
We finally have to deal more consistently with our possibilities.
There are too many wrong decisions that we are making right now. "
The situation is currently very similar for Lübeck. VfB have also been in better shape, after the 11th matchday they were even in twelfth place in the table.
The negative streak of the newcomer has now lasted a month longer than that of the SpVgg.
The team headed by Austrian trainer Rolf Martin Landerl, who has been in office in the far north for four and a half years, has suffered three draws and five defeats in the last ten games.
Lübeck currently has the red lantern in the third division, but still has a catch-up game to play and is at least as good in the race as the competition in the table cellar in the battle for relegation.
What the people of Hachingen can look forward to: There is no snow in Lübeck, you can play on green grass.
After two days of training in the blowing snow and winter conditions in Unterhaching, a blessing.
"The conditions here were really difficult," says Arie van Lent, "but we try to make the best of it."
In terms of personnel there will be some changes again, as the last English weeks are now in the bones of many players.
“Some are tired,” reveals the Hachingen head coach, “even though they are young.
But it's unusual for the players to have a game every few days. ”Striker Patrick Hasenhüttl is out because of his knee bruise, Niclas Anspach, who had to pass at short notice in the 2-1 draw against Zwickau on Saturday, is back again.
SpVgg Unterhaching: Mantl - Schwabl, R. Müller, Greger, Turtschan - Grauschopf, Fuchs - Heinrich, Hufnagel, Marseiler - Schröter.