Tuchel against Mainz: Tuchel has spent 5 years as Mainz’s head coach but he left the team in a pretty dramatic manner. Today, Tuchel will be on the other side of the moon, as Dortmund’s head coach.
Avellino complains: Avellino is hosting today Brescia and it still complains for the fact that in its last game against Livorno away from home, the referee’s decisions had a negative impact for the team as far as the final result of that game is concerned.
A dangerous visit: Univ. Craiova is travelling away from home, in what is considered to be a dangerous visit at Botosani’s, despite the fact that the hosts’ performances this season have been very mediocre, evident from its 1 win, 6 draws and 6 defeats in 13 games.
A European ticket: Stromgodset is hosting tonight Odd, in what is considered to be the most crucial game of the 4 remaining ones for both teams in terms of their prospects for qualification into next season’s Europa League competition.
After 11 years: Effenberg has come back to the world of football, after taking over as head coach at Paderborn and he is going to make his debut tonight against Braunsschweig at home.
Due for a long time: Steve Cotterill, the head coach of Bristol City, has something to prove to Nottingham, a team that he had had one of the worse spells in his career as a head coach.
A fortress: Dinamo Kiev is hosting tonight Shakhtar, a game between 2 teams which currently occupy the top 2 spots on the table. It is worth mentioning that Dinamo has managed 4 wins in its 4 so far home games this season, with an associated 10-0 goals aggregate in them.
Lechia is back: Lechia is back to good business, evident from the fact that it has managed 2 wins in its last 2 games, scoring 3 goals per game in them. Today it has a good chance to extent its winning streak against Gornik at home.
Fortuna without a van Fossen: Fortuna will be playing against Eindhoven with an interim coach on the bench since van Fossen has been fired after the team picked up only 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats in its first 9 games in the season.
Problems at Hansa: Hansa has managed just 2 wins in 13 games this season, affected to an extent by the fact that the team is facing a lot of problems at the upper echelons, going in general through a transition phase up to now.
Two promotions and one relegation: After winning two division promotions and one division relegation, Metz’s ex coach Albert Cartier has signed a contract with Sochaux, which is desperate for some fresh air after managing just 1 win in 10 games this season.
Aberdeen in despair: Aberdeen is holding the top spot of the table but it is currently in despair as it has suffered 2 defeats in its last 2 games after managing 8 wins in its first 8 games in the new season.