Professionals, 9. August 2019
This weekend, the 2. Bundesliga gives way to the first round of the DFB Cup, with VfB making the long trip to F.C. Hansa Rostock on Monday evening (kick-off: 18:30 CEST). Here are all the crucial facts and figures ahead of the match against the team from the (far) north of Germany.
Record against Hansa Rostock (Bundesliga and DFB Cup combined)
Overall: 28 games, 11 wins, 9 draws, 8 defeats, 49:36 goal difference
Home: 12 games, 9 wins, 3 draws, 0 defeats, 29:8 goal difference
Away: 16 games, 2 wins, 6 draws, 8 defeats, 20:28 goal difference
Rematch from last year’s DFB Cup
There was a sense of déjà vu all over again when VfB were drawn away to Hansa Rostock in the first round of the DFB Cup. Last year, the two teams got their cup campaigns under way against one another in the Ostseestadion, with the boys from Cannstatt dominating possession but nevertheless ending up on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline.
Away support
An impressive travelling army of 1,600 fans are set to cheer on Tim Walter’s men on Monday evening. Tickets are still available and can be bought at the turnstiles on the day.
Long trip
This will be one of the longest away trips of the 2019/2020 season for VfB. As the crow flies, there are 620.93 kilometres between the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Cannstatt and the Ostseestadion in Rostock. Even the Holstein-Stadion of league opponents Kiel is a metre or two closer (620.81 km).