SpVgg Greuther Fürth host Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga. Both clubs have found the early rounds tough, sitting in the lower half of the table.
Fürth have shown some bright home performances lately, while Braunschweig's away results have swung wildly between big wins and heavy defeats. That inconsistency on both sides makes this one tricky to call before kickoff.
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Recent form has been patchy for both
Braunschweig's wider run of matches, spanning league, cup and friendly fixtures, shows six wins against ten losses, with goals conceded at almost the same rate they've scored. There's no consistent pattern here, a 4-1 win at Bochum sits alongside a 1-6 defeat at Magdeburg.
SpVgg Greuther Furth: 20 completed matches; Eintracht Braunschweig: 20 completed matches.
SpVgg Greuther Furth
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +6
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Heidenheim | 06.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Energie Cottbus | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29.08.2026 | 3-4 |
| DFB Pokal | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | VfL Bochum | 23.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 09.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Zurich | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18.07.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eintracht Bamberg | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11.07.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eltersdorf | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 08.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | Dynamo Dresden | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück | Eintracht Braunschweig | 06.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | Hertha BSC | 28.08.2026 | 3-5 |
| DFB Pokal | Eintracht Braunschweig | Union Berlin | 23.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | VfL Bochum | 14.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Magdeburg | Eintracht Braunschweig | 08.08.2026 | 1-6 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eintracht Braunschweig | RAAL La Louvière | 01.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eintracht Braunschweig | Southampton | 24.07.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC BW Linz | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18.07.2026 | 1-1 |
Fürth's equivalent sample reads a touch better, seven wins from twenty games and a slightly tighter defence. Draws have cropped up often for both sides though, four apiece, which hints at tightly contested matches rather than one-sided ones.
Frequent draws in both samples suggest tight, low-margin matches are a real possibility.
Comparative Team Statistics: SpVgg Greuther Furth vs Eintracht Braunschweig

No pattern in head-to-head meetings
These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the recent meetings alone show little consistency. Braunschweig won 3-2 away back in August 2025, Fürth won 3-0 at home the season before that, and the pair drew 0-0 in January this year.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24.01.2026 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 09.08.2025 | 3-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Eintracht Braunschweig | 23.02.2025 | 3-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21.09.2024 | 2-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | Eintracht Braunschweig | 04.05.2024 | 3-3 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 02.12.2023 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13.05.2023 | 2-2 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 06.11.2022 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SpVgg Greuther Furth | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20.04.2021 | 3-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig | SpVgg Greuther Furth | 19.12.2020 | 0-3 |
Stretch the sample back further and it's much the same story, wins swapping between both sides across the last decade with no long streak either way.
History offers little to lean on for this one.
Two sides stuck in the bottom third
Six games into the season, Fürth sit twelfth with six points from one win, three draws and two losses. Braunschweig are two places and two points further back in fifteenth, having won just once themselves.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9/12 | 7 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9/11 | 6 |
| 13 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10/12 | 5 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 5 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12/13 | 4 |
| 16 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7/10 | 4 |
It's an early enough sample that neither position tells us much about where either side will end up, but for now both are scrapping in a congested part of the table.
Neither team has established a clear edge from the table yet.
Klaus leading the way for Fürth
F. Klaus has been Fürth's standout attacking threat, with five goals in his last six appearances. Braunschweig's scoring has been more spread out, though Jan Urbich has chipped in three in six.
Braunschweig have also picked up a fair few cards recently, with F. Flick and K. Ehlers both booked three times in their last six matches. That's not proof of anyone missing out through suspension, but it's a discipline pattern worth keeping an eye on.

A tight contest looks likely
Put the league records together and there's not much between them, one win apiece in six games and both still finding their footing. Add in the draw-heavy recent form and a head-to-head record with no dominant side, and this has the makings of a scrappy, closely fought match rather than one team taking early control.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Will | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 185 | 77 |
| J. Siebatcheu | USA | 30 | Attacker | 190 | 84 |
| D. Srbeny | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 190 | 84 |
| J. Dehm | Germany | 30 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| G. Itter | Germany | 27 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| F. Klaus | Germany | 34 | Attacker | 179 | 79 |
| C. Ortag | Germany | 31 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| D. Arifi | Finland | 24 | Midfielder | 195 | n/a |
| K. Keresztes | Hungary | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Appelkamp | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| J. Heuer | Germany | 27 | Defender | 189 | 87 |
| Ole Pohlmann | Germany | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 80 |
| N. König | Germany | 23 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| A. Keller | Switzerland | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| O. Sillah | Germany | 23 | Attacker | 192 | n/a |
| Hendry Aron Blank | Germany | 22 | Defender | 190 | 77 |
| S. Bansé | Burkina Faso | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| Silas Joel Prüfrock | Germany | 21 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 74 |
| Jakob Krautkrämer | Germany | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Maxim Bora Dal | Germany | 20 | Defender | 189 | 85 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hoffmann | Germany | 27 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 86 |
| M. Entrup | Austria | 29 | Attacker | 186 | 75 |
| N. Katterbach | Germany | 25 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| A. Opoku | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 185 | 71 |
| K. Ehlers | Germany | 25 | Defender | 190 | 86 |
| B. Uphoff | Germany | 33 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 84 |
| A. Hoti | Kosovo | 23 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| F. Flick | Germany | 26 | Midfielder | 190 | 79 |
| L. Tempelmann | Germany | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 75 |
| J. Gómez | USA | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| M. Aydın | Türkiye | 24 | Defender | 180 | 78 |
| L. Frenkert | Germany | 26 | Defender | 191 | 86 |
| F. Di Michele Sanchez | Germany | 23 | Defender | 180 | 83 |
| S. Sané | Germany | 23 | Attacker | 192 | 82 |
| L. Breunig | Germany | 22 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| Max Marie | Germany | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| I. Koutsidis | Greece | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mijatović | Serbia | 21 | Attacker | 179 | n/a |
| Yann Sturm | Germany | 21 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| Junior Arlet Zé | Switzerland | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
With both sides sat in the bottom third and neither showing sustained form, there's no obvious direction to back here. The draws in each side's recent log and the split head-to-head record only reinforce how even this looks.
We'd rather wait and see how both teams settle before leaning one way on this one.
