The coaches of both Greuther Furth and Nuremberg have opted for 4-5-1 formations for Saturday's clash, with the hosts' own a slightly more attacking variation.

Furth have attacking midfielder Edgar Prib in the hole behind Gerald Asamoah, who has yet to score in the league this term.

Nuremberg have opted for a holding midfielder in the shape of Timmy Simons, with Sebastian Polter on his own up front.

Greuther Furth: Grun; Mavral, Kleine, Schmidtgal, Nehrig; Pekovic, Furstner, Stieber, Sararer, Prob; Asamoah

Nuremberg: Schafer; Nilsson, Klose, Chandler, Pinola; Simons; Feulner, Frantz, Kiyotake, Esswein, Polter