Waldhof Mannheim have had a mixed run lately, winning three of their last five but also losing two, so they're in decent shape without being fully convincing. Hansa Rostock are similar - they've won two, lost two and drawn one in their recent games, so both teams come in playing reasonably well but with some wobbles.

Their recent meetings have been eventful: a wild 3-3 draw last time, a big four-goal win for Rostock before that, and another meeting with five goals in it. So these two teams tend to produce open, high-scoring games when they meet. With both sides in similar form and past games full of goals, this looks like a close, open match, and the most likely outcome is a draw.