Rostock (dpa / mv) – The contrast for the Rostock Seawolves in the basketball Bundesliga could hardly be greater. A week after the promoted team lost 70:104 to defending champion Alba Berlin in the top game of the fifth matchday, the clash against bottom-placed Brose Bamberg also takes place in the StadtHalle on Sunday (3 p.m.). The former series champion travels with five defeats in five games and was also clearly defeated in the Fiba Europe Cup league competitor Niners Chemnitz at home on Wednesday evening. The Seawolves, on the other hand, left the field as losers for the first time this season in the game against Berlin.
Seawolves head coach Christian Held emphasized the visitors’ sporting situation: “It’s incredibly difficult to assess Bamberg at the moment. We’re up against a team that currently has their backs to the wall and is starting to switch players.” The pressure on Bamberg is growing, said Held, adding: “Everyone in this team is literally fighting for survival. I think Bamberg will show incredible intensity on Sunday and will give everything to win this game.” For his team, like against Alba, it is important to be ready.