Third division outfit SV Sandhausen will be aiming to inflict a major upset on Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday.
A sell-out crowd is expected at BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald, where the home fans suffered seeing their side relegated last time out, which is in stark contrast to their high-flying opponents.
Indeed, Sandhausen's 11-year stay in the second tier of German football came to an end last season, as they finished rock-bottom with only 28 points from 34 matches.
After gaining promotion to Bundesliga 2 for the first time in the club's history in 2012, Sandhausen never finished higher than 10th across those ensuing 11 seasons, with 44 points being their highest points tally at that level. As such, it was no huge surprise to see them finally fall short of the mark.
The club's chairman Jurgen Machmeier changed managers on two occasions but to no avail, and he has already bit the bullet during the current campaign, having replaced Danny Galm with former Schalke 04 and Union Berlin boss Jens Keller last week.
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