Schwarzer taps: This is how the 111. Nord derby between Kiel and Flensburg decides!

Schwarzer taps: This is how the 111. Nord derby between Kiel and Flensburg decides!

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A duel of the giants is imminent!

The 111th handball north derby between the THW Kiel and the SG Flensburg-Handewitt promises pure excitement! Both teams have already collected unexpected minus points in the current season and are facing a decisive encounter in the handball Bundesliga. With 13: 5 and 12: 6 points, they surprisingly rank six and seven in places. The world and European champion Christian Schwarzer has clear expectations of the game!

Schwarzer, who is considered an expert, sees the THW Kiel as a master favorite, but they have already lost points against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen, Melsungen and Berlin. Flensburg, once acted as a hot title candidate, also left feathers against Gummersbach, Hanover and Magdeburg. "Both teams want to win this game and it is an important week for them," says Schwarzer.

fate duel or not?

Is this northern derby a fate duel? Schwarzer emphasizes that the season is still long, but such games are trend -setting. "It is not the end of the world when you lose, but everyone knows that Nordderby is special games that often take surprising twists," explains the world champion from 2007. Despite the possibility that a defeat could move the championship in far distant, Schwarzer does not believe that teams are written off with minus points. "This season a team with double -digit minus points can also become champions!"

The goalkeeper duel will be decisive for victory in the northern derby. "The better goalkeeper team will be the decisive factor," says Schwarzer and emphasizes Andi Wolff as his top transfer of the season. What does his tip look like for the game on Sunday? "I think the THW Kiel wins with three goals!" Both teams have already successfully prepared themselves for the game, with Kiel, who qualified in the cup quarter-finals with a narrow 29:28 against SC Magdeburg, and Flensburg, who celebrated the revanche with a 33:26 against Hanover.