Thuringia derby on election Sunday: Erfurt hunts revenge against Jena!

On January 5, 2025, a special football event in Thuringia announces: The derby between Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Carl Zeiss Jena is just around the corner. It takes place on February 23 and falls on a significant date - the day of the next Bundestag election. According to Bild Police authorities coordinated. However, the exact kick -off time and the transfer of the game are not yet known.

The upcoming derby has a special meaning for Red-Weiß Erfurt after they had lost the first leg clearly with 1: 5 and are now on revenge. The regional league northeast, in which the two teams are located, starts catching up in almost three weeks. At the same time, the scheduling of the regular point games is still pending.

current league situation

The Regionalliga Nordost, in which teams such as Chemnitzer FC, Hallescher FC, BFC Dynamo, as well as Red-Weiß Erfurt and Carl Zeiss Jena are very competitive. Rot-Weiß Erfurt is currently taking third place in the league with a point cut of 1.74. In addition, they played from their last five games of a draw and won two, as the data on Footystats.org show.

Carl Zeiss Jena, on the other hand, is currently in fifth place with a point cut of 1.72, and the last games show a mixed performance. The signs indicate that the upcoming derby should have exciting and dramatic moments, which will attract viewers and fans of both teams.