There will be a number of derbies on thee weekend promising exciting virtual encounters for the fans. Assuming that as many clubs as possible can continue to meet their individual obligations after resuming training while taking part in the “Bundesliga Home Challenge”, the following matchups have been scheduled for the coming match day:
Saturday 04/18/20
- 3:30 p.m. CET – SV Darmstadt 98 – Eintracht Frankfurt
- 4:20 p.m. CET – 1. FSV Mainz 05 – SV Wehen Wiesbaden
- 5:10 p.m. CET – Borussia Dortmund – FC Schalke 04
- 6:00 p.m. CET – SV Werder Bremen – Holstein Kiel
- 6:50 p.m. CET – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1. FC Köln
- 7:40 p.m. CET – TSG Hoffenheim – Team Schiedsrichter
- 8:30 p.m. CET – VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg
- 9:20 p.m. CET – SC Paderborn 07 – DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Sunday, 04/19/20
- 3:30 p.m. CET – VfL Bochum 1848 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- 4:20 p.m. CET – 1. FC Union Berlin – Hertha BSC
- 5:10 p.m. CET – FC Augsburg – SSV Jahn Regensburg
- 6:00 p.m. CET – Hamburger SV – FC St. Pauli
- 6:50 p.m. CET – 1. FC Nürnberg – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- 7:40 p.m. CET – RB Leipzig – SG Dynamo Dresden
- 8:30 p.m. CET – VfL Wolfsburg – Hannover 96
The streams will start on Saturday and Sunday (11th and 12th April 2020) each at 3:30 p.m. CET on the following channels:
- Virtual Bundesliga
- Bundesliga
- Pro7/ran
- Sky
- DAZN
- Sport 1 and live on TV
Participating clubs and players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05: Jonathan Burkhardt / Lars Wermke
- 1. FC Köln: Noah Katterbach / Tim „The Strxnger“ Katnawatos
- 1. FC Nürnberg: Tim Handwerker / Felix Schimmel
- 1. FC Union Berlin: Keven Schlotterbeck / Julius Kade
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Adrian Stanilewicz / Kai Wollin
- Borussia Dortmund: Achraf Hakimi / Eldin Todorovac
- Borussia Mönchengladbach: Louis Hiepen / Yannik “Jeffryy95” Reiners
- DSC Arminia Bielefeld: Amos Pieper / Keanu Staude
- Eintracht Frankfurt: Nils Stendera / Emil “EmilSGE” Köhler
- FC Augsburg: Marco Richter / Yannic Bederke
- FC Schalke 04: Nassim Boujellab / Tim “Tim_Latka” Schwartmann
- FC St. Pauli: Luca Zander / Can Tuna
- Hamburger SV: Tim Leibold / Christoph “HSV Chrissi” Strietzel
- Hannover 96: Jannes Horn / Marcel Deutscher
- Hertha BSC: Pascal Köpke / Eren “ErenPyrz” Poyraz
- Holstein Kiel: Dominik Schmidt / Nils “Samstag_11” Mohr
- RB Leipzig: Tom Krauss / Alexander “Alex Czapi” Czaplok
- SC Freiburg: Mark Flekken / Nico Schlotterbeck
- SC Paderborn 07: Marlon Ritter / Lucas Fiedler
- SG Dynamo Dresden: Justin Löwe / Marcel Gramann
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Timothy Tillman / Christian “xImpact10” Judt
- SSV Jahn Regensburg: Tom Baack / Federico Palacios
- SV Darmstadt 98: Erich Berko / Luca Bernhard
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden: Sascha „M_0cki“ Mockenhaupt / Simon “Bremo” Döring
- SV Werder Bremen: Davie Selke / Erhan “Dr. Erhano” Kayman
- TSG Hoffenheim: Munas Dabbur / Marcel “plaplup” Schwarz
- VfL Bochum 1848: Ulrich Bapoh / Jan-Luca „Bassinho“ Bass
- VfB Stuttgart: Atakan Karazor / Niklas “Nik_Lugi” Luginsland
- VfL Wolfsburg: Lino Kasten / Benedikt “BeneCR7x” Bauer
- Schiedsrichter-Team: Daniel Schlager / Martin Petersen
About „Bundesliga Home Challenge“
The game is played in the football simulation FIFA 20 by EA SPORTS exlusively on PlayStation 4 in the “85 mode“. This mode guarantees that all teams have the same player rating of 85, so all teams have the same chance of winning. One game lasts about 25 minutes, two games per match are played individually.
All teams will ordinarily comprise two members, with at least one professional footballer from the Bundesliga or Bundesliga 2 putting his console skills to the test for each club. The second team member will be an employee of the club or involved with it in some way.
The first three rounds of the “Bundesliga Home Challenge” were broadcast by numerous media outlets online and on television, with the first two match days reaching an average of over two million users.
The “Bundesliga Home Challenge” is not included in any official sporting classification. The Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), an eFootball competition organized by the DFL since 2012, on the other hand is taking a break due to the current spread of the corona virus.