Saarbrücken's problem lawn before the DFB Cup: And again and again it's the rain. If the turf doesn't hold up, the third division team would lose its home rights.

A game has already been postponed, and now Saarbruecken is once again looking anxiously to the sky shortly before the cup semi-final against Kaiserslautern. The final decision about whether to kick off the derby will be made by referee Marco Fritz on Tuesday.