SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs HBW Balingen: Live Now

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8:5, October 29, 2026, 7:00 p.m.: In a packed GGW Arena, Aymeric Minne takes the lead for SG Flensburg-Handewitt after just a few seconds. Benjamin Burić, HBW Balingen-Weilstetten’s goalkeeper, then saves a jumping shot from Fügel – and later another attempt from Leimeter from six meters.

The match therefore begins with a clear advantage for the northern German side. Sportschau covers the encounter in its live ticker and asks before kickoff whether Flensburg can return to the winning formula after its recent defeat and maintain its gap at the top of the table.

Flensburg Starts with an 86 Percent Shooting Percentage

After the first ten minutes, the statistics show an 86 percent shooting percentage for Flensburg. Balingen reaches 50 percent. The visitors try to find the finish through fast attacks, but Burić repeatedly denies the southern German side.

The opening goals come in quick succession. Pytlick puts Flensburg 2:0 ahead, before Stefan Bauer pulls Balingen back to 2:1 for the visitors. Minne, Siersbaek Bergholt and Jakobsen then establish a 4:2 lead. Pöhle reduces the gap with a penalty to 5:3, before Pytlick scores again in transition.

Domen Novak subsequently turns a technical error by the visitors into a 7:3 lead. After another goal from Pöhle, Pytlick extends the advantage to 8:4 before halftime. Jakobsen, then found by Pytlick in the left corner, then strikes the underside of the crossbar to make it 8:5.

The Decisive Phase

Flensburg therefore leads by three goals at the break. At the same time, the live ticker shows why Balingen so urgently needs this starting position: in its previous six matches, the team managed only one draw. Before that, the promoted side had got its season underway with two wins.

Can the Flensburg players against HBW Balingen-Weilstetten retake the lead in the Handball Bundesliga?

Flensburg Third, Balingen at the Bottom of the Table

The two teams begin the match in very different positions. Flensburg is third on 17:3 points. Aleš Pajovič’s team is therefore part of the league’s leading group, but recently suffered a narrow defeat away to VfL Gummersbach. It was the team’s first loss of the season.

Balingen, on 5:11 points, is only just above the relegation zone and ranks 14th. Although HBW has played two fewer matches than Flensburg, its current record shows considerably more pressure. In several games, the team was only one or two goals short of victory at the final whistle.

For Balingen, the stakes are therefore about more than two points. After six games without a win, another victory is needed to give the team some breathing space at the bottom of the table. Flensburg wants to draw a line under its most recent defeat by beating its direct rival in front of a home crowd.

Burić Keeps Balingen in the Match

At the center of the first half is Balingen goalkeeper Benjamin Burić. He blocks Fügel’s jumping shot, prevents a finish from Leimeter with his right hand and also saves a penalty from Pöhle. The loud calls from the visitors’ bench repeatedly refer to the Bosnian.

Despite these saves, Balingen remains in the match. Pöhle, Bauer and Leimeter score a combined five goals in the first half. According to Sportschau, the visitors’ ability to get so close is also down to the fact that their attacking efforts are not fundamentally poor. With its high shooting percentage, Flensburg turns the southern German side’s attempts into considerably more than a narrow lead.

The match is officiated by referees Nils Blümel and Frederic Linker. Both are part of the DHB’s elite continuation squad.

You can follow all goals, cards, statistics and updates in Sportschau’s live report.