Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Pesch & Viktoria Köln face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Reg. Cup Mittelrhein. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pesch form and stats
Pesch participated in Reg. Cup Mittelrhein the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.The Pesch crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Eintracht Hohkeppel here at Kunstrasenplatz Helmut-Kusserow-Sportanlage.
Heartbreak before that as Pesch lost 0-4 at Bergisch Gladbach's place.Viktoria Köln form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Viktoria, as they won the Reg. Cup Mittelrhein.The story so far for the visiting team on their 3. Liga travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Stehle and Sontheimer secured the home win 2-1 against Bayreuth in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Janßen when Stehle scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Borussia Dortmund II at their stadium, the result 2-0.Viktoria Köln has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Viktoria Köln in these games.
Head 2 Head
Pesch missing players
Viktoria Köln missing players
| Pesch | Viktoria Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 44 | 57 | ||
| 61 | 31 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 16% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 43% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elversberg | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 41 |
| 2 | Saarbrucken | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Ingolstadt | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Freiburg II | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | 1860 München | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Viktoria Köln | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Osnabruck | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Verl | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund II | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | VfB Oldenburg | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Zwickau | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | Meppen | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 13 |
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