Fortuna Köln hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 38 points and a 19th position in the 3. Liga table. Visiting Meppen holds 10th place with 46 pts.
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.
Fortuna Köln form and stats
With 3 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Fortuna Köln, who have the most conceded goals (58) in 3. Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. So many draws at home for Fortuna Köln, an amazing five in a row now.Fortuna Köln lost their last game at Würzburger Kickers after a 0-2 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Unterhaching.
Fortuna Köln aren't scoring a lot here at Südstadion with only 15 goals from 17 games. Fortuna Köln have conceded 25 in these home matches.
Meppen form and stats
There's been little loot from Meppen's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games. Meppen only has 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.Meppen are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the 3. Liga against Zwickau. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Karlsruher SC wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
The attacking power of Meppen when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored in 17 matches. 24 goals have been conceded by Meppen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Meppen - Fortuna Köln 3-0 entered in the official records. Last three meetings between the teams: Fortuna Köln won 0, Meppen won 3 and 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
  N. Proschwitz 13 goals / 3 assists |   H. Dahmani 6 goals / 3 assists |  R. Scheu 6 goals |
Fortuna Köln missing players
Meppen missing players
| Fortuna Köln | Meppen | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Drew | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 35 | 15 | 5 | Scored | 5 | 15 | 45 |
| 58 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | 7 | 24 | 47 |
| 91% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 97% |
| 71% | 65% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 77% |
| 43% | 35% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 49% |
| 29% | 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 49% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 51% |
| 26% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 17% | 18% | 26% |
| 34% | 35% | 33% | Failed To Score | 50% | 35% | 26% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Fortuna Köln
| 15-03-19 | | Uerdingen | 1 - 1 | Fortuna Köln |
| 22-03-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 1 - 1 | Aalen |
| 30-03-19 | | Energie Cottbus | 4 - 3 | Fortuna Köln |
| 07-04-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 1 - 1 | Hansa Rostock |
| 13-04-19 | | Wehen Wiesbaden | 3 - 0 | Fortuna Köln |
| 20-04-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 1 - 1 | Unterhaching |
| 27-04-19 | | Würzburger Kickers | 2 - 0 | Fortuna Köln |
| 06-05-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 17:00 | Meppen |
| 11-05-19 | | 1860 München | 11:30 | Fortuna Köln |
| 18-05-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 11:30 | Sonnenhof Groaspach |
Meppen
| 17-03-19 | | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 - 0 | Meppen |
| 23-03-19 | | 1860 München | 1 - 0 | Meppen |
| 30-03-19 | | Meppen | 2 - 1 | Sonnenhof Groaspach |
| 05-04-19 | | Preußen Münster | 1 - 1 | Meppen |
| 12-04-19 | | Meppen | 0 - 2 | Hallescher FC |
| 20-04-19 | | Karlsruher SC | 3 - 1 | Meppen |
| 27-04-19 | | Meppen | 2 - 0 | Zwickau |
| 06-05-19 | | Fortuna Köln | 17:00 | Meppen |
| 11-05-19 | | Meppen | 11:30 | Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 18-05-19 | | Kaiserslautern | 11:30 | Meppen |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Osnabrück | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 30 | 76 |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 65 |
| 3 | Hallescher FC | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 60 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 58 |
| 5 | Hansa Rostock | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| 6 | Preußen Münster | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 49 |
| 7 | Würzburger Kickers | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | Uerdingen | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -13 | 47 |
| 9 | Zwickau | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | Meppen | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 | Kaiserslautern | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | 1860 München | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 44 |
| 13 | Unterhaching | 35 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 42 |
| 14 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 41 |
| 15 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -10 | 40 |
| 16 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -13 | 40 |
| 17 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 35 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 39 |
| 18 | Energie Cottbus | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -9 | 38 |
| 19 | Fortuna Köln | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -23 | 38 |
| 20 | Aalen | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 30 |
