The brand new season is about to begin and the supporters are trembling with anticipation. It’s wide open as Rot-Weiss Essen welcome Elversberg for the opening game at Stadion Essen. Read on!
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Rot-Weiss Essen as they were promoted from Regionalliga: West last season. Happy days that were secured through 26 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses from 38 games. The team scored 41 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Rot-Weiss Essen, who have participated in four training matches. Rot-Weiss have won 3 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Elversberg form and stats
A job perfectly done for Elversberg last season as they secured promotion from Regionalliga: Südwest. With a grand total of 24 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 11 were in away matches.
It's a day of discovery for Elversberg as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Elversberg have played three with the results W2-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Elversberg has scored 3 goals and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former six meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Rot-Weiss Essen, two draws and zero wins for Elversberg. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: five games.Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
Elversberg missing players
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Elversberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Last season | Elversberg | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Won | W | 11 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 84 | 41 | Scored | S | 33 | 79 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 83% | ||
| 55% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 53% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 31% | ||
| 18% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 25% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | ||
| 42% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 8% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 9.3 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 48% | ||
| 6.8 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.4 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 84 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 52 | 87 |
| 2 | Preuen Munster | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 49 | 87 |
| 3 | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 40 | 78 |
| 4 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 33 | 75 |
| 5 | Fortuna Koln | 38 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 74 |
| 6 | Rodinghausen | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 64 |
| 7 | Koln II | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 62 |
| 8 | Wiedenbruck | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 55 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 II | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -7 | 47 |
| 10 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 45 | -17 | 47 |
| 11 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 46 |
| 12 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 44 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -9 | 43 |
| 14 | Lippstadt 08 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 38 | -11 | 43 |
| 15 | SV 1919 Straelen | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -22 | 43 |
| 16 | Bonner SC | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -19 | 39 |
| 17 | Wegberg-Beeck | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 64 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -33 | 31 |
| 18 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 36 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 37 | -27 | 30 |
| 19 | Uerdingen | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 96 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 48 | -57 | 27 |
| 20 | Homberg | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -34 | 26 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 80 |
| 2 | Ulm | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 77 |
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 41 | 76 |
| 4 | SV Steinbach | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 70 |
| 5 | Mainz 05 II | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 69 |
| 6 | Homburg | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -5 | 52 |
| 7 | Hessen Kassel | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Balingen | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | -18 | 46 |
| 9 | Bahlinger SC | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 45 |
| 10 | Astoria Walldorf | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | -12 | 44 |
| 11 | Stuttgart II | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | -3 | 43 |
| 12 | Aalen | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -11 | 43 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim II | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -5 | 41 |
| 14 | TuS RW Koblenz | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | FSV Frankfurt | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 39 |
| 16 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -22 | 39 |
| 17 | Schott Mainz | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 33 |
| 18 | Pirmasens | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 59 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -27 | 33 |
| 19 | Teutonia WS | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 29 |
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