Loyal fans at Stadion Essen haven’t watched many home wins this season, with Rot-Weiss Essen rotting in the 16th position. The guesting Verl will try to guard their higher league position in this one.
- Verl have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 3. Liga
Rot-Weiss Essen are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Verl is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
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.
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
5-9-4 (win-draw-lost) are the 3. Liga numbers at home for Rot-Weiss Essen so far this season. Rot-Weiss have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
No payout for Rot-Weiss Essen in their previous match, an away game at Hallescher FC that ended in defeat 0-2.
Before that, Rot-Weiss Essen drew at home versus 1860 München.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rot-Weiss Essen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The Rot-Weiss fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rot-Weiss Essen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Verl form and stats
There's been little loot from Verl's travels as they have only collected 18 points from 18 away games in the 3. Liga. Verl only have 5 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Verl who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Borussia Dortmund II was the last time a defeat was avoided.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Freiburg II with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Wehen Wiesbaden's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Verl playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 0 Verl wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Take note that 15 of this club's 16 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Verl have scored 25 goals in 18 league games away. Verl struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Verl have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (2-5-0) when playing Rot-Weiss.The newest registered match involving both these teams is the Verl - Rot-Weiss Essen 1-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
![]() N. Sessa 8 goals | ![]() S. Engelmann 7 goals | ![]() R. Berlinski 7 goals |
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
Verl missing players
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Verl | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 39 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | 58 |
| 54 | 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | 56 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 83% | 84% |
| 44% | 39% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 67% | 68% |
| 22% | 28% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 8% | 11% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 56% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| 22% | 39% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 11% |
| 31% | 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 22% | 16% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 26% | 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 32% |
| 10.2 | 9.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
- Verl have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 3. Liga
- Verl haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 71 |
| 2 | Freiburg II | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 70 |
| 3 | Osnabrück | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 67 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 67 |
| 5 | Saarbrücken | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 66 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 66 |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 37 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -4 | 57 |
| 8 | 1860 München | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 56 |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 57 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | Verl | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Ingolstadt | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 28 | -1 | 47 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund II | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -1 | 45 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -13 | 44 |
| 15 | Hallescher FC | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -10 | 41 |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -13 | 41 |
| 17 | Meppen | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | -20 | 37 |
| 18 | VfB Oldenburg | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -21 | 35 |
| 19 | Zwickau | 37 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 70 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | -30 | 34 |
| 20 | Bayreuth | 37 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 78 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -42 | 31 |
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