Bergisch Gladbach are stalking the top spots while Alfter are more nervous about steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Bergisch Gladbach have the most clean sheets (16) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
- Alfter have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Alfter have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 1-1-6 (win-draw-loss) from eight matches.
It's no vacation for neither Bergisch Gladbach nor Alfter as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bergisch Gladbach form and stats
Bergisch Gladbach have performed here at BELKAW-Arena this season with 11 wins from 15 Oberliga: Mittelrhein matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Bergisch Gladbach has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Düren Merzenich defeat 174 days ago.
Bergisch's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Alfter (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Pesch.Everyone expects Bergisch Gladbach to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 12 games: 8 home wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Bergisch Gladbach have won with at least two goals margin 6 times in similar situations.
It's goals goals goals for Bergisch Gladbach who have scored 46 goals from 15 league home games. Bergisch have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alfter form and stats
Playing away, Alfter have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the Oberliga: Mittelrhein this season. It's looking increasingly bleak for Alfter who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Hürth was the last time a defeat was avoided.
There might be some fixture complaints from Alfter as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Bergisch Gladbach.
A loss against FC BW Friesdorf was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 23 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 4 wins, 3 draws and 16 defeats. 10 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The travelling fans enjoy Alfter's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 15 league matches away. Alfter have conceded 25 goals in these games. Alfter has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Alfter - Bergisch Gladbach 0-5. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bergisch five wins, two draws and Alfter three victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Bergisch Gladbach missing players
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| Bergisch Gladbach | Alfter | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 79 | 49 | 23 | Scored | S | 4 | 25 | 47 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | 55 |
| 90% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 94% |
| 77% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 81% |
| 68% | 75% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 56% | 65% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 44% | 45% |
| 23% | 38% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 31% | 32% |
| 39% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 61% |
| 55% | 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 26% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 12.1 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 47% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 65% | 50% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 1.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9 | 9.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- Alfter have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Alfter have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bergisch Gladbach have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bergisch Gladbach have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bergisch Gladbach have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
- Bergisch Gladbach have the most clean sheets (16) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
- Bergisch Gladbach have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Düren Merzenich | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 75 | 77 |
| 2 | Hennef 05 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 51 | 70 |
| 3 | Bergisch Gladbach | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 57 | 68 |
| 4 | Frechen | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 | Borussia Freialdenhoven | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 53 |
| 6 | FC BW Friesdorf | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 47 |
| 7 | Viktoria Arnoldsweiler | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Hürth | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 41 | -10 | 44 |
| 9 | Siegburger SV | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 43 |
| 10 | Pesch | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | BCV Glesch / Paffendorf | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | VfL Vichttal | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -16 | 38 |
| 13 | Alfter | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -6 | 37 |
| 14 | Eilendorf | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -24 | 29 |
| 15 | Fortuna Köln II | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -18 | 27 |
| 16 | Deutz | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 41 | -45 | 18 |
| 17 | SV Breinig | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 85 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 47 | -50 | 18 |
| 18 | Wesseling-Urfeld | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 118 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 59 | -92 | 10 |
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