Balanced ball game between Bergisch Gladbach and Düren Merzenich expected

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Competition: Germany Oberliga: Mittelrhein
Competition: Mon 06.June
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: BELKAW-Arena

Buckle up for a show! Today's starring heroes are Bergisch Gladbach and Düren Merzenich, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Bergisch Gladbach have the most clean sheets (16) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the most scored goals (105) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein

Bergisch Gladbach and Düren Merzenich should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Bergisch Gladbach form and stats

Bergisch Gladbach have performed here at BELKAW-Arena this season with 12 wins from 16 Oberliga: Mittelrhein matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. days ago.

It's back home for Bergisch Gladbach, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Deutz away with the result 7-1. As mentioned above, Bergisch "killed" Deutz in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Alfter in a game that was won 3-1.

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 Bergisch Gladbach have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Bergisch Gladbach is on fire here. A stunning 49 from 16 league matches. Bergisch are not conceding a lot of goals here at BELKAW-Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Düren Merzenich form and stats

Düren Merzenich's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Düren Merzenich collect 35 points from their 16 away matches in the Oberliga: Mittelrhein. 10 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

The fans enjoyed Düren Merzenich's previous fixture versus FC BW Friesdorf (placed 6th), a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Düren Merzenich was the only team on the pitch versus FC BW Friesdorf in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Before that one, a nice away victory 7-0 at Borussia Freialdenhoven.

Merzenich create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 42 goals in 16 travels. It's not easy to score on Düren Merzenich as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Düren Merzenich - Bergisch Gladbach 1-0 was the end result in these contenders' latest H2H fixture, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Bergisch victories, one draw and one Düren Merzenich win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

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Düren Merzenich missing players

Bergisch Gladbach Düren Merzenich
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
22 12 2 Won W 2 10 26
8 3 1 Drew D 1 5 5
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
86 49 7 Scored S 10 42 105
21 13 5 Conceded C 3 12 19
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
78% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 88%
69% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 66%
41% 50% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 56%
25% 38% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 38%
41% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 41%
53% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 75% 50% 59%
16% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 6% 3%
 
5.4 5.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.8 6.2
2.5 2.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.2 1.6
1.3 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 12.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.2 11.9
5.7 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 6.7
46% 47% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 53% 49%
 
4.9 5.1 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 4.8 5.1
2.5 2.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.5 3
Key stats in Oberliga: Mittelrhein this season:
  • 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 first half (6) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Bergisch Gladbach have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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.
  • Bergisch Gladbach is in the best form (6-0-0) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Düren Merzenich have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the most scored goals (105) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the most scored goals in the second half (53) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the the best goal difference (+30) away in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich have the the best goal difference (+86) in Oberliga: Mittelrhein
  • Düren Merzenich 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 32 26 5 1 105 19 16 16 0 0 63 7 16 10 5 1 42 12 86 83
2 Bergisch Gladbach 32 22 8 2 86 21 16 12 3 1 49 13 16 10 5 1 37 8 65 74
3 Hennef 05 31 23 4 4 81 27 16 12 2 2 39 14 15 11 2 2 42 13 54 73
4 Frechen 32 19 5 8 66 42 16 9 2 5 41 24 16 10 3 3 25 18 24 62
5 Borussia Freialdenhoven 32 16 5 11 58 58 16 8 3 5 27 25 16 8 2 6 31 33 0 53
6 FC BW Friesdorf 31 13 8 10 64 58 16 6 5 5 35 33 15 7 3 5 29 25 6 47
7 Hürth 32 14 5 13 49 62 16 8 4 4 25 21 16 6 1 9 24 41 -13 47
8 Siegburger SV 32 12 10 10 53 45 16 6 6 4 25 18 16 6 4 6 28 27 8 46
9 Viktoria Arnoldsweiler 32 14 3 15 58 54 16 9 2 5 34 20 16 5 1 10 24 34 4 45
10 Pesch 32 11 11 10 66 54 16 7 4 5 36 27 16 4 7 5 30 27 12 44
11 VfL Vichttal 32 12 5 15 57 71 16 7 4 5 35 29 16 5 1 10 22 42 -14 41
12 BCV Glesch / Paffendorf 32 11 7 14 44 47 16 6 2 8 20 18 16 5 5 6 24 29 -3 40
13 Alfter 32 11 4 17 47 56 16 6 1 9 22 28 16 5 3 8 25 28 -9 37
14 Eilendorf 32 10 5 17 33 55 16 5 3 8 17 27 16 5 2 9 16 28 -22 35
15 Fortuna Köln II 32 9 6 17 62 67 15 6 4 5 36 24 17 3 2 12 26 43 -5 33
16 SV Breinig 32 6 3 23 41 90 16 2 2 12 22 43 16 4 1 11 19 47 -49 21
17 Deutz 32 5 3 24 36 87 16 3 1 12 19 46 16 2 2 12 17 41 -51 18
18 Wesseling-Urfeld 32 4 1 27 33 126 16 2 1 13 18 59 16 2 0 14 15 67 -93 13

Germany:

Read more about Oberliga: Mittelrhein

The Oberliga is the fifth level of the football league system in Germany. There are currently 14 Oberliga regional leagues: Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern Nord, Bayern Süd, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Nordost-Nord, Nordost-Süd, Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Schleswig-Holstein and Westfalen.