Match preview: Germania Ratingen favourite to beat Homberg at Stadion Ratingen

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Competition: Germany Oberliga: Niederrhein
Competition: Wed 10.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ratingen

With the edgy opening fixture done it’s time for the second Oberliga: Niederrhein meeting of the season. Germania Ratingen are ready to confront Homberg in front of their stadium regulars.

It's no vacation for neither Germania Ratingen nor Homberg 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.

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Germania Ratingen form and stats

The previous season, Germania Ratingen's league stats were 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, leading to 6th position in the Oberliga: Niederrhein. From these 22 matches they scored 53 goals and gave away 33. Playing as the home side in the previous season Germania Ratingen delivered 6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 11 conceded.

It's back home for Germania Ratingen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Meerbusch away with the result 5-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Previous to that game, a home match hosting FSV Duisburg in a game that was won 3-0.

There will be little rest for Germania Ratingen after this match as they are travelling to Schwarz-Wei Essen for a Oberliga: Niederrhein game in only four days.

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Homberg form and stats

Let's have a look at how Homberg performed last season in the Regionalliga: West: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 8 draws and 24 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded 64 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 18/34 goals scored/conceded.

Homberg played 0-0 against SF Hamborn in their previous match.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Alemannia Aachen in the Regionalliga: West.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting MSV Düsseldorf in just four days.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Germania Ratingen, one draw and six wins for Homberg. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Germania Ratingen missing players

Homberg missing players

Germania Ratingen Homberg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 6
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
83% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Germania Ratingen Last season Homberg
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   19 38
12 6   Won W   4 6
4 3   Drew D   3 8
6 2   Lost L   12 24
53 26   Scored S   18 30
33 11   Conceded C   34 64
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
86% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 76%
68% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
45% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 24%
36% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
50% 36%   BTTS BTTS   32% 37%
41% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 18%
18% 18%   Failed to Score F T   47% 53%
 
6.4 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.8
4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.4
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
1 1   Red cards R C   0 5
 
11.5 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   6.4 6.3
5.9 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 2.5
40% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 32%
 
7.7 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 9.5
3.6 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Nettetal 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Germania Ratingen 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 3
3 SF Baumberg 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 TuRU 1880 Düsseldorf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Uerdingen 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 SC St. Tönis 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sonsbeck 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Hilden 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Monheim 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 MSV Düsseldorf 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Velbert 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Homberg 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Kray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Schwarz-Wei Essen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 SF Hamborn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 TVD Velbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Cronenberger SC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Kleve 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Meerbusch 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 FSV Duisburg 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Schonnebeck 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
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 Velbert 22 19 2 1 59 12 11 11 0 0 32 8 11 8 2 1 27 4 47 59
2 FC Bocholt 22 18 3 1 79 16 11 9 2 0 43 4 11 9 1 1 36 12 63 57
3 Hilden 22 17 2 3 56 21 11 8 2 1 26 13 11 9 0 2 30 8 35 53
4 SF Baumberg 22 14 1 7 55 34 11 6 1 4 26 18 11 8 0 3 29 16 21 43
5 Kleve 22 12 5 5 48 28 11 6 4 1 29 13 11 6 1 4 19 15 20 41
6 Germania Ratingen 22 12 4 6 53 33 11 6 3 2 26 11 11 6 1 4 27 22 20 40
7 TVD Velbert 22 12 4 6 39 30 11 8 2 1 29 13 11 4 2 5 10 17 9 40
8 Monheim 22 11 3 8 39 26 11 6 1 4 21 13 11 5 2 4 18 13 13 36
9 Schonnebeck 22 10 5 7 47 32 11 5 2 4 25 17 11 5 3 3 22 15 15 35
10 Schwarz-Wei Essen 22 11 2 9 46 39 11 6 2 3 26 11 11 5 0 6 20 28 7 35
11 TuRU 1880 Düsseldorf 22 8 6 8 29 32 11 3 5 3 16 15 11 5 1 5 13 17 -3 30
12 Meerbusch 22 9 3 10 38 52 11 4 1 6 19 34 11 5 2 4 19 18 -14 30
13 Union Nettetal 22 8 2 12 32 40 11 5 0 6 14 18 11 3 2 6 18 22 -8 26
14 Kray 22 7 3 12 35 55 11 4 0 7 19 33 11 3 3 5 16 22 -20 24
15 FSV Duisburg 22 6 5 11 27 31 11 4 2 5 19 13 11 2 3 6 8 18 -4 23
16 Teutonia St.Tönis 22 6 5 11 31 39 11 2 3 6 9 14 11 4 2 5 22 25 -8 23
17 Jahn Dinslaken-Hiesfeld 22 7 2 13 32 46 11 4 1 6 16 21 11 3 1 7 16 25 -14 23
18 Dusseldorf-West 22 5 5 12 26 46 11 2 3 6 9 17 11 3 2 6 17 29 -20 20
19 Cronenberger SC 22 5 5 12 28 55 11 5 2 4 16 22 11 0 3 8 12 33 -27 20
20 Sterkrade-Nord 22 5 2 15 33 62 11 5 0 6 21 21 11 0 2 9 12 41 -29 17
21 SC Velbert 22 4 5 13 26 57 11 3 2 6 17 24 11 1 3 7 9 33 -31 17
22 SF Niederwenigern 22 3 5 14 28 60 11 1 2 8 13 31 11 2 3 6 15 29 -32 14
23 1. FC M'gladbach 22 3 3 16 28 68 11 3 1 7 18 41 11 0 2 9 10 27 -40 12
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 Rödinghausen 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

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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.