The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Schwarz-Weiß Essen are in the 11th position while the guesting Kray worry at 19th.
It's no vacation for neither Schwarz-Weiß nor Kray 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.
Kray play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Kray when playing on grass are 2 wins, 7 draws and 19 defeats from 28 matches. They have scored 33 goals and conceded 73 times in these games.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Schwarz-Weiß Essen form and stats
2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Oberliga: Niederrhein numbers at home for Schwarz-Weiß Essen so far this season.
Schwarz-Weiß Essen enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Meerbusch's place. The match ended 3-0. Preceding that match was the home game against TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf that was lost 2-3.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Schwarz-Weiß handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and two defeats.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Schwarz-Weiß's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Schwarz-Weiß defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kray form and stats
Things could have gone better for Kray in their Oberliga: Niederrhein away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Kray has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Kray's previous game was their home loss versus FC Bocholt (0-2). A 3-4 defeat away at Meerbusch before that.
Kray are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Kray's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Kray's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's three Schwarz-Weiß victories, two draws and zero Kray wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Schwarz-Weiß Essen missing players
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| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | Kray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 20% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 20% | 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 20% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | 51 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 38 | 26 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 32% | 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 73% |
- All of Schwarz-Weiß Essen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kray has the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Oberliga: Niederrhein
- Kray have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Kray haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Schwarz-Weiß Essen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schwarz-Weiß Essen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Schwarz-Weiß Essen 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 | FC Bocholt | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Velbert | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Kleve | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | SF Baumberg | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Germania Ratingen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 16 |
| 6 | Dusseldorf-West | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | TVD Velbert | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Sterkrade-Nord | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Monheim | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Teutonia St.Tönis | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | SC Velbert | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | SF Niederwenigern | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Meerbusch | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Schonnebeck | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Union Nettetal | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 10 |
| 18 | Cronenberger SC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Kray | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Jahn Dinslaken-Hiesfeld | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 7 |
| 21 | Hilden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 22 | FSV Duisburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 3 |
| 23 | 1. FC M'gladbach | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | -35 | 3 |
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