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Competition: Germany Oberliga: Niederrhein
Competition: Wed 22.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Christian-Rötzel-Kampfbahn (3500 seats)

Match preview: 17 points split the participants so far this season, Meerbusch on top. Can Union Nettetal upset the odds?

Insights:
  • Union Nettetal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Meerbusch have the most points from losing position (13) in Oberliga: Niederrhein

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Oberliga: Niederrhein.

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Union Nettetal form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Union Nettetal have to build on here at Christian-Rötzel-Kampfbahn in the Oberliga: Niederrhein. Union Nettetal has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 192 minutes without scoring a league goal. Winkens was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, led his Union Nettetal to a defeat away at Velbert. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Christian-Rötzel-Kampfbahn. Nettetal were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that match was the home game against Uerdingen that was lost 0-3.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Homberg in only four days.

The Union Nettetal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Union Nettetal have conceded 18 in these home matches. When Union Nettetal hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Monheim, FSV Duisburg, TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf, Cronenberger SC, MSV Dusseldorf and Kray), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Meerbusch form and stats

The visitors are W8-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Oberliga: Niederrhein.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against SF Baumberg in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus TVD Velbert at their stadium, the result 3-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Meerbusch are hosting SC St. Tönis in the Oberliga: Niederrhein only four days away.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Meerbusch are regular goalscorers on their travels. 17 goals have been conceded by Meerbusch in these games.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head meeting ended Meerbusch - Nettetal 1-2, earlier this season. Union Nettetal-Meerbusch H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Union Nettetal one win, Meerbusch three wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Union Nettetal missing players

Meerbusch missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Nettetal Meerbusch
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 14 28
8 4 1 Won W 4 8 14
7 5 1 Drew D 1 1 6
12 4 3 Lost L 0 5 8
34 20 7 Scored S 14 29 60
47 18 12 Conceded C 3 17 39
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
78% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 89%
63% 54% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 71% 71%
37% 38% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 50% 46%
22% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 21% 25%
59% 62% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 57% 64%
22% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 29%
33% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 11%
 
4.1 5.1 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5.3
4.8 4.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.4 4.5 4
1.6 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
6.5 6.1 4.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.8 10
3.1 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 5.2 5
40% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 37% 43%
 
9.2 6.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 10.7 8.5
4.3 3.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Oberliga: Niederrhein this season:
  • Meerbusch have the most points from losing position (13) in Oberliga: Niederrhein
  • Meerbusch have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Oberliga: Niederrhein
  • Meerbusch haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Union Nettetal have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 28 20 6 2 64 18 14 12 2 0 36 6 14 8 4 2 28 12 46 66
2 Schwarz-Wei Essen 28 18 2 8 61 30 14 9 2 3 32 15 14 9 0 5 29 15 31 56
3 Hilden 28 16 7 5 65 36 14 9 3 2 26 10 14 7 4 3 39 26 29 55
4 Germania Ratingen 28 15 7 6 54 38 14 9 2 3 30 18 14 6 5 3 24 20 16 52
5 Meerbusch 28 14 6 8 60 39 14 6 5 3 31 22 14 8 1 5 29 17 21 48
6 Uerdingen 27 14 6 7 49 34 14 8 1 5 25 19 13 6 5 2 24 15 15 48
7 TVD Velbert 27 13 7 7 54 33 13 8 2 3 28 12 14 5 5 4 26 21 21 46
8 SF Baumberg 27 12 8 7 54 32 13 7 4 2 29 13 14 5 4 5 25 19 22 44
9 Schonnebeck 28 12 3 13 49 50 14 7 1 6 29 24 14 5 2 7 20 26 -1 39
10 Kleve 27 11 6 10 46 47 14 5 4 5 25 28 13 6 2 5 21 19 -1 39
11 SC St. Tönis 27 9 9 9 40 45 13 5 5 3 25 23 14 4 4 6 15 22 -5 36
12 SF Hamborn 27 10 5 12 50 53 14 3 3 8 21 25 13 7 2 4 29 28 -3 35
13 Sonsbeck 28 9 8 11 42 46 14 4 4 6 22 21 14 5 4 5 20 25 -4 35
14 Homberg 28 8 10 10 48 44 14 5 6 3 24 18 14 3 4 7 24 26 4 34
15 MSV Dusseldorf 28 8 10 10 48 48 14 3 5 6 20 25 14 5 5 4 28 23 0 34
16 Monheim 27 8 8 11 45 56 14 4 3 7 23 30 13 4 5 4 22 26 -11 32
17 Union Nettetal 27 8 7 12 34 47 13 4 5 4 20 18 14 4 2 8 14 29 -13 31
18 TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf 28 6 6 16 24 54 14 3 4 7 13 24 14 3 2 9 11 30 -30 24
19 Cronenberger SC 27 5 4 18 18 56 12 4 2 6 10 22 15 1 2 12 8 34 -38 19
20 Kray 27 4 4 19 29 73 15 3 1 11 20 42 12 1 3 8 9 31 -44 16
21 FSV Duisburg 28 2 5 21 27 82 14 1 3 10 16 41 14 1 2 11 11 41 -55 11

Germany:
Table
  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 28 20 6 2 64 18 14 12 2 0 36 6 14 8 4 2 28 12 46 66
2 Schwarz-Wei Essen 28 18 2 8 61 30 14 9 2 3 32 15 14 9 0 5 29 15 31 56
3 Hilden 28 16 7 5 65 36 14 9 3 2 26 10 14 7 4 3 39 26 29 55
4 Germania Ratingen 28 15 7 6 54 38 14 9 2 3 30 18 14 6 5 3 24 20 16 52
5 Meerbusch 28 14 6 8 60 39 14 6 5 3 31 22 14 8 1 5 29 17 21 48
6 Uerdingen 27 14 6 7 49 34 14 8 1 5 25 19 13 6 5 2 24 15 15 48
7 TVD Velbert 27 13 7 7 54 33 13 8 2 3 28 12 14 5 5 4 26 21 21 46
8 SF Baumberg 27 12 8 7 54 32 13 7 4 2 29 13 14 5 4 5 25 19 22 44
9 Schonnebeck 28 12 3 13 49 50 14 7 1 6 29 24 14 5 2 7 20 26 -1 39
10 Kleve 27 11 6 10 46 47 14 5 4 5 25 28 13 6 2 5 21 19 -1 39
11 SC St. Tönis 27 9 9 9 40 45 13 5 5 3 25 23 14 4 4 6 15 22 -5 36
12 SF Hamborn 27 10 5 12 50 53 14 3 3 8 21 25 13 7 2 4 29 28 -3 35
13 Sonsbeck 28 9 8 11 42 46 14 4 4 6 22 21 14 5 4 5 20 25 -4 35
14 Homberg 28 8 10 10 48 44 14 5 6 3 24 18 14 3 4 7 24 26 4 34
15 MSV Dusseldorf 28 8 10 10 48 48 14 3 5 6 20 25 14 5 5 4 28 23 0 34
16 Monheim 27 8 8 11 45 56 14 4 3 7 23 30 13 4 5 4 22 26 -11 32
17 Union Nettetal 27 8 7 12 34 47 13 4 5 4 20 18 14 4 2 8 14 29 -13 31
18 TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf 28 6 6 16 24 54 14 3 4 7 13 24 14 3 2 9 11 30 -30 24
19 Cronenberger SC 27 5 4 18 18 56 12 4 2 6 10 22 15 1 2 12 8 34 -38 19
20 Kray 27 4 4 19 29 73 15 3 1 11 20 42 12 1 3 8 9 31 -44 16
21 FSV Duisburg 28 2 5 21 27 82 14 1 3 10 16 41 14 1 2 11 11 41 -55 11

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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.