This is the Oberliga: Niederrhein season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Velbert or Schonnebeck get that important first win?
Velbert form and stats
Velbert have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 3 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Velbert have scored 6 goals and conceded 5 times.
Last season, Velbert's league statistics were 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Oberliga: Niederrhein. Over these 22 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 27. Playing at home last season Velbert managed 7-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 13 conceded.
Schonnebeck form and stats
It's a day of discovery for Schonnebeck as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Schonnebeck have played seven with the results W4-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Schonnebeck has scored 15 goals and conceded 10 times.
Let's have a look at how Schonnebeck performed last season in the Oberliga: Niederrhein: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 14/9 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Velbert won four games, one match ended with a draw and Schonnebeck has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / twoVelbert missing players
Schonnebeck missing players
| Velbert | Schonnebeck | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Velbert | Last season | Schonnebeck | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 95% | ||
| 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 73% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 41% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 27% | ||
| 23% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | ||
| 68% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 68% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 23% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 14% | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 75 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 117 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 52 | ||
| 138% | 191% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 93% | 69% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 1. FC M'gladbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cronenberger SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dusseldorf-West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Bocholt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FSV Duisburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Germania Ratingen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hilden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jahn Dinslaken-Hiesfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kleve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Meerbusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Monheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SC Velbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Schonnebeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Schwarz-Wei Essen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | SF Baumberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | SF Niederwenigern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sterkrade-Nord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Teutonia St.Tönis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | TVD Velbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Union Nettetal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Velbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | SV 1919 Straelen | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 45 | 61 |
| 2 | Monheim | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Schonnebeck | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | FC Bocholt | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Velbert | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 40 |
| 6 | Meerbusch | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | SF Baumberg | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Hilden | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Schwarz-Wei Essen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | TuRU 1880 Dusseldorf | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Kleve | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Kray | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 30 |
| 13 | TVD Velbert | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Germania Ratingen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 30 |
| 15 | SC Velbert | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
| 16 | Union Nettetal | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -29 | 13 |
| 17 | Cronenberger SC | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 30 | -31 | 13 |
| 18 | SF Niederwenigern | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -34 | 11 |
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