Only the second game in the Oberliga: Nordost-Süd for these teams and it's all to play for here at Sportplatz Ulmenweg as 1. FC Merseburg welcomes Blau-Weiß Zorbau. Check out this preview!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
1. FC Merseburg form and stats
Before that, Merseburg played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Plauen.
Last season, 1. FC Merseburg's league statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Oberliga: Nordost-Süd. Over these 18 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season 1. FC Merseburg managed 3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 18 conceded.
Blau-Weiß Zorbau form and stats
Blau-Weiß are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Hohenstein-Ernstthal fixture. Bitter travels for Blau-Weiß as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Krieschow match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Oberliga: Nordost-Süd home defeat versus Krieschow with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-5 loss hosting VfL Halle before that.
Let's have a look at how Blau-Weiß Zorbau performed last season in the Oberliga: Nordost-Süd: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 8 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 84 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 4 and lost 10 with 15/48 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
1. FC Merseburg missing players
Blau-Weiß Zorbau missing players
| 1. FC Merseburg | Blau-Weiß Zorbau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1. FC Merseburg | Last season | Blau-Weiß Zorbau | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 8 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 19 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Conceded | C | 48 | 84 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 70% | ||
| 78% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 50% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 78% | 88% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 10% | ||
| 11% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 24 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 10 | ||
| 238% | 250% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 160% | ||
| 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 Sandersdorf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Eilenburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Krieschow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Oberlausitz Neugersdorf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | International Leipzig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Plauen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1. FC Merseburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FC Grimma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Einheit Rudolstadt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rot-Wei Erfurt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ludwigsfelder FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Blau-Weiß Zorbau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Martinroda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wacker Nordhausen II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | An der Fahner Höhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Luckenwalde | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 39 | 44 |
| 2 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | Einheit Rudolstadt | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | International Leipzig | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 32 |
| 5 | Eilenburg | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Plauen | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | 1. FC Merseburg | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Union Sandersdorf | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | FC Grimma | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 10 | Wacker Nordhausen II | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 28 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Oberlausitz Neugersdorf | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | VfL Halle | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 13 | Krieschow | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 13 |
| 15 | Martinroda | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 36 | -33 | 9 |
| 16 | Askania Bernburg | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -47 | 6 |
| 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 | Chemie Leipzig | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 36 | 69 |
| 2 | Luckenwalde | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 54 | 68 |
| 3 | Eilenburg | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 | International Leipzig | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 53 |
| 5 | Wacker Nordhausen II | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Krieschow | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 40 |
| 8 | Einheit Rudolstadt | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 | Ludwigsfelder FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Wismut Gera | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -8 | 35 |
| 11 | Plauen | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | VfL Halle | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Union Sandersdorf | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -13 | 31 |
| 14 | Askania Bernburg | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | -27 | 29 |
| 15 | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 71 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 44 | -36 | 26 |
| 16 | Blau-Weiß Zorbau | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 48 | -51 | 17 |
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