National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FC 1906 Erlensee or FC Gießen that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC 1906 Erlensee form and stats
After failing to beat Lehnerz here at Kunstrasenplatz KR2 Erlensee, FC 1906 Erlensee has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
An away draw last time out for FC 1906 Erlensee, facing Fernwald in a game that ended 1-1.
Previous to that game, a Oberliga: Hessen home match hosting Baunatal in a game that was won 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Oberliga: Hessen game versus Eintracht Stadtallendorf in only three days. This game is also played here at Kunstrasenplatz KR2 Erlensee.
FC Gießen form and stats
FC Gießen have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Regionalliga: Südwest, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Three has not been a lucky number for FC Gießen as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Elversberg match.
FC Gießen failed to get anything from their last game, a Regionalliga: Südwest home match vs TuS RW Koblenz that ended with defeat 1-2.
A 0-1 defeat away at Ulm before that.Gießen have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Regionalliga: Südwest game against Hoffenheim II. A demanding itinerary for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gießen as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by FC Gießen in these games.
Head 2 Head
FC 1906 Erlensee missing players
FC Gießen missing players
| FC 1906 Erlensee | FC Gießen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 25 | 45 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 44% | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 54% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 7.7 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulm | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Mainz 05 II | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Elversberg | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 31 |
| 5 | TSV Steinbach | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Homburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Bahlinger SC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | Hessen Kassel | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Aalen | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | TuS RW Koblenz | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Balingen | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Stuttgart II | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 13 | Sonnenhof Groaspach | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Hoffenheim II | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Astoria Walldorf | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | FSV Frankfurt | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Pirmasens | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Schott Mainz | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | FC Gießen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
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