National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Borussia Freialdenhoven or Düren Merzenich that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Regionalliga: West. That game was also an away game, at Wiedenbruck. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Borussia Freialdenhoven form and stats
Last season their Reg. Cup Mittelrhein adventure ended in the quarter-finals.In their previous game, led his Freialdenhoven to a defeat away at Hennef 05. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportanlage Ederener Straße.
Ahead of that match, Borussia Freialdenhoven lost 0-4 at home to Bonner SC.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Oberliga: Mittelrhein game versus Viktoria Arnoldsweiler in only four days. This game is also played here at Sportanlage Ederener Straße.
Düren Merzenich form and stats
They also participated in Reg. Cup Mittelrhein last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Düren Merzenich lost away at Wiedenbruck (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
The game before that, in the Regionalliga: West, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Wattenscheid 09.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Merzenich manager Schommers as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against FC Bocholt.
It's a day of discovery for Düren Merzenich 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 Düren Merzenich have played four with the results W4-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Düren Merzenich has scored {12 goals} and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
Borussia Freialdenhoven-Düren Merzenich H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Borussia Freialdenhoven two wins, Düren Merzenich three wins, one draw. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Borussia Freialdenhoven missing players
Düren Merzenich missing players
| Borussia Freialdenhoven | Düren Merzenich | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Conceded | C | 26 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| 8.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
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