National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's VfB Lübeck or Phönix Lübeck that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VfB Lübeck and Phönix Lübeck.
VfB Lübeck form and stats
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for VfB Lübeck, who played 1-1 against St. Pauli II. That match was also played at this venue (Dietmar-Scholze-Stadion an der Lohmühle). Hovi was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against St. Pauli II after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hamburger SV II that finished 1-1.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Lübeck friendly games in pre-season: VfB Lübeck played three friendlies, won 0, drew 3 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that VfB Lübeck scored 7 goals and conceded 7 in these three games.
Phönix Lübeck form and stats
They also participated in Reg. Cup Schleswig-Holstein last season. This ended in the round of 16.Phönix Lübeck play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Eintracht Norderstedt. The end of the last match, against Eintracht Norderstedt, was very satisfying as Holzmann scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A draw for Phönix Lübeck before that, at their own venue hosting Jeddeloh (0-0).A quick return to home after this game, as Phönix are hosting Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga: Nord only three days away.
It's a day of discovery for Phönix Lübeck 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 Phönix Lübeck have played six with the results W3-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Phönix Lübeck has scored 11 goals and conceded 11 times.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): VfB Lübeck two wins, one draw and Phönix Lübeck zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. Boland loves to face Phönix Lübeck and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Wolfgang Drinkuth 5 goals |  T. Grupe 3 goals | M. Facklam 3 goals |
VfB Lübeck missing players
Phönix Lübeck missing players
| VfB Lübeck | Phönix Lübeck | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 23 | Scored | S | 27 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3 | ||
| 47% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 76% | 52% | ||
| 7.5 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
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