Evenly matched teams: FSV Optik Rathenow vs Lichtenberg match preview

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Competition: Germany Regionalliga: Nordost
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vogelgesang (5000 seats)

FSV Optik Rathenow are trusting their home crowd to assist them to do well in this fixture against Lichtenberg. Who will win at Stadion Vogelgesang?

Insights:
  • FSV Optik Rathenow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lichtenberg have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Regionalliga: Nordost

FSV Optik Rathenow and Lichtenberg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FSV Optik Rathenow form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Regionalliga: Nordost this season. FSV Optik Rathenow have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Stadion Vogelgesang.

Rathenow travelled for their previous game, a trip to Babelsberg that ended 1-1.

Before that, FSV Optik Rathenow had a home game versus Tasmania Berlin which ended with a victory 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how FSV Optik Rathenow have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.

The Rathenow fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches.

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Lichtenberg form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lichtenberg so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Lichtenberg are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Grüneberg scored in Lichtenberg's previous match, the home game against BFC Dynamo that ended 1-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Luckenwalde wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Lichtenberg in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Lichtenberg, three draws and four defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lichtenberg have scored 18 goals in 13 league games away. Lichtenberg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides played each other previously this season; Lichtenberg - Rathenow 2-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - two - two (FSV Optik Rathenow wins - draws - Lichtenberg wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LichtenbergT. Gözüsirin
T. Gözüsirin
10 goals
RathenowJ. Muiomo
J. Muiomo
8 goals
FSV Optik RathenowL. Will
L. Will
8 goals

FSV Optik Rathenow missing players

Lichtenberg missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FSV Optik Rathenow Lichtenberg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 2 13 27
3 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
11 3 1 Drew D 1 2 7
13 8 3 Lost L 0 8 12
29 17 5 Scored S 8 18 33
52 28 10 Conceded C 4 24 41
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
89% 93% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 70%
52% 71% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 56%
37% 43% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 46% 33%
15% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 23% 15%
63% 64% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 48%
7% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 30%
33% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 33%
 
3 2.8 1.6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.5 3.8
3.7 4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.5 6.1
1.8 1.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
8 9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.5 7.9
3.7 4.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.6 3.4
30% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 33% 35%
 
8.8 9.9 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.6 9
4 4.7 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.8 4.8
Key stats in Regionalliga: Nordost this season:
  • FSV Optik Rathenow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FSV Optik Rathenow haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Lichtenberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lichtenberg have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Regionalliga: Nordost

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 BFC Dynamo 27 19 4 4 63 21 14 11 2 1 39 8 13 8 2 3 24 13 42 61
2 Lokomotive Leipzig 25 16 5 4 55 24 12 6 2 4 26 15 13 10 3 0 29 9 31 53
3 Energie Cottbus 26 15 7 4 58 22 12 7 3 2 31 9 14 8 4 2 27 13 36 52
4 Carl Zeiss Jena 26 15 6 5 47 24 14 10 1 3 31 13 12 5 5 2 16 11 23 51
5 Chemnitzer FC 26 13 9 4 42 23 14 7 5 2 23 11 12 6 4 2 19 12 19 48
6 BAK '07 26 15 3 8 40 31 12 7 1 4 19 14 14 8 2 4 21 17 9 48
7 Altglienicke 24 13 6 5 45 29 12 5 4 3 23 18 12 8 2 2 22 11 16 45
8 Babelsberg 27 13 6 8 37 28 14 8 2 4 20 15 13 5 4 4 17 13 9 45
9 Luckenwalde 27 11 6 10 44 30 14 4 5 5 20 17 13 7 1 5 24 13 14 39
10 Tennis Borussia 25 11 5 9 38 31 12 4 4 4 17 13 13 7 1 5 21 18 7 38
11 Chemie Leipzig 27 11 5 11 29 29 14 5 4 5 16 15 13 6 1 6 13 14 0 38
12 Hertha BSC II 28 10 6 12 45 43 14 7 2 5 27 17 14 3 4 7 18 26 2 36
13 Lichtenberg 27 8 7 12 33 41 14 5 5 4 15 17 13 3 2 8 18 24 -8 31
14 ZFC Meuselwitz 26 8 4 14 27 39 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 3 3 7 11 17 -12 28
15 Germania Halberstadt 27 6 7 14 33 51 13 4 3 6 16 20 14 2 4 8 17 31 -18 25
16 Eilenburg 26 5 7 14 29 58 13 5 4 4 22 18 13 0 3 10 7 40 -29 22
17 FSV Optik Rathenow 27 3 11 13 29 52 14 3 3 8 17 28 13 0 8 5 12 24 -23 20
18 Auerbach 27 5 5 17 35 65 13 5 1 7 26 27 14 0 4 10 9 38 -30 20
19 Tasmania Berlin 27 3 7 17 20 70 13 3 5 5 15 24 14 0 2 12 5 46 -50 16
20 Union Furstenwalde 27 3 6 18 38 76 13 3 4 6 17 30 14 0 2 12 21 46 -38 15
21 Fortuna Babelsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 BFC Dynamo 27 19 4 4 63 21 14 11 2 1 39 8 13 8 2 3 24 13 42 61
2 Lokomotive Leipzig 25 16 5 4 55 24 12 6 2 4 26 15 13 10 3 0 29 9 31 53
3 Energie Cottbus 26 15 7 4 58 22 12 7 3 2 31 9 14 8 4 2 27 13 36 52
4 Carl Zeiss Jena 26 15 6 5 47 24 14 10 1 3 31 13 12 5 5 2 16 11 23 51
5 Chemnitzer FC 26 13 9 4 42 23 14 7 5 2 23 11 12 6 4 2 19 12 19 48
6 BAK '07 26 15 3 8 40 31 12 7 1 4 19 14 14 8 2 4 21 17 9 48
7 Altglienicke 24 13 6 5 45 29 12 5 4 3 23 18 12 8 2 2 22 11 16 45
8 Babelsberg 27 13 6 8 37 28 14 8 2 4 20 15 13 5 4 4 17 13 9 45
9 Luckenwalde 27 11 6 10 44 30 14 4 5 5 20 17 13 7 1 5 24 13 14 39
10 Tennis Borussia 25 11 5 9 38 31 12 4 4 4 17 13 13 7 1 5 21 18 7 38
11 Chemie Leipzig 27 11 5 11 29 29 14 5 4 5 16 15 13 6 1 6 13 14 0 38
12 Hertha BSC II 28 10 6 12 45 43 14 7 2 5 27 17 14 3 4 7 18 26 2 36
13 Lichtenberg 27 8 7 12 33 41 14 5 5 4 15 17 13 3 2 8 18 24 -8 31
14 ZFC Meuselwitz 26 8 4 14 27 39 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 3 3 7 11 17 -12 28
15 Germania Halberstadt 27 6 7 14 33 51 13 4 3 6 16 20 14 2 4 8 17 31 -18 25
16 Eilenburg 26 5 7 14 29 58 13 5 4 4 22 18 13 0 3 10 7 40 -29 22
17 FSV Optik Rathenow 27 3 11 13 29 52 14 3 3 8 17 28 13 0 8 5 12 24 -23 20
18 Auerbach 27 5 5 17 35 65 13 5 1 7 26 27 14 0 4 10 9 38 -30 20
19 Tasmania Berlin 27 3 7 17 20 70 13 3 5 5 15 24 14 0 2 12 5 46 -50 16
20 Union Furstenwalde 27 3 6 18 38 76 13 3 4 6 17 30 14 0 2 12 21 46 -38 15
21 Fortuna Babelsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Regionalliga is the fourth level of football in Germany. It is divided into five groups based on regional location, leading to the names Regionalliga Südwest, Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Nordost. Each group usually has 18 teams.