A home win is expected from this match if the league table is to be trusted. The Lokomotive Leipzig followers are hopeful that the gulf between 2nd and FSV Optik Rathenow's 18th spot in the table will be visible on the pitch.
- Lokomotive Leipzig have the most clean sheets (12) in Regionalliga: Nordost
- FSV Optik Rathenow have yet to win a game away.
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 Lokomotive and FSV Optik Rathenow.
Lokomotive Leipzig form and stats
Lokomotive Leipzig, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Regionalliga: Nordost, have played 11 Regionalliga: Nordost games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Lokomotive Leipzig has won six games in a row. The Energie Cottbus match was the last time out without a victory.
Lokomotive's previous game was also played at home, ending 6-2 versus Union Fürstenwalde (placed 19th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Luckenwalde and winning 3-2.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Lokomotive Leipzig have performed as huge favourites like they are today: five games found in the database showing three Lokomotive Leipzig wins, one draw and one defeat.
The manager Civa will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to BAK '07 in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (25 in 11 games), Lokomotive Leipzig's attacking play is working. 14 goals have been conceded.
FSV Optik Rathenow form and stats
FSV Optik Rathenow have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Regionalliga: Nordost, after 0-6-5 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
It might be tough going out on the road again for FSV Optik Rathenow, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus ZFC Meuselwitz (placed 14th).
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Germania Halberstadt.A quick return to home after this game, as Rathenow are hosting Tasmania Berlin in the Regionalliga: Nordost only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FSV Optik Rathenow as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled previously this season: FSV Optik Rathenow - Lokomotive 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Lokomotive Leipzig wins - draws - FSV Optik Rathenow wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Ziane 17 goals |  S. Pfeffer 9 goals |  T. Nattermann 8 goals |
Lokomotive Leipzig missing players
FSV Optik Rathenow missing players
| Lokomotive Leipzig | FSV Optik Rathenow | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 54 | 25 | 16 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 23 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 50 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 78% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 88% |
| 70% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 58% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 42% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 48% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 62% |
| 52% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 38% |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 9.5 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 46% | 50% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 28% |
| 8.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 6.2 | 8.8 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 4 |
- FSV Optik Rathenow have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FSV Optik Rathenow have yet to win a game away.
- Lokomotive Leipzig have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotive Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lokomotive Leipzig have scored more than double the goals of FSV Optik Rathenow.
- Lokomotive Leipzig have the most clean sheets (12) in Regionalliga: Nordost
- Lokomotive Leipzig have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lokomotive Leipzig is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 58 |
| 2 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 51 |
| 3 | Energie Cottbus | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 48 |
| 4 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 48 |
| 5 | BAK '07 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Chemnitzer FC | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 45 |
| 7 | Babelsberg | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Altglienicke | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 9 | Luckenwalde | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 10 | Chemie Leipzig | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Tennis Borussia | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Lichtenberg | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | ZFC Meuselwitz | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Germania Halberstadt | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -19 | 22 |
| 16 | Eilenburg | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 40 | -30 | 19 |
| 17 | Tasmania Berlin | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 35 | -40 | 16 |
| 18 | FSV Optik Rathenow | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 15 |
| 19 | Union Fürstenwalde | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 40 | -33 | 14 |
| 20 | Auerbach | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 37 | -36 | 14 |
| 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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