Match preview: 35 points are the diference between the sides up until now, Elversberg the sharpest side. Will FC Gießen shorten the gap?
- FC Gießen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the most scored goals (67) in Regionalliga: Südwest
It's no vacation for neither Gießen nor Elversberg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Gießen form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what FC Gießen have to build on here at Waldstadion Gießen in the Regionalliga: Südwest.
FC Gießen haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 188 minutes ago. Burgio scored that one.
FC Gießen experienced an unexpected defeat 0-2 against Elversberg in their previous outing, also a home game.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Homburg that finished 0-0.The Gießen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. FC Gießen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Elversberg form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the Regionalliga: Südwest. In general it has been a productive period now for Elversberg as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Two travels in a row for Elversberg, whose coach Steffen could celebrate last time after the win against FC Gießen.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Aalen.Elversberg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 15 games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the match result Gießen - Elversberg 0-2 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: zero - one - seven (FC Gießen wins - draws - Elversberg wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Mustafa 13 goals | I. Suero Fernández 11 goals |  L. Schnellbacher 9 goals |
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| FC Gießen | Elversberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | 67 |
| 36 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 90% |
| 69% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 87% | 80% |
| 38% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 47% | 53% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 30% |
| 48% | 47% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 47% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | 53% |
| 41% | 40% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 37% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 89% | 71% | 58% |
| 8.2 | 6.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
- Elversberg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Elversberg have scored more than double the goals of FC Gießen.
- Elversberg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the most scored goals (28) away in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the most scored goals (67) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- Elversberg have the the best goal difference (+41) in Regionalliga: Südwest
- FC Gießen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Gießen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Regionalliga: Südwest
| 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 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 26 | 67 |
| 2 | Elversberg | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 41 | 64 |
| 3 | TSV Steinbach | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 60 |
| 4 | Kickers Offenbach | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 57 |
| 5 | Mainz 05 II | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 56 |
| 6 | Homburg | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -1 | 49 |
| 7 | Bahlinger SC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Hessen Kassel | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | Balingen | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 26 | -14 | 38 |
| 10 | Astoria Walldorf | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 11 | TuS RW Koblenz | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Aalen | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -10 | 35 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim II | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Sonnenhof Groaspach | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -21 | 32 |
| 15 | Stuttgart II | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | FSV Frankfurt | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 31 |
| 17 | FC Gießen | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 29 |
| 18 | Schott Mainz | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 19 | Pirmasens | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -26 | 27 |
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