This has all the signs of another absorbing encounter at Waldstadion in the Regionalliga: West. Düren Merzenich is in 11th place and host Köln II in 5th place. Read about the fixture here!
- Köln II have the most scored goals (6) away in Regionalliga: West
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Düren Merzenich form and stats
A Regionalliga: West draw at home so far for Düren Merzenich. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.
No payout for Merzenich in their previous match, an away game at Rödinghausen that ended in defeat 0-2.
Before that, Düren Merzenich drew at home versus Schalke 04 II.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Düren Merzenich have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Düren Merzenich at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Köln II form and stats
Things could have gone better for Köln II in their Regionalliga: West away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
180 minutes! That's how long the Köln II goalkeeper Jonas Nickisch and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Köln go into this game after a win, the home game against FC Bocholt that ended 1-0. Nadjombe came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against FC Bocholt last time out, making the manager Sbonias feel like a tactical genius.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rot Weiss Ahlen at their stadium, the result 5-0.Köln II are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Köln II has managed {6 goals} and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Düren Merzenich-Köln II H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Düren Merzenich two wins, Köln II one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Diehl 3 goals |   V. Geimer 2 goals | J. Pinto 2 goals |
Düren Merzenich missing players
Köln II missing players
| Düren Merzenich | Köln II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 8.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 10.3 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Köln II have the most scored goals (6) away in Regionalliga: West
| Düren Merzenich | Last season | Köln II | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 51 | 34 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 56 | 22 | Conceded | C | 41 | 62 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 91% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 59% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 59% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | ||
| 32% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 35% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8.1 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 42% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortuna Köln | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Wuppertaler SV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Bocholt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Rödinghausen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Köln II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | SC Paderborn 07 U23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | FC Wegberg-Beeck | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | SSVg Velbert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Alemannia Aachen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Düren Merzenich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | SC Wiedenbrück | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Gutersloh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Schalke 04 II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 17 | Lippstadt 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| 18 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 50 | 79 |
| 2 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 30 | 66 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 66 |
| 4 | Rödinghausen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 58 |
| 5 | Kaan-Marienborn | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | Rot-Wei Oberhausen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 53 |
| 8 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 53 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 II | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 10 | Düren Merzenich | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | -5 | 48 |
| 11 | Lippstadt 08 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -5 | 46 |
| 12 | SC Wiedenbrück | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 41 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -14 | 39 |
| 14 | Köln II | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 41 | -17 | 38 |
| 15 | FC Bocholt | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -21 | 36 |
| 16 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 82 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 51 | -29 | 29 |
| 17 | Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 45 | 90 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 51 | -45 | 27 |
| 18 | SV 1919 Straelen | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 43 | -36 | 17 |
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