Both the home- and away side have struggled so far, but three points in this key game would definitely help. Prepare for FC Bocholt - Düren Merzenich!
- FC Bocholt have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Regionalliga: West
- Düren Merzenich have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Reg. Cup Mittelrhein game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Borussia Freialdenhoven. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
FC Bocholt form and stats
The total Regionalliga: West statistics at home this season for FC Bocholt are 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). When FC Bocholt hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Koln II, FC Bocholt, Wattenscheid 09, SV 1919 Straelen and Rot Weiss Ahlen), they have won 2 of 2 matches! FC Bocholt are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Gigaset Arena, having lost their two previous games here.
Bocholt shared the glory with Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Heartbreak before that as FC Bocholt lost 0-3 at Kaan-Marienborn's place.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 FC Bocholt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 13 of the 16 most recent league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
FC Bocholt can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 15 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Bocholt with 17 goals conceded in these matches.
Düren Merzenich form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Düren Merzenich so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose). When Düren Merzenich is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 2 matches. Koln II, Düren Merzenich, Wattenscheid 09, SV 1919 Straelen and Rot Weiss Ahlen is teams we like to compare FC Bocholt with.
Two travels in a row for Düren Merzenich, whose boss Schommers could celebrate last time after the Reg. Cup Mittelrhein win against Borussia Freialdenhoven.
A 0-3 defeat away at Wiedenbruck before that.We have checked recent matches where Düren Merzenich have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Merzenich as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. The Düren Merzenich manager Schommers has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Düren Merzenich - FC Bocholt 3-1 was the outcome when this pair of participants last played each other, also in this season. Brašnić likes to face Bocholt and have scored 2 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Fakhro 10 goals | M. Lorch 6 goals |  M. Brasnic 5 goals |
FC Bocholt missing players
Düren Merzenich missing players
| FC Bocholt | Düren Merzenich | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 37 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 22 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 88% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 65% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 69% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 19% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 18% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 11.7 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 6.6 | 8.6 |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 33% | 34% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | 31% |
| 11.9 | 10.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 6.1 | 6.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- All of FC Bocholt's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Düren Merzenich have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Düren Merzenich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Düren Merzenich haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Bocholt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Bocholt have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Bocholt have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Regionalliga: West
- FC Bocholt have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Bocholt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Wuppertaler SV | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach II | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Alemannia Aachen | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Kaan-Marienborn | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Rodinghausen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 II | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Lippstadt 08 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Fortuna Dusseldorf II | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Fortuna Koln | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Wiedenbruck | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 13 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Koln II | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | FC Bocholt | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Düren Merzenich | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Wattenscheid 09 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 15 |
| 18 | SV 1919 Straelen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 8 |
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