Regionalliga: West preview: Can Fortuna Köln edge out victory against Wiedenbrück?

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Competition: Germany Regionalliga: West
Competition: Fri 17.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Südstadion (14944 seats)

Fortuna Köln and Wiedenbrück have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. The teams both hold mid-table spots in the Regionalliga: West.

Insights:
  • Fortuna Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both sides have had time to rest since their last match. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!

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Fortuna Köln form and stats

When playing at home in the Regionalliga: West, Fortuna Köln have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Südstadion.

The Fortuna coach von Ahlen and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Schalke 04 II (placed 7th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Wattenscheid 09 in a game that was won 6-0.

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 Fortuna Köln have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 6 and lost 3.

The Fortuna Köln fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fortuna have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Wiedenbrück form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wiedenbrück so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Wiedenbrück are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Wiedenbrück won their last game, 2-0 versus Wattenscheid 09 played at home.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Wuppertaler SV.

We have checked recent matches where Wiedenbrück have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Wiedenbrück find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures 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. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wiedenbrück have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the result Wiedenbrück - Fortuna Köln 0-1 entered in the official records. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Fortuna won six, Wiedenbrück triumphed in two and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna KölnL. Lokotsch
L. Lokotsch
11 goals
Fortuna KölnD. Willms
D. Willms
8 goals
WiedenbrückM. Ruzgis
M. Ruzgis
7 goals

Fortuna Köln missing players

Wiedenbrück missing players

Fortuna Köln Wiedenbrück
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 9 21
9 4 0 Won W 1 1 7
6 3 1 Drew D 2 4 6
6 4 3 Lost L 0 4 8
30 19 1 Scored S 6 10 31
27 16 7 Conceded C 5 14 24
95% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
76% 82% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 76%
52% 64% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 48%
29% 45% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 24%
14% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 14%
52% 55% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 52%
29% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 24%
24% 27% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 29%
 
5.2 4.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 3.9
3.4 3.6 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.8 3.7
1.9 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 10.3 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.3 8.3
4.6 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.3 4
31% 40% 5% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 33% 37%
 
7.9 7.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 10.7 7.3
3.5 3.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 3.2
Key stats in Regionalliga: West this season:
  • Fortuna Köln have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Preuen Munster 21 16 2 3 56 21 10 7 2 1 24 6 11 9 0 2 32 15 35 50
2 Wuppertaler SV 22 12 6 4 47 26 11 7 2 2 27 14 11 5 4 2 20 12 21 42
3 Borussia M'gladbach II 22 11 6 5 41 25 12 5 5 2 27 17 10 6 1 3 14 8 16 39
4 Kaan-Marienborn 22 11 4 7 32 30 10 6 2 2 19 12 12 5 2 5 13 18 2 37
5 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 22 10 6 6 41 32 11 8 1 2 25 12 11 2 5 4 16 20 9 36
6 Alemannia Aachen 22 10 6 6 32 30 13 8 2 3 23 17 9 2 4 3 9 13 2 36
7 Schalke 04 II 21 9 7 5 45 26 11 4 4 3 21 14 10 5 3 2 24 12 19 34
8 Fortuna Köln 21 9 6 6 30 27 11 4 3 4 19 16 10 5 3 2 11 11 3 33
9 Rödinghausen 21 9 4 8 36 23 10 7 0 3 25 7 11 2 4 5 11 16 13 31
10 Lippstadt 08 21 9 4 8 33 36 9 4 3 2 17 14 12 5 1 6 16 22 -3 31
11 Wiedenbrück 21 7 6 8 31 24 12 6 2 4 21 10 9 1 4 4 10 14 7 27
12 Fortuna Dusseldorf II 22 8 2 12 36 45 10 3 2 5 16 19 12 5 0 7 20 26 -9 26
13 Duren Merzenich 22 8 2 12 25 41 10 5 1 4 14 12 12 3 1 8 11 29 -16 26
14 FC Bocholt 21 6 5 10 32 48 10 4 1 5 19 23 11 2 4 5 13 25 -16 23
15 Koln II 22 6 5 11 29 47 11 5 2 4 18 16 11 1 3 7 11 31 -18 23
16 Rot Weiss Ahlen 21 5 5 11 36 46 11 3 4 4 22 17 10 2 1 7 14 29 -10 20
17 Wattenscheid 09 22 5 3 14 31 62 11 4 2 5 19 24 11 1 1 9 12 38 -31 18
18 SV 1919 Straelen 22 2 3 17 14 38 11 1 3 7 5 16 11 1 0 10 9 22 -24 9

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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.