Another action-packed fixture in Regionalliga: West as Rot-Weiss Essen welcome Sportfreunde Lotte

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Competition: Germany Regionalliga: West
Competition: Wed 26.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Essen (20650 seats)

Rot-Weiss Essen greet Sportfreunde Lotte with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Regionalliga: West
  • Sportfreunde Lotte have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Rot-Weiss nor Sportfreunde Lotte 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.

Rot-Weiss are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Sportfreunde Lotte most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats

Home games in the Regionalliga: West have been a walk in the park for Rot-Weiss Essen so far, with 53 points won from 19 matches; 17 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Rot-Weiss fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion Essen and will expect new points from this game. Rot-Weiss Essen has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.

Rot-Weiss faced defeat in their previous match, away at Koln II (1-2).

Ahead of that match, Rot-Weiss won a home game hosting Alemannia Aachen (2-1).

Rot-Weiss Essen are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (57 goals in 19 games). From these home matches, Rot-Weiss Essen have conceded only 11 goals.

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Sportfreunde Lotte form and stats

There's been little loot from Sportfreunde Lotte's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 19 away games in the Regionalliga: West. Sportfreunde Lotte only have 4 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 3 draws.

D. Bajrić, C. Azong and F. Lišnić scored in Sportfreunde Lotte's previous match, the home game against Wegberg-Beeck that ended 3-1.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Koln II.

Sportfreunde have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. For Sportfreunde, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sportfreunde Lotte - Rot-Weiss 0-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rot-Weiss won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Sportfreunde Lotte has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Rot-Weiss Essen missing players

Sportfreunde Lotte missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rot-Weiss Essen Sportfreunde Lotte
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
25 17 6 Won W 0 4 10
9 2 0 Drew D 1 3 13
4 0 0 Lost L 5 12 15
83 57 21 Scored S 4 21 43
26 11 5 Conceded C 21 44 65
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
89% 95% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 79%
47% 63% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 68% 50%
29% 53% 83% Over 3.5 O 3.5 83% 47% 39%
18% 37% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 26% 16%
47% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 53%
47% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 26%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 32% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.3 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.6 9.8 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.4 5.8
4.1 5.3 8.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 2.8
45% 51% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 41% 45%
Key stats in Regionalliga: West this season:
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sportfreunde Lotte have scored away.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the most clean sheets (18) in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the most points (53) at home in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the most scored goals (57) at home in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen have the the best goal difference (+46) at home in Regionalliga: West
  • Rot-Weiss Essen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rot-Weiss Essen is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Sportfreunde Lotte have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sportfreunde Lotte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund II 36 25 10 1 87 27 18 11 6 1 46 18 18 14 4 0 41 9 60 85
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 38 25 9 4 83 26 19 17 2 0 57 11 19 8 7 4 26 15 57 84
3 Preuen Munster 38 22 9 7 65 35 19 14 4 1 38 13 19 8 5 6 27 22 30 75
4 Fortuna Koln 38 17 12 9 61 43 19 9 7 3 32 19 19 8 5 6 29 24 18 63
5 Koln II 38 17 9 12 65 53 20 13 4 3 36 18 18 4 5 9 29 35 12 60
6 Rot-Wei Oberhausen 38 14 14 10 58 47 19 10 6 3 34 18 19 4 8 7 24 29 11 56
7 Fortuna Dusseldorf II 38 15 10 13 64 47 19 10 5 4 43 23 19 5 5 9 21 24 17 55
8 Rödinghausen 37 14 12 11 47 37 18 9 7 2 28 12 19 5 5 9 19 25 10 54
9 Schalke 04 II 38 14 12 12 55 50 19 9 4 6 36 23 19 5 8 6 19 27 5 54
10 Wiedenbruck 38 13 15 10 52 47 19 4 9 6 21 28 19 9 6 4 31 19 5 54
11 Wuppertaler SV 39 16 6 17 56 60 19 12 2 5 30 15 20 4 4 12 26 45 -4 54
12 Borussia M'gladbach II 38 15 7 16 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 23 19 8 2 9 22 29 -6 52
13 Alemannia Aachen 39 11 12 16 35 47 20 5 7 8 17 26 19 6 5 8 18 21 -12 45
14 SV 1919 Straelen 38 11 11 16 40 57 19 4 7 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 20 28 -17 44
15 Sportfreunde Lotte 38 10 13 15 43 65 19 6 10 3 22 21 19 4 3 12 21 44 -22 43
16 Wegberg-Beeck 37 9 11 17 34 56 19 7 2 10 19 27 18 2 9 7 15 29 -22 38
17 Lippstadt 08 38 8 13 17 35 60 19 5 5 9 20 31 19 3 8 8 15 29 -25 37
18 Homberg 37 9 6 22 37 69 18 5 4 9 21 30 19 4 2 13 16 39 -32 33
19 Rot Weiss Ahlen 38 6 14 18 44 67 19 4 7 8 27 32 19 2 7 10 17 35 -23 32
20 Bonner SC 38 8 8 22 37 66 18 4 2 12 17 33 20 4 6 10 20 33 -29 32
21 Bergisch Gladbach 37 7 9 21 30 63 19 3 6 10 11 25 18 4 3 11 19 38 -33 30

Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Borussia Dortmund II 36 25 10 1 87 27 18 11 6 1 46 18 18 14 4 0 41 9 60 85
2 Rot-Weiss Essen 38 25 9 4 83 26 19 17 2 0 57 11 19 8 7 4 26 15 57 84
3 Preuen Munster 38 22 9 7 65 35 19 14 4 1 38 13 19 8 5 6 27 22 30 75
4 Fortuna Koln 38 17 12 9 61 43 19 9 7 3 32 19 19 8 5 6 29 24 18 63
5 Koln II 38 17 9 12 65 53 20 13 4 3 36 18 18 4 5 9 29 35 12 60
6 Rot-Wei Oberhausen 38 14 14 10 58 47 19 10 6 3 34 18 19 4 8 7 24 29 11 56
7 Fortuna Dusseldorf II 38 15 10 13 64 47 19 10 5 4 43 23 19 5 5 9 21 24 17 55
8 Rödinghausen 37 14 12 11 47 37 18 9 7 2 28 12 19 5 5 9 19 25 10 54
9 Schalke 04 II 38 14 12 12 55 50 19 9 4 6 36 23 19 5 8 6 19 27 5 54
10 Wiedenbruck 38 13 15 10 52 47 19 4 9 6 21 28 19 9 6 4 31 19 5 54
11 Wuppertaler SV 39 16 6 17 56 60 19 12 2 5 30 15 20 4 4 12 26 45 -4 54
12 Borussia M'gladbach II 38 15 7 16 46 52 19 7 5 7 24 23 19 8 2 9 22 29 -6 52
13 Alemannia Aachen 39 11 12 16 35 47 20 5 7 8 17 26 19 6 5 8 18 21 -12 45
14 SV 1919 Straelen 38 11 11 16 40 57 19 4 7 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 20 28 -17 44
15 Sportfreunde Lotte 38 10 13 15 43 65 19 6 10 3 22 21 19 4 3 12 21 44 -22 43
16 Wegberg-Beeck 37 9 11 17 34 56 19 7 2 10 19 27 18 2 9 7 15 29 -22 38
17 Lippstadt 08 38 8 13 17 35 60 19 5 5 9 20 31 19 3 8 8 15 29 -25 37
18 Homberg 37 9 6 22 37 69 18 5 4 9 21 30 19 4 2 13 16 39 -32 33
19 Rot Weiss Ahlen 38 6 14 18 44 67 19 4 7 8 27 32 19 2 7 10 17 35 -23 32
20 Bonner SC 38 8 8 22 37 66 18 4 2 12 17 33 20 4 6 10 20 33 -29 32
21 Bergisch Gladbach 37 7 9 21 30 63 19 3 6 10 11 25 18 4 3 11 19 38 -33 30

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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.